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Head to St. Ignace—Where History and Water Mix
by Lissa Edwards and MyNorth Custom Studios for St. Ignace Visitors Bureau | May 4, 2022 | Counties, Food & Drink, History, Towns, Vacation
PAID CONTENT At 351 years old (and counting!), St. Ignace welcomes you into its colorful and dramatic past while serving up plenty of current...
9 Sault Ste. Marie Adventures for a Long Weekend in Canada
by Kim Schneider and MyNorth Custom Studios for Sault Ste. Marie Tourism | Apr 28, 2022 | Counties, Food & Drink, History, Outdoors, Towns
PAID CONTENT For a few days away or a major vacay, our neighbor to the north welcomes adventurers of all stripes. Here are 9 can't-miss adventures...
A 1920s Christmas with the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Keeper
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 2, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns
Travel back in time to celebrate Christmas with James McCormick, his wife and eight children at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Northport. Explore...
The History of Agriculture at Sleeping Bear Dunes
by MyNorth Custom Studios for Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau | Dec 1, 2021 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, History, Northern Michigan Videos
| PAID CONTENT Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau shares an intriguing look back at the history of...
Dust & Heat : A Summer at Penn-Dixie in Petoskey
by James McCullough | Oct 28, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns
Fine cement dust, sweltering heat from the kilns and backbreaking work define a young college student’s summer at a Petoskey cement plant before its...
3 New Lake Superior Shipwrecks Found in Upper Peninsula
by Rachel Souillere and MyNorth News Service | Oct 28, 2021 | History, Outdoors
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) recently discovered three 1800’s-era shipwrecks in the vicinity of Grand Marais in Michigan's...
The Mystery & Tragedy of Upper Peninsula Prehistoric Drawings
by Doug Hagley | Oct 20, 2021 | History, Towns
The only prehistoric rock drawings in Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula between Manistique and Escanaba, are fading into oblivion from...
Visit Northern Michigan Spots that Inspired Icon Ernest Hemingway
by Jeanne Ambrose | Oct 6, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns
The 21 or so summers that Ernest Hemingway spent in Northern Michigan shaped his literary trajectory. Visit the places in Petoskey, Boyne City and...
Go Back in Time at This 100-Year-Old Elk Lake Cottage
by Kathy Belden | Aug 26, 2021 | Counties, History, People, Towns
Just a few miles from Elk Rapids on Elk Lake, this storied family cottage has been holding onto memories of the past century. Featuring a dramatic...
On The Table Elote Recipe Inspired by Traverse City’s Own Miguel Osorio
by Stacey Brugeman | Aug 19, 2021 | Farm and Agriculture, Food & Drink, History
For August's On The Table recipe, Stacey Brugeman is taking Mexican street corn back to its roots thanks to Traverse City's own Miguel Osorio of...
Native Americans, Settlers, Car Shows … St. Ignace, MI Turns 350!
by Carly Simpson, Allison Jarrell and MyNorth Custom Studios for St. Ignace Visitors Bureau | Jul 28, 2021 | Counties, Events, History, Towns
PAID CONTENT As St. Ignace celebrates its 350th anniversary, we take a look back at its intriguing history—and where the city is heading in the...
A Fourth-Generation Boyne Country Cottage Evokes Family Memories
by Mary Meany | Jul 16, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Up North Essays
Clarity, memories and peace come to Mary Meany every time she is at her family property. Dive in to explore the history surrounding this...
How to Spend 24 Hours in Manistee, a City with a Storied Past
by Kim Schneider | Jul 8, 2021 | History, Towns, Vacation
Take your Northern Michigan adventure up a notch by spending 24-hours in Manistee. Here are four different ways to stay and play in this region with...
Get to Know Earl Young, the Man Behind Charlevoix’s Quirky-Cool Mushroom Houses
by Lissa Edwards | Jun 30, 2021 | Counties, Evergreen, History, People, Towns
Almost 50 years after his death, Charlevoix's Earl Young and his stone masterpieces are getting fresh, new recognition. Learn more about Young's...
