Lake Dubonnet, just a short drive from Traverse City, offers absolute seclusion and thriving populations of pike, perch, bluegills and bass.
Fishing Interlochen’s Lake Dubonnet
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Emily Bingham
The Strawberry House
Neighbors gawking at my brimming bowls as they walked by cheerfully called me the Strawberry Queen. The little blue house at the end of the dead-end street was so freshly mine that the “SOLD” sign was still staked in the front yard, but already I was...
The Freshest Feast: Thanksgiving Side Dishes with Local Ingredients
Five easy side dish recipes to make your Northern Michigan Thanksgiving simpler, greener, more local and absolutely delicious.
Have Your Next Meeting at These Northern Michigan Resorts
Northern Michigan resorts keep setting the bar higher when it comes to sumptuous, state-of-the-art meeting spaces. Here’s what’s new at a dozen destinations around the region. The Homestead 1 Wood Ridge Rd. | Glen Arbor | 231.334.5000 This four-season resort, spa and...
Not-So-Humble Pie at Glenwood Restaurant
$1,900: That’s how much a caramel-apple-pecan pie baked by Donna Ervin, owner and dessert-maker extraordinaire at Onekama’s Glenwood restaurant, fetched at a Traverse City auction last autumn for U.S. Sen. Gary Peters. The pie, made with local Honeycrisp apples,...
Traverse City Cobbler at Gauthier’s Shoes & Repair
Brian Park has found his calling. The 26-year-old Traverse City cobbler at Gauthier's Shoes & Repair is the MacGyver of Shoes. Discover more about his shoe style with an article originally published in the April 2016 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan's...
MyNorth Media’s Sweet Tooth Tour 2016
April is a pretty sweet month in general, what with the return of spring, but MyNorth’s first annual Sweet Tooth Tour promises to make it even sweeter. A ticket for the tour buys you dessert at a handful of “Sweet Spots” around the North, and at each spot, you’ll be...
Big Ideas at Marquette’s First SmartPrize Event
If Marquette’s first annual SmartPrize sounds similar to that big art festival held in Grand Rapids every autumn, that’s because it is—with a twist. Instead of focusing on art, SmartPrize puts the spotlight on ideas and innovation. “We were thinking, How can we draw...
Emmet County Food Scrap Recycling Program
The Emmet County Department of Public Works had a green idea. The result? A community-wide composting effort to reduce food waste in landfills. The Emmet County Food Scrap Recycling Program was a huge success and is expected to grow in 2016. "Waste Not" was originally...
Traverse City ERG! Bars Sold Nationwide
When a Traverse City cyclist needed something to fuel his Northern Michigan biking group, he decided to make his own energy bar. Now, his soy free, gluten free, and 25 percent fruit ERG! bars are on shelves across the nation. This story was originally published in...
Chatting with Chef James Bloomfield at Alliance in Traverse City
Chef James Bloomfield is still a few years shy of his 30th birthday, yet the Cadillac-raised, Great Lakes Culinary Institute–trained chef has already carved out a noteworthy career. After kitchen stints around the country, including working alongside star chef Paul...
Harbor Springs Kids Outdoor Adventure Series
Traditional after-school sports programs don’t usually include cross-country skiing, fly fishing and kayaking—but that’s what Harbor Springs School District students are up to these days, thanks to an emerging “Outdoor Adventure Series” that pairs youth with equipment...
Lake Herring (a.k.a. Cisco) Return to Great Lakes
Good news for Northern Michigan fishing enthusiasts, lake herring are making a comeback in the Great Lakes. Discover more with this article, originally published in the February 2016 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Lake herring have had a rough go the...
Chainsaw Clean-up on Sleeping Bear Dunes Trails
With chainsaw roaring, Mindy Carter cleared trails for months after the August 2015 windstorm affected Sleeping Bear Dunes trails, mostly working on Alligator Hill. Emily Bingham talks to her about what it's like to be a sawyer after the storm, with this piece...
Memoir Tells Story of State Attorney General Frank Kelley
Frank Kelley, an Alpena resident who hold's the record for longest-serving state attorney general in the United States, recently published the memoir, The People's Lawyer. Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine contributor Emily Bingham tells us about the Northern...
7 Northern Michigan Ski Resort Festivals 2016
Music. Drinks. Giveaways. Demos. Costumes. Food. And don't forget: Skiing! Northern Michigan ski resorts make sure your visit to the slopes are full of celebration at their festivals. Here are seven of MyNorth's top picks of Northern Michigan skiing festivals this...
New Northern Michigan Vacation Retreat for Veterans
Michigan-based nonprofit Operation Injured Soldiers is opening Brave Hearts Estate in Pellston, a Northern Michigan vacation spot for injured veterans and families. Emily Bingham shares more on the project, originally published in the January 2016 issue of Traverse,...
Northern Michigan Food Festivals (& Wine!) Winter 2016
Just because it's cold, and snowy, and windy, and, well, winter ... Northern Michigan doesn't slow down! There are happenin' festivals—especially for foodies! Here's a list of where and when to gather with other Northern Michigan food, drink, and snow-lovin' folk by...
Cozy Reads for Cold Northern Michigan Nights
Find a warm blanket and bunker up with a great book during cold Northern Michigan winter nights! You can get cozy with one of these page-turners suggested by Katie Capaldi, owner of Between the Covers bookstore in Harbor Springs, originally published in the January...
Traverse City Event, Fulfillament, Empowers Entrepreneurs
Fulfillament uses live storytelling to encourage local entrepreneurs in Traverse City. Frequent Traverse Magazine contributor Emily Bingham talks with the life coaches who organized the inspiring Northern Michigan event. Chelsea Bay Dennis and Shea Petaja were taken...