Northern Michigan Spring Articles

Taste of Spring: Kohlrabi Slaw with Avocado Crema Recipe

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

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

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

So you’ve finally found some mushrooms! But what’s next?

MyNorth’s Top 10 Instagram Posts of 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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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

Spring Videos

Northern Michigan Outdoor Articles

North Stars: How Josephine Roberts is Protecting Walloon Lake & the World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist Dani Knoph-Davis uses her talent to create breathtaking art that helps to preserve endangered species. This is a web original article from...

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