You’re Invited to the Centennial Hemingway Wedding Reception
by mynorthmedia | Jun 24, 2021 | Counties, Events, History, Towns
The Village of Walloon Lake has announced the Hemingway Centennial Wedding Reception this September. Featuring an auction with unique Hemingway and...
The History of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by MyNorth Custom Studios for Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau | May 21, 2021 | Counties, History, Northern Michigan Videos, Towns, Vacation
| PAID CONTENT We all know the legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, how a mother and her cubs fleeing a...
Go Back in Time at These Mackinac State Historic Parks
by Lissa Edwards | May 14, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac Island is home to two historic forts: Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes. A visit to these extraordinarily well-preserved sites is about as...
Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island Has Unexpected History
by Kim Schneider and MyNorth Custom Studios for Mission Point Resort | May 12, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
PAID CONTENT The land upon which Mackinac Island's Mission Point Resort sits has an ancient and intriguing history: From the Native American tribes...
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive Restoring Old Growth Forests Internationally
by Carly Simpson | Apr 5, 2021 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, History, Outdoors
Founder David Milarch calls Archangel Ancient Tree Archive the "most hopeful project on the planet." Learn how the work Archangel does helps restore...
Walloon Lake Plans Year-Long “Hemingway Homecoming”
by Emily Oakes | Feb 23, 2021 | Counties, Events, History, Towns, Vacation
The Village of Walloon Lake has planned a year’s worth of activities and special events celebrating Northern Michigan and one-time summer resident...
8 Sweet Things to Know About St. Ignace, Michigan
by Carly Simpson | Feb 11, 2021 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
In 1671, Father Marquette established a mission in St. Ignace, making 2021 the 350th anniversary of the city being continually inhabited. Here are a...
Fire Historic Guns Across the Straits at Colonial Michilimackinac
by Emily Oakes | Feb 4, 2021 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Imagine it: Colonial Michilimackinac, in Mackinaw City, is emptying out at the end of another big day and you have the place to yourself. You make...
Peace Reigns as Sleeping Bear Dunes Celebrates 50 Beautiful Years
by Lissa Edwards | Oct 20, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns
A half-century after Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was established in Northern Michigan's Leelanau and Benzie counties, peace reigns in the...
This Traverse City Auto Repair Shop is Truly Unique
by Allison Jarrell | Oct 16, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
A beautiful Traverse City auto repair shop is stationed in time. It was October 1987 when Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine featured Traverse...
Michigan Diver Chris Roxburgh Shares Epic Shipwreck Photos
by Carly Simpson | Oct 6, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, People, Towns
Traverse City resident Chris Roxburgh is an electrical contractor who owns First Class Wiring. He’s also a scuba diver and underwater photographer,...
MI DNR: Protecting Michigan’s Historical Treasures from Fire
by mynorthmedia | Aug 31, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
Michigan has a a treasure trove of preserved natural areas, but the state also boasts hundreds of preserved historic buildings. It's the job of The...
The Incredibly Cool Excavation of Colonial Michilimackinac
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 26, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns, Vacation
The summer of 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the archeological excavation of Fort Michilimackinac, now called Colonial Michilimackinac. Six...
The Many Names of Grand Traverse Bay’s Power Island
by Allison Jarrell | Jul 29, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
In August 1981, Traverse Magazine writer Cindee Egan shed light on the many former names of Power Island, tucked in West Grand Traverse Bay. In...
When Baseball Was the Only Game in Town
by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Counties, Events, History, Outdoors, Towns
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...
Meet the Tin Can Tourists
by Molly Korroch | Jul 17, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns
The Tin Can Tourists and their vintage metal campers converge at Interlochen State Park for a weekend of camaraderie. Featured in the July 2020...
A First Time for Everything in Grand Traverse Region
by mynorthmedia | Jul 15, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns
When was the first house built in Traverse City? And when did it became a popular honeymoon destination? Here are four firsts in the Grand Traverse...
