Northern Michigan Spring Articles
Taste of Spring: Kohlrabi Slaw with Avocado Crema Recipe
by Stacey Brugeman | Mar 6, 2024 | Food & Drink
A delicious taste of spring! Find out why versatile kohlrabi is dubbed “the jicama of the North” with this slaw and avocado crema recipe. This...
30 Northern Michigan Events to Check Out This March
by Ashlyn Korienek and MyNorthTickets | Feb 26, 2024 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Live Here, Towns, Vacation
March brings exciting early spring and end-of-winter events. From St. Patrick’s Day celebrations to laid-back concerts at local venues, here are 30...
Beachcomb for Lake Superior Agates
by Emily Tyra | Jan 17, 2024 | Evergreen, Outdoors, Towns
The beaches at Grand Marais are excellent hunting grounds for the ancient Lake Superior agate, a semi-precious stone made up of concentric circles of microcrystaline quartz reddened by iron. Here’s the lowdown on what you’re seeking.
Mushroom Care 101: How to Store Morels
by Emily Tyra | Jan 17, 2024 | Evergreen, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Vacation
So you’ve finally found some mushrooms! But what’s next?
MyNorth’s Top 10 Instagram Posts of 2023
by Rachel Souillere | Dec 28, 2023 | Live Here, Outdoors, Vacation
From gorgeous Northern Michigan homes to rock hunting, national media mentions and northern lights, here are MyNorth's top 10 Instagram posts of...
The Best Babymoon Destinations in Northern Michigan
by Rachel Souillere | Aug 1, 2023 | Counties, Towns, Vacation
Going on a getaway before welcoming a new little one into your life has become a trend for millennial parents-to-be. From Boyne Mountain to the Inn...
Northern Michigan U-Picks: Best Places for Local Fruit
by Lissa Edwards | Jul 6, 2023 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Food & Drink, Towns
Northern Michigan U-Picks: Looking for a place to hand pick local cherries, apples, or blueberries? Here’s a list of the best U-Pick farms in the area.
Red Hot Best of the Best: Ski Resort, Golf Course, Downtown & More
by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff and Rachel Souillere | Jun 21, 2023 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Red Hot Best, Towns, Vacation
Meet Red Hot Best 2023's new "Best of the Best" category! These five new categories competed all across Northern Michigan to see who was truly...
Ashlyn’s Picks: Memorial Day Events Across Northern Michigan
by Ashlyn Korienek and MyNorthTickets | May 24, 2023 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Spending this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend in Northern Michigan? Then look no further than this list of local events taking place from May 26-28....
Ashlyn’s Picks: 12 Spring Events to Round Out Your Weekend
by Ashlyn Korienek and MyNorthTickets | May 17, 2023 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
We’re looking forward to another beautiful spring weekend in Northern Michigan! Explore these 12 local events and festivals taking place from May...
Sweet Summertime in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
by Lynda Twardowski Wheatley and MyNorth Custom Studios for Sault Ste. Marie Tourism | May 15, 2023 | Outdoors, Vacation
PAID CONTENT Northern Michiganders, escape to the North’s new north, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.After one idyllic Northern Michigan vacation or a...
Ask Farmer Andrea: How to Start a Garden from Seeds
by Cara McDonald | May 12, 2023 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
May is the time in Northern Michigan for an easy-peasy, cheap and breezy garden approach. Here’s what you need to know about direct sowing seeds...
Foraging & Exploring Spring in Northern Michigan!
How to Find, Clean & Store Morel Mushrooms
Where To Find Spring Wildflowers in Northern Michigan
Visit Maple Bay Natural Area this Spring
An M119 Tunnel of Trees Spring Road Trip
Hit the Woods! How to Harvest, Clean & Store Wild Leeks
Drive The Breezeway for Blossoms & Scavenger Hunt
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Northern Michigan Outdoor Articles
North Stars: How Josephine Roberts is Protecting Walloon Lake & the World
by Meagan Francis | Mar 12, 2024 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, People, Towns
Josephine Roberts is helping to preserve Walloon Lake—and the world—through her work at Adventure Scientists. This article first appeared in...
Please Eat the Flowers: Try These 5 Simple Recipes with Wild Violets
by Lissa Edwards | Mar 11, 2024 | Counties, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Towns
Pick violets in the northern woods and create edible treats. Includes recipes and the science of the violet.
