by Ryan Kazmirzack | Apr 23, 2020 | Contests/Giveaways, Counties, Towns, Vacation
Getting to the top of the Mackinac Bridge isn’t easy. Physically, it involves squeezing through a series of narrow openings and climbing multiple ladders inside one of the towers that hold up the bridge’s center span. But that’s not the hard part. (There’s an elevator...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 22, 2020 | Events
The ad hoc Michigan High Water Action Team has scheduled a second High Water Summit webinar town hall for April 28 that will focus on Great Lakes shoreline erosion and permitting. Registration is open and limited to 1,000 attendees. The webinar is open to the public,...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 22, 2020 | Counties, Towns
Author David Yuzuk with Neil Yuzuk shares the true story of the smallest man to ever serve in the U.S. military—Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty. The book, The Giant Killer, is published by Mission Point Press of Traverse City. Miami Police officer David Yuzuk...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 22, 2020 | Counties, Towns
The proposal lit up your world. Now, where to take your Northern Michigan engagement photos? Having photographed some 400 couples in the North’s most stunning places over the last decade, photographer Dan Stewart and his team know the way to the best romantic...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 21, 2020 | Live Here, Towns
The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is launching the Buy Local, Give Local Fund, a campaign to help those in need in the community by purchasing products and services from local businesses in Downtown Traverse City during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 21, 2020 | Outdoors
This year, April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Because our Earth deserves more than just a day, we’re sharing this Earth Week challenge posted by Downtown Elk Rapids and Green Elk Rapids. Whether you live in Northern Michigan or not, get out there...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 20, 2020 | Live Here, Towns
Tee See Tee in Traverse City has officially launched a new project called TC Forever. The idea is simple; buy a T-shirt, donate 90 percent of the profits to a local, non-essential small business of your choosing. Owner Beau Warren says, “Since my wife and I work...
by Chris Loud | Apr 17, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, People, Towns
For decades this incredible teacher has inspired Petoskey High School musicians and brought joy to the Up North community—and beyond. Featured in MyNorth Inspired Life. Read the full magazine here. If you’ve heard the popping Caribbean sounds of the Petoskey...
by Kandace Chapple | Apr 16, 2020 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
E-bikes, or electric bikes, have been around for a decade, but it’s only been in the last few years that they have … taken off in Northern Michigan. An e-bike is a bike powered by a battery. For the sake of this article, we are talking about electric...
