Our Most Recent Swoon Lists

April 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Earth Day Favorites

We know where you can get the same geraniums as Grand Hotel. And a secret beach. Here’s what our editors are loving during Earth month. This is a...

March 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites This Month

The renovated Sleeping Bear Inn in Glen Haven. A whimsical, woodland-inspired artist. Exploring dark skies in the Upper Peninsula. Here’s what our...

February 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites This Month

A new Mackinac Island podcast. A winter weekend in Canada. Greek Month at Rico’s Cafe. Here’s what our editors are loving this month. This is a web...

January 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites this Month

Kitch-iti-kipi in the depths of winter. Michigan-grown kiwi. A must-visit Suttons Bay coffee shop. Tuesday night movies at the State Theatre. Here’s...

December 2023 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorite Local Gift Ideas

From locally made dishware to a luxurious facial appointment, here are the Swoon List-worthy Northern Michigan gifts our editors are asking Santa...

November 2023 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites this Month

Small-town bookstores and bestselling authors, teensy tiny log cabins, the fantastical “Orehenge” sunrise in Marquette. Here’s what our editors are...

October Swoon List: What Our Editors Are Obsessed with This Month

Fall’s annual salmon run. The vast, wild and indescribably beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula. Brilliant blooming dahlias. Here’s what our editors are...

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What Our Editors Are Obsessed with in 2023

northern michigan swoon list by my north editorial staff

January Swoon List: Sushi, Sauna & Shopping in Suttons Bay

February Swoon List: Matcha, Chocolate & Book Dates

March Swoon List: Maple Syrup, Mission Point Resort & Vernal Pools

April Swoon List: Violets, Garden Transplants & Sustainable Wine

May Swoon List: Ramp Cream Cheese, Raptors & Dune Climb

June Swoon List: Lavender Treats, Power Island & Glamping

July Swoon List: Farmers Markets, Beach Reads & Summer Paddles

August Swoon List: Happy Hour, Camping Spots & Pictured Rocks

October Swoon List: Fall Color, Salmon Jump & Fall Dahlias

November Swoon List: Book Stores, Cozy Recpies & Orehenge