Giant mushrooms. Rubber ducks. Pirate invasions. By August, Northern Michigan stops taking itself quite so seriously. As the frantic energy of July eases, August sweeps in with a whole different ...

Driven by lifestyle and limited waterfront, Petoskey is redefining the market and setting the pace for Northern Michigan. Morning light stretches across little traverse bay, turning the water a soft ...

There’s a point on every camping trip when someone says, I could live like this. And we found a Northern Michigan property ...

Skip the flotillas and floating coolers. Instead, spread your towel under leafy maples as you listen to loons call across the ...

A monastery on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula delivers delightful jam. On a windswept coast of the Upper Peninsula, a small band of devoted monks is carving out a life that balances work and worship.

Meet Wiingash, a Colorado mustang helping veterans and families heal in Northern Michigan at the Traverse City nonprofit Peace Ranch. Nestled at the quiet base of Hoosier Valley in Blair Township is ...

Love history? Nature? Architecture? There’s a walking tour for that. Follow sidewalks, river bends and lake breezes through this harbor town that’s best explored by foot. Lace up your walking shoes ...

NoMI nonprofits to share their stories of impact—here’s how to support their work. The pages of Give Northern Michigan serve as a portal where local nonprofits partner with us to share their stories ...

Six days. Ten waterfalls. Countless photo ops. This fall in Northern Michigan, hit the backroads across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a color tour that is truly unforgettable, and find your own slice ...

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 ...

A young couple had a vision for a bit of magic at their campground on the Manistique River. But it would take a tiny miracle and a surprising community of new friends to bring Benny the Beard Fisher ...