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 ...

David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy ...

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.

Dine has years of ghost-hunting experience and family roots tracing back to Traverse City’s logging days and a Kentucky witch named Adelaide Belle. She’s the owner and tour guide for Haunted Traverse ...

As the Northern Michigan landscape blazes with color, local chefs roast, purée and spice pumpkin by the bushel—pairing it with cinnamon, sage, nutmeg and maple. The earthy depth makes it a go-to ...

Sure, a slow cruise down a tree-lined road is a classic way to catch Michigan’s fall colors—but for show-stopping views, you’ve got to head for higher ground. These scenic high points will take your ...

Our destination is a sand dune. Exact location, TBD. I’ve cruised past the rolling dunes along Highway 2 plenty of times while en route to other U.P. locales: Grand Marais, Munising, Marquette. It ...

How a pop-up dream, a leap of faith and a viral video launched Traverse City’s newest burger destination. The food blogger came in September. Bray and Brittney McCabe, the husband-and-wife team that ...

With farm-fresh brews and scenic vineyards around every corner, Northern Michigan is bursting with unique craft drinks to discover. Ready to start sipping? Dive into these Red Hot Best-winning ...

Buzzy openings, big names, sold-out menus. Join us on a delicious romp through what’s new on the North’s dining scene. A recent announcement by Detroit’s acclaimed Sarah Welch: the now former ...

Author Dave Karczynski on fly fishing, chasing passion, writing and staying still. You’ve fished the same water that Hemingway wrote about, but you don’t really play into that. Were you ever tempted ...