Al Capone’s Northern Michigan Connections
by Larry Wiland | Jul 15, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History
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...
New Book Tells the Story of Beaver Island’s King Strang
by Jodee Taylor | Jul 9, 2020 | Counties, Events, History, Towns
Miles Harvey will join the National Writers Series on July 14 at 7 p.m., talking about his new book, The King of Confidence. Register for the free,...
Summers are Magic at Arcadia’s Watervale Inn
by Emily Guziak | Jun 25, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns, Up North Essays, Vacation
There was a time and place during my childhood when I was sure my dad loved me. It was on our two trips each summer to the Watervale Inn in Arcadia,...
Island Insider: Explore Mackinac Like You Live There
by Kim Schneider | Jun 17, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, People, Towns, Vacation
To head past the Grand Hotel, up Mackinac Island's West Bluff, is to want to live in one of those cottage mansions with breezy two-story porches,...
Northern Michigan’s Past: Hop Aboard the Dummy Express
by Thomas W. Bradley | Jun 3, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns
If you were traveling between Petoskey and Harbor Springs during a characteristic, turn-of-the-century summer, chances are that you let a dummy lead...
Restoring Copper Harbor Lighthouse in Keweenaw County
by mynorthmedia | Jun 3, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Standing as a silent guard at the very top of the Upper Peninsula, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse once guided vessels traveling in Lake Superior to...
4 Things You Might Not Know About Mackinac Island Lilacs
by Allison Jarrell | May 31, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
Why are there are so many Mackinac Island lilacs? And how did they get there? There's something so singular about the ambrosial, heady perfume that...
A Life of Wild Adventures: Meet Author James B. Hendryx
by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | May 19, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, People, Towns
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...
DNR Videos Bring Nature and History Home for Michigan Kids
by Carly Simpson | May 11, 2020 | History, Live Here, Outdoors
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is creating videos to help teach kids and adults about a range of nature and history topics at home....
How Northern Michigan Towns Got their Names
by Carly Simpson | May 1, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns
Have you ever wondered how your favorite Northern Michigan towns were named? Shared from "Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the...
Manistee County Offers Virtual Tours of 100+ Historical Sites
by Emily Oakes | Apr 4, 2020 | Counties, History, Live Here, Towns, Vacation
From the theater where James Earl Jones got his acting start, to the world’s oldest continuously manned operating fire station, to the largest...
4 Historical Places to Visit in Northern Michigan
by Kim Schneider | Mar 3, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
There's history you can study and there's history you can literally feel. Sink to the chilly depths of a one-time copper mine, dance in a...
Have You Kissed the Moose at Sleder’s Family Tavern?
by Joe Evancho | Feb 27, 2020 | Counties, Food & Drink, History, Towns, Up North Essays
It’s a quirky rite of passage at a historic Northern Michigan restaurant. This is why everyone started kissing the moose at Sleder's Family Tavern...
Mackinac State Historic Parks Celebrating 125 Years
by Carly Simpson | Feb 17, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac State Historic Parks is turning 125 years old in 2020. The Mackinac Island State Park Commission, established in 1895 when the federal...
Traverse City Event Explores Michigan Shipwreck Mysteries
by Emily Oakes | Feb 10, 2020 | Events, History, Towns
Explore the depths of Lake Michigan with author and shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson at Milliken Auditorium on February 19. The program, "Exploring...
Retro Snapshots from Michigan Ski Resorts
by Kate Bassett | Jan 23, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
Where there's snow, there are memories to be made. Come along for a throwback trip through Northern Michigan ski hill history. BOYNE MOUNTAIN Year...
New Interactive Map Highlights Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Lore
by Carly Simpson | Jan 14, 2020 | History, Outdoors
The cold, fresh waters of the Great Lakes are littered with shipwrecks. Now, thanks to a new online map, you can take a closer look at Great Lakes...
