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...

Blue Angels Fly on the Wings of Hard Work

A.J. Harrell decided early in life that he didn’t want to sit behind a desk. Strapped into the cockpit of a C-130 aircraft, he now...

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,...

The Country’s Oldest Ice Climbing Festival

Many people travel to gorgeous Munising, Michigan, in the state’s Upper Peninsula to experience the beauty of the infamous sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks...

Visit State’s Newest Shipwreck Museum: West Michigan Underwater Preserve

In the calm waters of Lake Michigan, north of White Lake, John Hanson emerged from the depths, his form taking shape in the bubbles...

Horsepower

If you’ve ever visited Mackinac Island, there is a familiar sound unique to the gorgeous vacation destination—the clip-clop of horse hooves along the streets....

Casting A Line With Kevin VanDam

When you’re talking to Kevin VanDam you don’t get the feeling you’re speaking with an internationally recognized angler and arguably the best bass fisherman...

Courageous Coffee: The Perfect Blend

While coffee is a daily part of many people’s lives—there are some folks for whom coffee is more than a ritual, it’s a calling. For...

Great Education on the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA), a part of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) that is located on its Grand Traverse campus in Traverse City,...

Neighbors Create New Plow to ‘Bully’ Winter

Tired of being “bullied by the snow,” Paul Starner and Jerry Schichtel, of Traverse City, decided to fight back. They created the Snow Bully, a...

Heirloom Recipes Due by September 1

Share your favorite “Heirloom” recipe with us by September 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more! To...