Photos of the Month: The Final Whispers of Winter
by Rachel Souillere | Mar 7, 2024 | Daily Photo, Live Here, Outdoors, Vacation
February brought the last of winter ice and the return of colorful sunsets and beautiful blue-sky days. Here, 10 of our favorite photos from the...
Help Monitor Michigan’s Magical Vernal Pools This Spring
by Allison Acosta | Mar 6, 2024 | Outdoors
Interested in learning about and protecting one of our most enchanting ecosystems? Training starts this week to become part of the statewide Vernal...
Experience the Art of Forest Bathing in Northern Michigan’s Woods
by Allison Acosta | Feb 28, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Northern Michigan is synonymous with lush spring wildflower walks, summer evening strolls, fall color hikes and winter snowshoe treks. But have you...
14 Amazing Northern Michigan Summer Camps for Kids
by Cara McDonald and MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | Feb 22, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Help your kids abandon their screens and fall in love with Northern Michigan summers just like you did. These classic sleep-away summer camps will...
February 2024 Swoon List: Our Editors’ Favorites This Month
by Meagan Francis, Cara McDonald, Allison Acosta, Lissa Edwards and Carly Simpson | Feb 15, 2024 | Live Here, Outdoors, Vacation
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...
It’s A Sauna Thing, You Wouldn’t Understand
by Jeff Smith | Feb 14, 2024 | Outdoors, Towns
When folks of the Upper Peninsula head into the sauna, they enter the tradition and sweet wackiness passing among the brothers and sisters of Yooper soul.
Visit Treat Farm in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Sarah Goodwin | Feb 14, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Explore this beautiful trail and Treat Farm in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this winter in Northern Michigan. This article first...
Photos of the Month: Into Northern Michigan’s Icy Waters
by Carly Simpson and Rachel Souillere | Feb 12, 2024 | Outdoors, Vacation
January brought icy, winter scenes across Northern Michigan. Here are 7 of our favorite photos from the month that people across the region shared...
Ludington State Park is Closing: Hurry and Do These 4 Things
by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | Feb 8, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Ludington State Park is one of Michigan’s most popular state parks, known for its sugar-sand shores on Lake Michigan, beautiful hikes to towering...
What’s Mackinac Island Like in Winter? Take a Look …
by Carly Simpson | Feb 8, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Mackinac Island in winter is not the Mackinac Island you know. The cold bites. The wind scrapes. Downtown sleeps. Snowmobiles rule. But those who...
Making Tracks Through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Lissa Edwards | Feb 6, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Go behind the scenes with John Mallon, a member of the volunteer team responsible for the crisp, velvety Nordic ski tracks along the 22-mile...
Travel to St. Ignace for the Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Championship
by Carly Simpson | Feb 5, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
People travel to St. Ignace from across the nation every winter for this open-air take on a traditional hockey tourney. Here's how you can join in...
Photo Essay: Go Snowshoeing at Canyon Falls in the Upper Peninsula
by Erik Olsen | Jan 26, 2024 | Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Deep winter dispatch: A photographer snowshoes into the Upper Peninsula's snow-coated Canyon Falls to bear witness to the quiet intensity winter has...
4 Pictured Rocks Vacation Ideas for a Long Weekend
by Lissa Edwards | Jan 25, 2024 | Evergreen, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Four trips to choose from, laid out in day-by-day plans for a long weekend in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, including deserted beaches, dune vistas and sandstone cliffs.
Explore Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
The Pierce Stocking Drive, located within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, provides a gorgeous scenic drive, beautiful lookouts over Lake Michigan and North Bar Lake and a lovely, short hike on the Cottonwood Trail.
Fishing Interlochen’s Lake Dubonnet
by Emily Bingham | Jan 25, 2024 | Counties, Towns
Lake Dubonnet, just a short drive from Traverse City, offers absolute seclusion and thriving populations of pike, perch, bluegills and bass.
Ultimate Aurora Viewing: The Best Place to View Northern Lights in Michigan
by Carly Simpson | Jan 25, 2024 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
You’ve probably heard that 2024 is going to be a peak time to experience northern lights—the best year in a decade, actually. If you’re thinking...
Where the Wild Things Are: Meet Artist Dani Knoph-Davis
by Lissa Edwards | Jan 24, 2024 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, People, Towns
Artist Dani Knoph-Davis uses her talent to create breathtaking art that helps to preserve endangered species. This is a web original article from...