by MyNorth/Traverse Magazine Staff | Apr 14, 2023 | Live Here, Outdoors, Vacation
Our 2023 Vacation Guide is here! From can’t-miss adventures to outdoor dining and insider travel tips, here’s a sneak peek inside. Start planning your summer Up North. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse Northern...
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 22, 2022 | Food & Drink
A tyrannical tsar, a fugitive agronomy student, an isolated Lake Michigan island, some crazily optimistic dudes … all a part of the story of the greatest strain of rye on Earth and its journey to become a legendary whiskey. This article first appeared in...
by Andrew VanDrie | Jul 26, 2021 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
On the hunt for a unique and lush day hike? Head to South Manitou Island, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, by catching the ferry from Leland’s Fishtown. Learn how to build your own hike and be sure not to miss the lighthouse, South Shore and more...
by Sam Brown | Sep 17, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Secret coves. Warm beaches. Forgotten homesteads. Lush forests. Let us take you closer to the authentic beauty of North Manitou Island. It’s hard to believe North Manitou Islands’s lush wilderness and untouched beaches exist so close to home. A deserted...
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 for another 20 years. Here Julie Case tells the family stories of the “wickies” who cared for two of Northern...
by Loreen Niewenhuis | Jul 31, 2019 | Counties, Outdoors
Author and scientist Loreen Niewenhuis heads to North Manitou Island to monitor the summer gathering of piping plovers. Featured in the July 2019 issue of Traverse Magazine. Get your copy. “You must be Alice,” I say to the woman already on the boat with the park...
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 20, 2018 | Counties, Vacation
The Manitou Passage is one of the most storied stretches of our Great Lakes. Dive into its curious history, eerie shipwrecks and epic freshwater adventures. During summer evenings on the Manitou Passage, unless the cloud cover is too low, the setting sun sprinkles...
by Courtney Jerome | Jun 22, 2018 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Summer vacation has started and it’s the perfect time for grandparents to get quality time with their grandkids and have fun being active outdoors. We recommend these three day trips in Northern Michigan to Leland, Empire, and Boyne Falls. Get ready for frame-worthy...
