by Meagan Francis and MyNorth Custom Studios for St. Ignace Visitors Bureau | Oct 15, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
PAID CONTENT Miles of trails, colorful history and lively local events make St. Ignace, Michigan, your ideal snowmobile stomping grounds. When it comes to fast-moving winter fun, there aren’t many places that can boast a more impressive pedigree than St. Ignace. As...
by Carly Simpson | Feb 8, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac Island in winter is not the Mackinac Island you know. The cold bites. The wind scrapes. Downtown sleeps. Snowmobiles rule. But those who have experienced it, even just for a weekend, know: Winter is the best season of all. This article first appeared in...
by Rachel Souillere and Madison Parsons | Dec 29, 2022 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Explore all that winter in Northern Michigan has to offer. From cross-country skiing to snowshoeing, here are our favorite winter rental spots across the region to find everything you need for your adventure. If your shop offers ski, snowboard, snowshoe, cross-country...
by Kandace Chapple | Feb 11, 2020 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Snowmobiles. Racing. Bikinis. One of these doesn’t match. And that’s the fun part. This Northern Michigan snowmobile race is pretty darn cool. On Saturday, February 22, Courtney Fender is hosting her second annual TNT’s Ride Like a Girl to Save The Girls Bikini Radar...
by Kandace Chapple | Feb 17, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
A vast forest, a Lilliputian lodge, and a snowmobile hangout you gotta know. Check out these Northern Michigan snowmobile trails, lodging and pubs in snow-loving small towns like Cadillac and Mancelona. Featured in the January 2014 issue of Traverse Magazine. Get your...
by Lou Blouin | Feb 13, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
If you’ve never really “gotten” the whole snowmobiling thing, leave it to a guy who’s been in the business for more than 40 years to distill it for you: “If you’re not into the whole winter exercise thing—you know, skiing or snowshoeing—you still have to...
by Annette Niergarth | Jan 4, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
This year’s North American Snow Festival is joining forces with Porterhouse Presents to bring the festival downtown to the Cadillac Commons. The new combination will feature festival favorites from years past, as well as several additional events on the...
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 8, 2016 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Northern Michigan’s warm December means a Mackinac Island winter vacation is as close as a short ferry ride from St. Ignace in the Upper Peninsula, just across the Mackinac Bridge. Yup, as of this writing, the Straits of Mackinac are still free of ice, so Star Line...
by Kate Bassett | Nov 18, 2016 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
They feel the pull. They love the surge. They dream of snow and hills and lifts and boards and the first run of the season. Five devotees divulge the passion they feel for winter and hitting the Northern Michigan slopes. Let their fresh spirit inspire yours. Carlee...