A 1930’s Diary Reveals What Life Was Like During an Isle Royale Winter
by Emily Tyra | Jan 3, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns
A young mother is assigned to teach on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale in the throes of the Great Depression. In winter, the Michigan island becomes...
Grandfather Christmas: In 1915, Every Child in Harbor Springs Had a Present
by Madison Delaere | Dec 9, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns
The famous Harbor Springs inventor Ephraim Shay was more commonly known throughout the community as Grandfather Shay ... The year is 1914. A...
Can You Answer These Northern Michigan Trivia Questions?
by Kara Jarvis | Nov 14, 2019 | History, Live Here
How much do you know about Northern Michigan? Let’s find out! James Earl JonesHoughtonCherry Jerry at The Cherry HutSunday, August 2, 2015Carleton...
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a Michigan Treasure. How Was it Created?
by Kara Jarvis | Oct 21, 2019 | Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Today, the Tahquamenon Falls are among Michigan’s most photographed places. But prior to becoming the premier attraction at Michigan’s...
Do You Dare Stay the Night at Michigan’s Most Haunted Lighthouse?
by Dianna Stampfler | Oct 16, 2019 | History, Towns, Vacation
Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, and nearly one-fifth of them have a ghostly story to be told. Why are so many of our lighthouses...
Keepers of the Culture at Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
by Courtney Jerome | Sep 17, 2019 | Counties, History, Live Here, Towns
An old brick vault in the heart of Harbor Springs is the new home for oral history. The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society recently opened a new...
Life at Point Betsie Lighthouse was Heartbreaking, Exhausting & Beautiful in the 1800s
by Julie Case | Sep 9, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns
Her great-great-great grandparents Alonzo and Alice Slyfield first kept the South Manitou Lighthouse from 1853 to 1859; then Point Betsie Lighthouse...
100 Years of Happy Campers at Michigan State Parks
by Carly Simpson and Gail Snable | Aug 19, 2019 | History, Live Here, Outdoors, Vacation
As the Michigan State Park Commission celebrates its centennial in 2019, we pay homage to the memories made—and those yet to come. These stories and...
Go Back to the Year 1776 at Colonial Michilimackinac
by Carly Simpson | Jul 22, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Most days, Craig Wilson’s mornings are pretty typical. As the Curator of History for Mackinac State Historic Parks, getting dressed for work usually...
Timeline: The Iconic Traverse City State Theatre
by Madison Delaere | Jul 18, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns
The Traverse City State Theatre actually began as the Lyric Theatre just over 100 years ago in 1916. The site has since seen two debilitating fires,...
5 Must-Do Stops on Old Mission Peninsula
by Greg Tasker | Jul 17, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, Food & Drink, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
PAID CONTENT Soak up good times and beautiful scenery at these wineries, restaurants, vistas and roadside attractions on Traverse City’s coast....
Work Begins to Restore DeYoung Natural Area Farmstead
by Kara Jarvis | Jul 16, 2019 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, History, Live Here
“Finally, our DeYoung Natural Area farmstead is about to blossom,” says Leelanau Conservancy Executive Director Tom Nelson.“For everyone who...
