Whether you’re looking for design inspo, home improvement ideas or getting ready to build your own dream house, there’s nothing more delicious than a behind-the-scenes look into some of our region’s most beautiful spaces. And we’ve got nine stunners to share with you—from a serene lakeside lodge to a modern Mediterranean-inspired villa—on our 2024 Northern Home & Cottage Virtual Home Tour.

Get ready to enjoy immersive video tours of each of these gorgeous houses (Oct. 30–Dec. 31). The virtual tours allow an intimate look inside, as well as in-depth interviews with the homeowners and builders about their successes, challenges and favorite design elements.

We couldn’t host these tours without our official sponsor Bay View Flooring, Northern Michigan’s largest flooring retailer, with a 12,000-square-foot showroom in Traverse City. We also want to recognize our featured sponsor, Honor & Onekama Building Supply, and our official boat dealership sponsor, Action Water Sports.

Our team is immensely thankful for their support, along with that of our tour-goers, for a very special reason: This year’s tour revenue, as it has for the last decade, will go to Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan. Since 2013, this tour has raised more than $150,000 to help their team provide a critical safety net for Northern Michigan’s most vulnerable children. The generosity of our readers, viewers and homeowners has helped so many families, and we’re profoundly grateful.

Accessing the tour is easy! Here’s how:
  1. Go to link.mynorth.com/tour24.
  2. Make a suggested donation of $10 to support Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan and get your ticket.
  3. Watch for an email with a unique password.
  4. On October 30, you will receive a second email with an online link to the virtual tour. (If you purchase tickets after October 30, you’ll receive the link immediately upon purchase.)
  5. Enter your password and you will find all the homes ready to view.
  6. Want to see the houses again and again? No problem. The virtual tours will be available for viewing until December 31.

Photo(s) by Jacqueline Southby