by Carly Simpson | Apr 22, 2019 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac State Historic Parks’ sites open for the season May 1–3, bringing the debut of new exhibits, galleries, demonstrations and tours. Fort Mackinac Fort Mackinac saw the most extensive work over the winter with the complete renovation of two spaces, the North...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 16, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Live Here, Towns
They appear suddenly, tucked in the curve of a county road or nestled in a clearing on a hill. Maybe brick, maybe a faded clapboard, but always with the same sturdy shape: one-room schoolhouses live on in Northern Michigan. Featured in the September 2000 issue of...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 26, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns
How has the Northern Michigan town of Harbor Springs changed over the past 100+ years? Take a look. Thank you to Beth Sylak and Kristyn Balog at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society for helping us collect these images. Browse even more photos online...
by Kaitlin Dudlets | Dec 17, 2018 | Counties, History, People, Towns
A family—and holiday—legacy shines brightly at Grandpa Shorter’s, a 72-year-old shop in Petoskey, Michigan. As the first flurries fly, you’ll find Jennifer Shorter bustling amid the shelves or cheerfully beautifying boxes and bags at Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts in...
by Dan Oswalt | Sep 11, 2018 | Counties, History, Northern Michigan Videos, Towns
Why are Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City spelled differently? And how are they pronounced? Mack-in-aw or Mack-i-nack—we get to the bottom of the mystery. Here to help is Phil Porter, Director of Mackinac State Historic Parks. Watch this video before your Mackinac or...
by Jeff Smith | Sep 13, 2017 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns
We’re following the footsteps of three of the greatest Northern Michigan authors of all time—Jim Harrison, John Voelker and Ernest Hemingway—to see the places that inspired them most. From breathtaking beaches to unpretentious taverns, come along on our literary...
by Lou Blouin | Apr 24, 2017 | Counties, Evergreen, History, People, Towns
At 40, Eric Hemenway has already lived an interesting life. And not just because he took off backpacking for 10 years in southeast Asia and almost never came back. Or because he’s seen his fair share of trouble, almost lost his way and managed to turn his life around....
by Jon Olson | Sep 2, 2016 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
The Mackinac Bridge—still one of the world’s most inspiring structures— was a risky proposition from the beginning. It struggled to pay its debts in its youth and adolescence, and though it has brought many benefits, it has achieved only some of the goals set for it...
by Carly Simpson | Jul 31, 2015 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Growing up, Ernest Hemingway spent his summers on the white sandy shores of Walloon Lake just a few miles south of Petoskey. His family first visited the lake in 1898, and that summer, the family purchased an acre of land on the north shore where they built their...