by David Karczynski | May 11, 2022 | Counties, Evergreen, Outdoors, Towns, Up North Essays
No showers. No cooking. When the mayflies hatch in Northern Michigan, it’s all about the trout. Experience the magic of the Hex hatch. Plus 6 pieces of essential hexing gear for your trip. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine....
by Cara McDonald | Apr 6, 2022 | Counties, Evergreen, Features, Live Here, People, Towns, Up North Essays, Work Here
Meet Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine’s new executive editor, Cara McDonald. In her first editor’s note, she reflects on starting her career at Traverse and the journey that brought her back home to Northern Michigan. Stay up to date with...
by Mary Meany | Jul 16, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Up North Essays
Clarity, memories and peace come to Mary Meany every time she is at her family property. Dive in to explore the history surrounding this fourth-generation Boyne Country cottage that evokes family memories during each visit. Can an old cottage take on human...
by Stacey Brugeman | Mar 10, 2021 | Counties, Food & Drink, Up North Essays
After 22 years of urban living, a food writer comes home to celebrate Northern Michigan. “The Best is Yet to Come” essay featured in the March 2021 annual food and drink issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Check it out! My husband and I were...
by Tim Ervin | Dec 11, 2020 | Counties, Food & Drink, People, Towns, Up North Essays, Work Here
Venture North, a nonprofit based in Traverse City, invests in local businesses in a 10-county region, having provided more than $6 million in funding to entrepreneurs in Northwest Michigan, such as Becky Tranchell, owner of Rose & Fern. Venture North also manages...
by Emily Hopcian | Oct 30, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns, Up North Essays
“Whatever happens, I just want to be back home looking out at Crystal Lake one more time,” my dad says to our family, as we sit outside my parents’ home in Florida. Featured in the November 2020 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Subscribe. Glasses...
by Deb Fellows | Sep 25, 2020 | Counties, People, Towns, Up North Essays
I lost a dear friend last month. It wasn’t COVID-19—but rather the winding down of a long and remarkable life. People all over, particularly Eleanor, his wife of many decades, are adjusting to a world without Kurt. I’m certainly one of them. I would not try to write...
by James McCullough | Aug 7, 2020 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Up North Essays, Vacation
A collection of Northern Michigan fishing essays from James McCullough, author of “Echoes: Meditations on the Fly,” available at McLean & Eakin in Petoskey and Gates Au Sable Lodge. It’s late April and I’ve just returned from camping deep in the jack...
by Emily Guziak | Jun 25, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns, Up North Essays, Vacation
There was a time and place during my childhood when I was sure my dad loved me. It was on our two trips each summer to the Watervale Inn in Arcadia, Michigan, traveling from my childhood home in Winnetka, Illinois. At Watervale, my Greatest Generation dad was...