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Boyne Highlands Resort
Boyne Mountain Resort
Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan
Building Bridges with Music
Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
Cadillac Area Land Conservancy
Camp Daggett
Cartier Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Castle Farms
Cedar Polka Fest
Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce
Charlevoix Circle of Arts
Charlevoix Public Library
Charlevoix Venetian Festival
Chateau Chantal Winery and Inn
Chatham Lions Club
Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce
Cherry Capital Cycling Club
Cherryland Ghostbusters
Cherryland Humane Society
City of Harbor Springs
City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center
City Opera House
Clearwater Conservation Committee
Cotton Creek Farms
Coyote Crossing Resort
Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey
Crooked Tree Arts Center - Traverse City
Crystal Lake Community Business Association
Crystal Mountain
Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District
DELAMAR Traverse City
Delta Chamber of Commerce
Dennos Museum Center
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library GTR (Grand Traverse Region)
Downtown Harbor Springs
Downtown Ludington
Downtown Traverse City Association
East Jordan High School
East Jordan Parks & Recreation Department
Elite Wedding Expo
Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts
Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Elk Rapids District Library
Elk Rapids Garden Club
Elk Rapids Harbor Days Association
Elk Rapids High School
Elk Rapids Indigenous Youth & Friends
Encore201
Erickson Center for the Arts
Families Against Narcotics - Grand Traverse Area
Fishtown Preservation Society
Forest Trail Music Festival
Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Friends of Darcy Library of Beulah
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
Friends of Spider Lake and Rennie Lake / Grand Traverse Conservation DIstrict
Fulfillament
Fustini's Oils and Vinegars
Garfield Township
Gaylord All Outdoors Winter Triathlon
Gaylord Alpenfest
Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau
Gaylord First United Methodist Church
Gifts & Decorative Accessories
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K
Glen Arbor Township Cemetery Advisory Board
Glen Arbor Women's Club
Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce
Glen Lake Community Library
Glen Lake Community Schools
Good Works Lab
Gopherwood Concerts
Grand Traverse Audubon Club
Grand Traverse Conservation District
Grand Traverse Humanists
Grand Traverse Leelanau Antrim Bar Association
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum
Grand Traverse Musicale
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Grass River Natural Area
Grayling Regional Chamber of Commerce
Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra
Great Lakes Children's Museum
Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College
Green Elk Rapids
Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center
Grow Benzie
Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
Harbor Springs Downtown Development Authority
Harbor Springs History Museum
Harbor Springs United Methodist Church
Hello Vino
Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center
Higher Art Gallery
Home Builders Association - Grand Traverse Area
Home Builders Association of Northern Michigan -- Petoskey Area
Hop Lot Brewing Co.
Horizon Books
Horse North Rescue
Hotel Walloon
Inland Seas Education Association
Interlochen Area Chamber of Commerce
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Public Library
Interlochen Public Radio
Iron Fish Distillery
Jordan River Arts Center
Kingsley Downtown Development Authority
Kingsley Public Library
L
L'Arbre Croche Realty
Lake Ann Brewing Company
League of Women Voters Grand Traverse
League of Women Voters Leelanau County
Leelanau Montessori Forever Foundation
Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail
Leelanau UnCaged
Leeland Public Schools
Left Foot Charley
Leland Chamber of Commerce
Leland Wine & Food Festival
Leland Womens Civic Club
Levi & Brett Gourdie
Life and Whim
Little Traverse Choral Society
Little Traverse Conservancy
Little Traverse Inn
Lobdell's A Teaching Restaurant
Loma Farms
Long Lake Elementary School
Lost Village Pierogi
Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce
Ludington Area Center for the Arts
Ludington Area Jaycees
Ludington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ludington Lakestride
Ludington State Park
M22
Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau
Mackinac State Historic Parks
Mackinaw Trail Winery
Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce
Manistee Area Public Schools
Manistee Downtown Development Authority
Manitou Winds
Marquette County Police and Firefighters Ball
Marquette Downtown Development Authority
Marquette Trail 50
Michael Chetcuti Foundation
Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds
Michigan Brewers Guild
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Health and Wellness
Michigan Legacy Art Park
