Insider guides, local stories, and event tips from across Northern Michigan.
With over 6,000 miles of groomed trails across Northern Michigan, snowmobiling is a winter institution here. Here is everything you need to know to ride safely and well.
Elk Rapids sits where the Elk River meets Grand Traverse Bay — a small town with a walkable harbor, excellent dining, and one of the best 4th of July celebrations in Michigan.
From the world-class Interlochen concerts to waterfront series and intimate festival venues, here is your complete guide to live music in Northern Michigan this summer.
Manistee is one of Michigan's best-preserved Victorian cities and a Lake Michigan gateway that most travelers drive past on the way somewhere else. Here is why you should stop.
Indian River is the gateway to one of Michigan's great inland water routes — a 40-mile chain of lakes and rivers connecting Crooked Lake to Cheboygan. Here is what awaits.
Harbor Springs in winter is a different world — the summer crowds vanish, the skiing begins, and the village shows its true character as a community built for all seasons.
The Leelanau Peninsula is Northern Michigan's most concentrated collection of beauty — wine, beaches, art, cherry orchards, and lake light. Here is how to spend three days.
Northern Michigan's network of inland lakes, clear rivers, and Lake Michigan bays creates some of the best paddling territory in the Midwest. Here is where to launch.
From the legendary Boyne City market to the Traverse City Farmers Market on the Boardman, Northern Michigan's markets are destination experiences worth planning a trip around.
From concert series on the waterfront to intimate venues in small towns, Northern Michigan has a surprisingly rich live music scene year-round.
Boyne City is one of Northern Michigan's most livable small cities — a walkable downtown, a serious farmers market, world-class skiing nearby, and Lake Charlevoix at its front door.
Gaylord bills itself as "the Alpine Village" of Michigan and backs that claim with championship golf, world-class skiing, and a surprisingly vibrant local food scene.