Through the medium of birchbark, Michigan artist Ron Paquin found healing in his Native roots. Now he hopes to pass on his gift to the next...

Discover how Manistee Log Marks is sharing history through handcrafted products that honor Michigan’s storied past. This article first appeared in...

More than three decades ago, Linda Alice Dewey was drawn to a small, overgrown cemetery in the woods of Glen Arbor—a gravesite lost to time. She...

The film “Marqueetown” shares a true story set in Marquette, Michigan, of chasing your dreams, redefining failure and success, and embracing the...

Down in the middle of rural Lake County is a place called Idlewild—once the most famous African-American resort in the country. In the shadows of...

On January 26, 1837, our beautiful mitten was granted statehood. As the Great Lakes state celebrates its 187th birthday, our team shares 187 things...

What started as a harmless radio prank became one of Michigan’s eeriest paranormal legends.

7000 Years before pasties, the ancients mined copper on the Keweenaw. We go looking for evidence of Early Yooper Man.

A monastery on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula delivers delightful jam.

Before it was illegal to dive to the infamous ship, two men pulled off the deepest shipwreck scuba dive in Great Lakes history. Here’s the inside...

Looking for an out-and-about fall afternoon packed with delights? Northern Michigan’s antique shops are filled with untold treasures. Our final...

Looking for an out-and-about fall afternoon packed with delights? Northern Michigan’s antique shops are filled with untold treasures. Our next stop:...

Looking for an out-and-about fall afternoon packed with delights? Northern Michigan’s antique shops are filled with untold treasures. Our next stop:...

Looking for an out-and-about fall afternoon packed with delights? Northern Michigan's antique shops are filled with untold treasures. Our first...

When Turner Booth pondered buying the rundown Glen Arbor Mill, little did he know how much its past would shape its future—and his. This article...

PAID CONTENT The bones of the famed French Jesuit experienced not one, but two journeys home to the shores of St. Ignace, centuries apart. At the...

We’ve always known this place was special—now the world is taking note. The latest? United Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Hemispheres, features...

PAID CONTENT From staying in an exquisite mansion to following a beacon to the beach, Ludington is calling. Take a step back in time with this fully...

Historians have long wondered when the historic McGulpin House on Mackinac Island was built. The answer was in the tree rings. This is a web...

Beatriz Moreno is the bilingual migrant specialist with Suttons Bay Public Schools, a liaison with Northwest Education Services and a true North...

Our Executive Editor Cara McDonald sat down with Zach Clark of WWJ Newsradio 950's The Daily J podcast to discuss where Up North begins. Here's the...

It's the end of an era as a beloved Northport restaurant is closing its doors. From their famous bar-broasted chicken dinners to staff that has...

Here's how a Finnish family made their way to Michigan through a local mining company and found solace in the familiar, forested lands of the Upper...

Here's how a Benzie County historian is uncovering the region's history one gravestone at a time. Learn all about her cleaning method and mission to...

With a lineage of spiritually gifted ancestors and a lifetime of ghost sightings of her own, Desirae Dine is the perfect guide to our otherworldly...

Head to Pellston for warm hospitality and honest food at Dam Site Inn, where you'll be transported back in time. This article first appeared in...

If you've ever wondered about the rich history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, then get ready for the Erickson Center for the Arts' Heritage Cottage...

Battling booming summers, big-box competitors, melting ice bridges and his own vow to leave the family biz, Andrew Doud finds his purpose by...

Bachmann's Store is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a street party this July. Learn more about the festivities and Bachmann's impressive...

We couldn’t be more excited that Glen Haven’s historic Sleeping Bear Inn is being renovated, with plans to reopen to the public. The property, owned...

PAID CONTENT At 351 years old (and counting!), St. Ignace welcomes you into its colorful and dramatic past while serving up plenty of current...

PAID CONTENT For a few days away or a major vacay, our neighbor to the north welcomes adventurers of all stripes. Here are 9 can't-miss adventures...

Travel back in time to celebrate Christmas with James McCormick, his wife and their eight children at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Northport. In...

| PAID CONTENT Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau shares an intriguing look back at the history of...

Fine cement dust, sweltering heat from the kilns and backbreaking work define a young college student’s summer at a Petoskey cement plant before its...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) recently discovered three 1800’s-era shipwrecks in the vicinity of Grand Marais in Michigan's...

The only prehistoric rock drawings in Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula between Manistique and Escanaba, are fading into oblivion from...

The 21 or so summers that Ernest Hemingway spent in Northern Michigan shaped his literary trajectory. Visit the places in Petoskey, Boyne City and...

If walls could talk, these cottage walls would have quite a story to tell. Just a few miles from Elk Rapids on Elk Lake, this Northern Michigan...

For August's On The Table recipe, Stacey Brugeman chats with Miguel Osorio of Osorio Tacos y Salsas about taking Mexican street corn back to its...

PAID CONTENT As St. Ignace celebrates its 350th anniversary, we take a look back at its intriguing history—and where the city is heading in the...

Clarity, memories and peace come to Mary Meany every time she is at her family property. Dive in to explore the history surrounding this...

You may know Manistee by its Victorian facade and Old Christmas Weekend, and while you'll still find lumber-era charm today, the city’s focus has...

Almost 50 years after his death, Charlevoix's Earl Young and his stone masterpieces are getting fresh, new recognition. Plus, how you can see these...

The Village of Walloon Lake has announced the Hemingway Centennial Wedding Reception this September. Featuring an auction with unique Hemingway and...

| PAID CONTENT We all know the legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, how a mother and her cubs fleeing a...

Mackinac Island is home to two historic forts: Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes. A visit to these extraordinarily well-preserved sites is about as...

PAID CONTENT The land upon which Mackinac Island's Mission Point Resort sits has an ancient and intriguing history: From the Native American tribes...

The Village of Walloon Lake has planned a year’s worth of activities and special events celebrating Northern Michigan and one-time summer resident...

In 1671, Father Marquette established a mission in St. Ignace, making 2021 the 350th anniversary of the city being continually inhabited. Here are a...

Imagine it: Colonial Michilimackinac, in Mackinaw City, is emptying out at the end of another big day and you have the place to yourself. You make...

A half-century after Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was established in Northern Michigan's Leelanau and Benzie counties, peace reigns in the...

A beautiful Traverse City auto repair shop is stationed in time.  It was October 1987 when Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine featured Traverse...

Traverse City resident Chris Roxburgh is an electrical contractor who owns First Class Wiring. He’s also a scuba diver and underwater photographer,...

Michigan has a a treasure trove of preserved natural areas, but the state also boasts hundreds of preserved historic buildings. It's the job of The...

The summer of 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the archeological excavation of Fort Michilimackinac, now called Colonial Michilimackinac. Six...

In August 1981, Traverse Magazine writer Cindee Egan shed light on the many former names of Power Island, tucked in West Grand Traverse Bay. In...

In the early 1900s, Sundays meant game time in Leelanau County as hundreds of spectators came to watch the Empire Greys take on one of several...

The Tin Can Tourists and their vintage metal campers converge at Interlochen State Park for a weekend of camaraderie.This article first appeared in...

Al Capone's mysterious legacy lives on in Northern Michigan. In celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we're digging into our archives and...