Dine has years of ghost-hunting experience and family roots tracing back to Traverse City’s logging days and a Kentucky witch ...

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

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 ...

You don’t need to be at Times Square to have a spectacular New Year’s Eve. Northern Michigan is brimming with festive parties, fireworks and celebratory toasts to light up your night. This is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

At a bend in the road, you’ll find a farm that’s truly magic. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our magazine library. Want Traverse ...

When it comes to scenic views, this state highway rivals its more well-known cousins M-22 and M-119. Take your time, stopping at Eagle River Falls, Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (pictured above), Jacob’s ...

A half century after it closed, the oldest inn in the national park system is open once again to laughter, the best night’s sleep ever, home cooking, lifetime memories and even romance. For a storied ...

The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.

As Northern Michigan farmers struggle to sustain the region’s cherry industry and the North questions its identity as the Cherry Capital of the World, we listen to the voices of growers to understand ...