by C. D. | Jun 28, 2017 | Counties, Towns, Vacation, Work Here
When you talk with Mariada Gezon, new operations manager of Portage Point Inn, you can’t help but feel that the rejuvenation of the 110-year-old inn at the west end of Portage Lake will be a resounding success. In addition to being a bright, dedicated and energetic...
by Fallon Gates | Jun 28, 2017 | Counties, Food & Drink, Towns
More than 10,000 voters from across the state weighed in on 101 things they love about Northern Michigan. Their votes determined over 300 Red Hot Best winners and 700 honorable mentions. Here you’ll find the best Northern Michigan outdoor dining spots. Fresh air. Good...
by Tim Ervin | Jun 28, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns |
Lake Michigan has endured a stunning set of changes in the past century, and yet somehow keeps producing a bounty of life. Here, a lifelong fisherman heads out on the water with a research team to learn more about the evolution of fish in Lake Michigan and the...
by Jeff Smith | Jun 27, 2017 | Events, Outdoors, Towns |
The generous people at Green Elk Rapids are offering up one of the summer’s finest events, and, BONUS:Â it’s free. Hear award-winning environmental journalist and author Cynthia Barnett discuss her book Rain: A Natural and Cultural History....
by C. D. | Jun 27, 2017 | Counties, Towns, Work Here
Northwestern Michigan College will begin construction in 2018 on its new multi-million dollar 21st Century Innovation Center in Traverse City after receiving final funding approval today in the Michigan legislature’s FY18 Omnibus Budget, which now goes to Governor...
by Annette Niergarth | Jun 27, 2017 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Towns
Join the fun at the Leelanau Peninsula Wine on the Water event, Saturday, July 15! This entertainment-packed festival along the beautiful Grand Traverse Bay features tastes from Leelanau wineries and a brewery as well as delicious food from local restaurants. Enjoy...
by C. D. | Jun 27, 2017 | Counties, Events, History, Towns, Vacation
For the first 22 years of his life, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning Ernest Hemingway spent his summers exploring the woods and waters of Walloon Lake, Horton Bay, Petoskey and the neighboring communities of Northern Michigan. It was here he discovered his love of...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 27, 2017 | Daily Photo
by Cindy Ross | Jun 27, 2017 | Counties
Find a pretty landscape. Set up an easel and canvas. Hold your paintbrush and palette just so and … practice, practice, practice. You are now a plein air painter. This article is featured in the June 2017 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine....