Filmmaker Aaron Peterson, Down Wind Sports owner Bill Thompson and the unofficial mayor of the Upper Peninsula, Bugsy Sailor, ...

Fall in Northern Michigan is magical, colorful and ready to be captured and shared on Instagram—especially from these incredible locations. The season for color tours, pumpkin-spiced everything and ...

Some cookbooks are simply about recipes. Others, like Maureen Abood’s, are about memory, connection, and the joy of passing ...

After years out West, Michigan chef Bobby Thoits comes home to Northern Michigan, creating a farm-to-table menu that’s both reverent and relentlessly playful. The servers are gathered around a sunny ...

We’re soaking in every golden moment of fall in Northern Michigan—from crisp mornings and glowing maples to winding roads and ...

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 ...

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 ...

You’ll enter a world unto itself when you turn onto Eleventh Street and let it lead you into the heart of The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. This story was first published in our Vacation!

Turquoise waters. Dunes and docks. Lake views for miles. These are the sandy stretches Northern Michigan is famous for. Call us beach biased. We think Northern Michigan is home to not just the ...

A family penchant for tinkering and fresh tracks gives birth to Michigan-inspired skis with a joy-stoked cult following. We tap into the obsession of Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis. It’s 1908, in the ...