by Lissa Edwards | May 3, 2023 | Counties, Towns, Vacation
Getting to and from this historic beauty at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula is part of the adventure. From must-stops to can’t-miss views, here’s our favorite way to get to Mission Point Lighthouse. This article was first featured in the 2023 MyNorth...
by Rachel Souillere | Jan 10, 2023 | Counties, History, Live Here, Towns, Vacation
Our Executive Editor Cara McDonald sat down with Zach Clark of WWJ Newsradio 950’s The Daily J podcast to discuss where Up North begins. Here’s the verdict. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse, Northern Michigan's...
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 5, 2022 | Counties, Towns
A talented Realtor/designer was on the hunt for an inspired Northern Michigan home for herself and her two boys. Here’s how she gave this Traverse City Victorian a makeover turning it into the welcoming, sacred space of their dreams. This article first appeared...
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 City’s iconic Crandall’s Super Service gas station. The Michigan Bureau of History had recently designated the...
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, known for the beautiful images and videos he takes of Great Lakes shipwrecks—and for diving in all four seasons, even...
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 celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we’re digging into our archives and sharing classic stories told over the...
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 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Subscribe. “Camper is the umbrella term,” explains...
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 Region. First House The first house in the region was built in 1847 by Horace Boardman. After constructing a sawmill...
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 Victorian-era fort or buy penny candy at a store once frequented by Henry Ford. These historical places in Northern...
