David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...

How to get (and keep) the very best berries of the season—and our favorite strawberry recipes. I know we’re sitting snug in the cherry capital here in Traverse City, but it’s … ...

In the loop! Take a cool spin around Traverse City’s Boardman Lake this summer for a lollygagging good time. Here’s the intel + where to stop for sips and bites along the way. … ...

It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the ...

Shipwrecks, storms, final words: historian Ric Mixter traces the Great Lakes' haunting messages in bottles. Before radio ...

Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a phenomenon that brought the mighty Edmund Fitzgerald to the bottom.

Celebrating the North’s craft beverage scene, across all seven regions.

View of Downtown Traverse City.

Armed with a fistful of change, we dig deep into the underground culture of fans who have created an oasis for an iconic game that is making a comeback in Northern Michigan. Whispers around town from ...

Fall in Northern Michigan, with its brilliant colors and fresh-start feel, is the perfect follow-up to summer; and fall in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is not to be missed. Read on to ...

Tucked in the limestone bluffs of the Upper Peninsula’s coast are the crumbling vestiges of an abandoned smelting town, Fayette. We go in search of the heartbeat of the past. Featured in the July 2003 ...