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan State Police
Michigan Trout Unlimited
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
Michigan Wedding Guide
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Military Officers Association of America
Milliken Auditorium
Mission Point Resort
Museum of Ojibwa Culture
Music House Museum
National Cherry Festival
National Morel Mushroom Festival
National Trout Festival
National Writers Series
Natureology
Nerds of Marquette (NOM)
Never Give Up Day
New Hope Community Church
Newton's Road
Nittolo's Pizza
NMC Music Department
Nomiforager
Noquemanon Trail Network
Norte
North American Vasa
North Central Michigan College
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health
Northern Michigan Angels
Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance
Northern Michigan Chorale
Northern Michigan RailRoad Club
Northern Michigan Sports Medicine Center
Northern Michigan University
Northern Natural Cider House and Winery
Northport Arts Association
Northport Omena Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre
Northwestern Michigan College
Nub's Nob Ski Area
Odawa Casino Resort
Oil and Water Don't Mix
Old Mission Flowers
Old Mission Women's Club
Old Town Playhouse
Olds Floral & Design
Omena Cut Flowers
Omena Village Preservation Association
Onekama Michigan
Optimist Club of Ludington
Ore Dock Brewing Company
Oryana Community Co-op
Otsego Resort
Out of the Woods Farm
Paddle Antrim
Palette Bistro
Parallel 45 Theatre
Parkinson's Network North
Petoskey Area Garden Club
Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau
Petoskey District Library
Petoskey Downtown
Petoskey High School
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Petoskey Restaurant Week
Plant It Wild
Pond Hill Farm
Portage Lake Association
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear
Queen City Running Co.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts
Raven Hill Discovery Center
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northern Michigan (RPCV-NM)
Revolve Creative Conference
Riverwalk Grill and Taproom
Rotary Club of Traverse City Sunrise
Rove Estate Vineyard & Winery
Rudbeckia Winery & Burnt Marshmallow Brewing
RunMackinac Events, Inc.
SCORE Mentors - Traverse City
SEEDS Ecology and Education Center
Shady Lane Cellars
Shanty Creek Resort
Short's Brewing Company
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes Tours
SnowStuds Bikini Radar Run
Sojourn Lakeside Resort
St. Ignace United Methodist Church
St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry
Stormcloud Brewing Company
Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce
Table Health
TART Trails
TC Germanfest
TCNewTech
The Accidentals
The Bay Theatre
The Blue Pelican Inn & Restaurant
The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
The Cooks' House
The Festival Foundation
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City
The Garden Theater
The Grand Traverse Circuit
The Homestead
The Leelanau Conservancy
The Leland Lodge
The Little Fleet
The Northern Angler
The Northern Michigan Retreat
The Riverside Inn
The Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association (UP 200)
The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
The Warren Collective
Thunder Bay Arts Council
Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Top of Michigan Trails Council
Townline Ciderworks
Township of Arcadia
Traverse Area Camera Club
Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS)
Traverse Area District Library
Traverse Area Indivisible Network
Traverse City Area Public Schools
Traverse City Central High School
Traverse City Comedy Club
Traverse City Curling Club
Traverse City Dance Project
Traverse City Elks Lodge #323
Traverse City Figure Skating Club
Traverse City Film Festival
Traverse City Opera
Traverse City Record-Eagle
Traverse City Tourism
Traverse City Track Club
Traverse City West Orchestra Boosters
Traverse Connect
Traverse Symphony Orchestra
Treetops Resort
Trinity Lutheran Church & School
Trinity Lutheran Church Arcadia
True North Counseling
United Way of Mason County
United Way of Northwest Michigan
Up North Media/EverywhereUGO Headquarters
Up North Pride
Vasa Ski Club
Versiti
Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend
West Shore Bank Traverse City
West Shore Community College
Whispering Waters B & B
Wineguys Restaurant Group
YMCA of Northern Michigan
Yoga on the Beach
Zonta Club of Petoskey Area
Zonta Club of Traverse City
Northern Michigan History Articles
Head to St. Ignace—Where History and Water Mix
by Lissa Edwards and MyNorth Custom Studios for St. Ignace Visitors Bureau | May 4, 2022 | Attractions, Counties, Food & Drink, History, Local Food, Mackinac and Upper Peninsula Craft Drink, Mackinac Bridge, Mackinac County, Mackinac County History, Mackinac County Outdoors, Mackinac County Restaurants & Local Food, Restaurants, St. Ignace, Towns, Travel Ideas, Vacation
PAID CONTENT At 351 years old (and counting!), St. Ignace welcomes you into its colorful and dramatic past while serving up plenty of current entertainment—all set on the spectacularly beautiful Straits of Mackinac.Imagine the Straits of Mackinac in the 17th century,...
