by Andrew VanDrie | May 8, 2020 | Food & Drink, Outdoors
It would happen seemingly overnight. The silent intrusion of wrinkle-faced invaders standing sentry upon the gentle sandy slope in our neighbor’s yard. Morel season had arrived in Northern Michigan. Dozens of morel mushrooms dotted the hill, clustered around...
by Emily Tyra | Mar 5, 2020 | Food & Drink
The classic, the questionable and the crazy-good. These are the Northern Michigan foods you’ve just gotta try. Download a FREE Printable PDF version, to check off foods as your try them, here! Fish Boil Raw Maple Sap Traditional Pasty / The Pasty Oven,...
by Carly Simpson and MyNorth Custom Studios for Chateau Chantal | Feb 24, 2020 | Counties, Food & Drink, Towns
PAID CONTENT An intimate Traverse City wine dinner brings together new friends and old to delight in the magic of expert wine and food pairings at Chateau Chantal. We turn onto a winding drive named Rue de Vin. The French words translate to “street of...
by Emily Oakes | Feb 6, 2020 | Counties, Events, Towns
As if we needed more reasons to visit Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay, the beautiful Northern Michigan winery is offering decadent monthly dinners throughout 2020. And if you’re looking for more intimate Black Star Farms events, the winery also offers premium...
by Carly Simpson | Jan 23, 2020 | Live Here, Vacation
On January 26, 1837, our beautiful mitten was granted statehood, which means the Great Lakes State is turning 183 years old! So, in celebration, we’re sharing 183 things we absolutely adore about Michigan. We have the coolest shaped state And the nicest people...
by James McCullough | May 17, 2019 | Counties, Food & Drink, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Up North Essays
Get ready as ‘shroomers streak, sneak and tiptoe across Northern Michigan in search of morels. Featured in the May 2019 issue of Traverse Magazine. Get your copy. We call each other “’shroomers” as we set about ’shrooming in sacred, secret swales of aspen, ash...
by Julie Case | May 22, 2018 | Counties, Food & Drink, Outdoors
A forager returns to Northern Michigan to roam her homeland seeking morels and a connection with her father. Plus, tips on how to find morels. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our digital issue...
by Julie Case | Apr 23, 2018 | Food & Drink, Outdoors
When Julie H. Case isn’t writing about travel, wine or weird science, she can be found deep in America’s forests, foraging for mushrooms, including morels, which she blogs about at soIgather.com. Below, she shares her tips on how to “grow” morels and three of her...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 20, 2017 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Towns
Celebrate spring in Northern Michigan with guided morel hunts, gourmet morel dishes, a craft beer block party, carnival rides, an arts and crafts show and more at Boyne City’s 57th Annual National Morel Mushroom Festival May 18–21. The festival is known for its...
