by Sarah Bence | Jul 6, 2021 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
On a three-day trip through Northern Michigan, Sarah Bence was on a mission to discover the region’s best lavender farms. She shows us seven stunning stops. Fields of undulating purple stretch before me. The longer I look, the more I see: crisp white flowers...
by Carly Simpson | Jul 1, 2021 | Counties, Events, Outdoors, Towns
Traverse City’s Friendly Garden Club is hosting its 38th annual Garden Walk. Learn what to expect at this July Northern Michigan event along with how to purchase your tickets. Featured in the July issues of Traverse. Subscribe. This year’s magical garden...
by Michigan DNR | Mar 29, 2021 | Counties, Outdoors
Recently found in Northern Michigan, Hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive species responsible for rapidly killing trees. Learn how to identify, treat, manage and report it with these tips from the Michigan DNR. If hemlock trees on your property show signs of hemlock...
by Allison Acosta | Mar 24, 2021 | Counties, Outdoors
For decades, the Leelanau Conservancy Wildflower Rescue Committee has been working to save countless native plants from development. Learn how this group is responsible for protecting Leelanau’s ecosystems. Featured in Inspired Life: Living Your Best Life at...
by Emily Tyra | Oct 1, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Up North Essays
Honor’s Cindra Moore is leading a new generation of land stewards in Northern Michigan and teaching us the benefits of forest bathing. Cindra Moore and I talk and walk along the edge of where farm and forest meet; land her great-great-grand-father homesteaded in the...
by Madison Delaere | Jun 26, 2019 | Counties, Events, Farm and Agriculture, Towns
From June to October, sustainability staff at Interlochen Center for the Arts will lead monthly programs in composting, seed saving, native flora and fauna, and more.The community is invited to join Interlochen staff for five 90-minute sessions on gardening and local...
by Emily Bingham | Jun 26, 2019 | Counties, Food & Drink, Towns, Up North Essays
Neighbors gawking at my brimming bowls as they walked by cheerfully called me the Strawberry Queen. The little blue house at the end of the dead-end street was so freshly mine that the “SOLD” sign was still staked in the front yard, but already I was thinking about...
by Cara McDonald | Apr 29, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Focusing on water views and relaxation takes a dated Charlevoix home to off-the-charts. Featured in the April 2019 issue of Northern Home & Cottage. Get your copy. The new homeowners of this Charlevoix gem found it in great shape but, built in the early 2000s, it...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 29, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Absolutely nothing says summer on the Great Lakes like Mackinac Island cottages with their water views and vibrant, elegant gardens. Award-winning landscape architect Jack Barnwell, the man behind many of the island’s premier landscapes, shares secrets of the...