There’s a lot to be said for having less house and more life outside it. Especially when the house sits on one Traverse ...

Kelly and Matt Bulloch successfully restored Hull House, a historic 1894 Queen Anne Victorian in Traverse City, preserving ...

In Elk Rapids, The Dexter puts Michigan makers, custom design and regional craftmanship front and center. For years, Elk ...

Author Anne-Marie Oomen documents her personal struggle to rescue and nurture monarch butterfly pupae from parasites and ...

Here are a few scenic ways to ditch the car and see Northern Michigan’s fall color from a different perspective.

Four perfect trails we’d clear a Saturday for, plus where to linger afterward for lunch, cider, coffee or a sunset beer.

You can spend a perfectly good October day in Northern Michigan getting rained on in a fleece, eating an apple in your car ...

Oysters, conservas and a singing lobster: Inside Umbo, the Traverse City restaurant everyone has been waiting for. For months, Traverse City diners walked past paper-covered windows and wondered when ...

The freedom of a lock-and-leave lifestyle. In Northern Michigan, the good life has a rhythm all its own: long summer evenings on the water, dinner on the deck with friends, brilliant color tours, ...

Olympic riders. Champagne. Shopping. Five-star competition. Here’s how to make the most of a September day at Flintfields Horse Park—even if you’ve never been to a horse show. 1. Which weekend should ...

After years of busy schedules and everyday life, a couple in their 50s headed to Northern Michigan for a weekend in the trees, on the water and, most importantly, together. By Lynda Twardowski ...

Retirees in Northern Michigan have long served as an essential workforce for critical local programs, but organizations now face increasing challenges in recruiting new volunteers to replace them.