| 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...
Travel back in time to celebrate Christmas with James McCormick, his wife and eight children at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Northport. Explore his unique experiences as a Northern Michigan lighthouse keeper through an excerpt from A “Grand” Grand...
| 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...
Fishtown in Leland, Michigan, is a historic enclave of 19th-century Lake Michigan shanties, turned into hip boutiques, eateries and other Northern Michigan attractions. Set in Leelanau County at the edge of the Leland Harbor and at the mouth of the Leland River,...
| 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...
In the early 1900s, Sundays meant game time in Leelanau County as hundreds of spectators came to watch the Empire Greys take on one of several Northern Michigan baseball teams. In celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we’re digging into our archives and...
Al Capone’s mysterious legacy lives on in Northern Michigan. In celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we’re digging into our archives and sharing classic stories told over the years in Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. We hope you enjoy...
Explore the life of author James B. Hendryx, the folk hero of Lee Point in Suttons Bay. In celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we’re digging into our archives and sharing classic stories told over the years in Traverse, Northern Michigan’s...
