Food Network Baking Champion—Michigan’s Beth Meyer
There is a scientific precision that goes into baking, with a combination of chemistry, biology, and physics at play. For those who decorate cakes,...
Mute Swans Are Crowding Other Species
Swans have a special place in art and literature. Youngsters are told about the ugly duckling—a young bird that is ostracized by the others...
Mixing it up at Short’s Brewing
Joe Short thinks of beer brewing as a “noble profession”—one rooted in ancient history. The drink of royalty and the common man, beer and...
Wade Rouse & Viola Shipman: Lake Michigan’s Storytellers
Before Wade Rouse ever knew he would become a bestselling author, he knew the gentle weight of his grandmother Viola’s charm bracelet as she...
Explore Cherry Point Farm & Market
Cherry Point Farm and Market in Oceana County is as deliciously tart and sweet as the cherries it produces, as imaginative and welcoming as...
Adam Nightingale: Small-Town Roots, Spartan Glory
Before the trophies and roaring Munn Ice Arena crowds, Adam Nightingale’s hockey world was a frozen pond in Cheboygan, Michigan. Skates laced tight, cheeks...
Celebrate Fall On Mackinac Island
Fall in Michigan is a special time of year. Color tours, cool days and crisp nights.
It’s what autumnal dreams are made of. But...
Media-Man O’Malley Joins Country Lines
A self-proclaimed “spoken-word guy,” Jack O’Malley is looking forward to transferring his upbeat view of life in Michigan to the printed page. “I’m thrilled...
Home is Where the Art Is
Coined the largest open art competition in the world—Grand Rapid’s ArtPrize has made its mark on the art world. It has been covered by...
First Mate Organizer Keeps Boats Ship-shape
The owners of a family business created a new product for boaters and helped keep some jobs in the process.
Julie Irwin and her husband...