9 Sault Ste. Marie Adventures for a Long Weekend in Canada
by Kim Schneider and MyNorth Custom Studios for Sault Ste. Marie Tourism | Apr 28, 2022 | Beaches, Bike, Chippewa County, Counties, Fish, Food & Drink, Hike, History, Local Food, Outdoors, Paddle, Parks, Sault Ste. Marie, Towns, Upper Peninsula, Upper Peninsula Food & Drink, Upper Peninsula History, Upper Peninsula Outdoors
PAID CONTENT For a few days away or a major vacay, our neighbor to the north welcomes adventurers of all stripes. Here are 9 can't-miss adventures from Sault Ste. Marie Tourism. The bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada has become a...
A 1920s Christmas with the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Keeper
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 2, 2021 | Attractions, Counties, History, Leelanau County, Leelanau County History, Leelanau County Outdoors, Lighthouses, Northport, Seasons, Towns, Winter
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 Traverse...
The History of Agriculture at Sleeping Bear Dunes
by MyNorth Custom Studios for Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau | Dec 1, 2021 | Benzie County, Benzie County History, Counties, Farm and Agriculture, History, Leelanau County, Leelanau County History, Northern Michigan Videos
| 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...
Dust & Heat : A Summer at Penn-Dixie in Petoskey
by James McCullough | Oct 28, 2021 | Counties, Emmet County, Emmet County History, History, Petoskey, Towns
Fine cement dust, sweltering heat from the kilns and backbreaking work define a young college student’s summer at a Petoskey cement plant before its closure in 1981.I wheeled off the Petoskey-Charlevoix road to the Penn-Dixie cement plant that sprawled along the shore...
3 New Lake Superior Shipwrecks Found in Upper Peninsula
by Rachel Souillere and MyNorth News Service | Oct 28, 2021 | History, Outdoors, Upper Peninsula, Upper Peninsula History
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) recently discovered three 1800’s-era shipwrecks in the vicinity of Grand Marais in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in Lake Superior. A number of additional shipwrecks have also been located and await positive...
The Mystery & Tragedy of Upper Peninsula Prehistoric Drawings
by Doug Hagley | Oct 20, 2021 | History, Towns, Upper Peninsula, Upper Peninsula History
The only prehistoric rock drawings in Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula between Manistique and Escanaba, are fading into oblivion from neglect and vandalization. Can they be saved? As long ago as the Early Woodland period (2400- 1400 bp—before present), one or...
Visit Northern Michigan Spots that Inspired Icon Ernest Hemingway
by Jeanne Ambrose | Oct 6, 2021 | Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Charlevoix County History, Counties, Emmet County, Emmet County History, History, Petoskey, Towns
The 21 or so summers that Ernest Hemingway spent in Northern Michigan shaped his literary trajectory. Visit the places in Petoskey, Boyne City and more that inspired an icon; Hemingway’s North. “This is where the magic happened,” says Chris Struble, president of the...
Go Back in Time at This 100-Year-Old Elk Lake Cottage
by Kathy Belden | Aug 26, 2021 | Antrim County, Antrim County Homes, Counties, Elk Rapids, History, People, Towns
Just a few miles from Elk Rapids on Elk Lake, this storied family cottage has been holding onto memories of the past century. Featuring a dramatic fieldstone fireplace that spans two floors, original iron beds and claw-footed tubs, not much has changed about this...
On The Table Elote Recipe Inspired by Traverse City’s Own Miguel Osorio
by Stacey Brugeman | Aug 19, 2021 | Farm and Agriculture, Food & Drink, History, Local Food, On The Table, Recipes
For August's On The Table recipe, Stacey Brugeman is taking Mexican street corn back to its roots thanks to Traverse City's own Miguel Osorio of Osorio Tacos y Salsas. Dive in to learn the history behind this dish and why it's the perfect recipe for delicious, fresh...