by Lucinda Hahn | May 2, 2023 | Counties, Towns, Vacation
These Northern Michigan hotels are rocking vintage vacation vibes. Head to Traverse City, Harbor Springs and Trout Lake in the Upper Peninsula for three unforgettably retro stays. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when...
by Tim Tebeau | Oct 11, 2022 | Counties, Food & Drink, History, People, Towns
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 Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our magazine library. Want Traverse delivered to...
by James McCullough | Oct 28, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns
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 closure in 1981. I wheeled off the Petoskey-Charlevoix road to the Penn-Dixie cement plant that sprawled along the...
by Jeanne Ambrose | Oct 6, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns
The 21 or so summers that Ernest Hemingway spent in Northern Michigan shaped his literary trajectory. Visit the places in Petoskey, Boyne City and more that inspired an icon; Hemingway’s North. “This is where the magic happened,” says Chris Struble, president of the...
by Kim Schneider | Jul 20, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
The Little Traverse Bay Ferry connects Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Bay Harbor with passenger ferry services from May through September. Learn what to expect on your trip along with tips on where to catch the boat, where to stop for local eats and how to get your...
by Lissa Edwards | May 14, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac Island is home to two historic forts: Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes. A visit to these extraordinarily well-preserved sites is about as close to a marching order as you’ll get during your vacation. Before you head over to the island, you’ll also...
by Emily Oakes | Feb 4, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
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 your way to the artillery platforms because it’s time to fire all four of the black powder weapons used at...
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 26, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns, Vacation
The summer of 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the archeological excavation of Fort Michilimackinac, now called Colonial Michilimackinac. Six decades later, the site continues to reveal tantalizing treasures that offer glimpses of the dramas—both personal and...
by Thomas W. Bradley | Jun 3, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns
If you were traveling between Petoskey and Harbor Springs during a characteristic, turn-of-the-century summer, chances are that you let a dummy lead the way. Not a Charlie McCarthy-Mortimer Snerd type character, mind you—but a commuter train, called a dummy, which...
