Getting The Chills With Jonathan Rand
In “Mayhem on Mackinaw Island,” siblings Sandy and Tim Johnson spend their usual summer on Mackinac Island. But this particular holiday, they find themselves...
Magic Meets The Mitten
Many small towns in rural Michigan are quaintly magical. But in the tiny hamlet of Colon (population 1,100-ish), magical is more than an adjective,...
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...
Jack Barnwell is Mackinac’s Master Gardener
Mackinac Island has been getting a facelift. It’s the kind that requires rakes and shovels, because it’s a facelift in flowers and plants. Barnwell Landscape...
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...
Sculptor Shares The World He Has Shaped
Highway M-28, east of Marquette, is a typical stretch of U.P. road—until you notice the startling, out-of-place objects emerging from the nearby woods. Some...
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...
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...
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...
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...














