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 clean gravestones in each of the county’s 18 cemeteries. This article first appeared in Traverse,...
Celebrate The Cherry Hut’s 100th anniversary, and order one more slice of that famous cherry pie, before the Beulah restaurant’s centennial season ends on October 23. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Find this article...
A nice day for a drive. Take a walk down memory lane to relive sweet summer memories at Benzie County’s Crystal Downs in Frankfort. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Find this article and more when you explore our digital...
| PAID CONTENT Three lighthouses guide ships (and today, welcome visitors) along Northern Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. From Lake Michigan’s very first lighthouse to the last manned lighthouse on the lake, we travel to each one with...
| PAID CONTENT Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau shares an intriguing look back at the history of agriculture in the region and the importance of small family farms. You’ll see Port Oneida, a true historical gem that’s home to 19 farms on 3,500 protected...
After the success of a $2.1 million capital campaign, The Garden Theater in Frankfort is growing! From new renovations to exciting events, here’s what Executive Director Katie Jones has planned for the future of The Garden. Big things are happening at the corner...
| PAID CONTENT We all know the legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, how a mother and her cubs fleeing a forest fire swam across Lake Michigan—but the cubs never made it, forming North and South Manitou islands while the mama bear waited on shore,...
A half-century after Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was established in Northern Michigan’s Leelanau and Benzie counties, peace reigns in the most beautiful place in America. Featured in the October 2020 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s...
Have you ever wondered how your favorite Northern Michigan towns were named? Shared from “Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities” by Walter Romig with the permission...
