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Beaver Island’s Music Festival Offers Unique Vibes In A Throwback Setting

With a population of 600 living on 56 square miles of land off the coast of Charlevoix in Lake Michigan and accessible only by...

Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger Give Back To Community

The fall season brings colorful leaves, crisp air, and all things orange. Fall also ushers in firearm deer season, the biggest hunting season in...

Winter’s in the Rear View Mirror

Whew! Winter is finally in our rear view mirrors. All of Michigan’s 83 counties experienced a humdinger, didn’t they? Persistent cold, high accumulations without a traditional midseason thaw,...

The Glamping Trend

If your idea of roughing it means finding the ice machine on another floor of your hotel, glamping might be for you! Glamping or “glamorous...

Hug A Lineman

The lights flicker once, twice. You wait for it. Boom!  A crack of lightning illuminates the night sky as thunder simultaneously rolls over your...

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Holidays are a great time for tradition. A favorite in our family was taking the kids to see Santa. With so many children all over...

Surf’s Up

While most of us prepare for a snow storm by stopping by the gas station or grocery store, one Northern Michigan native is waxing...

Restoring The Great Lakes Lighthouses

Scattered along Michigan’s shoreline and numbering over 200 at their peak, the Great Lakes lighthouses once served as a beacon of hope to the...

Communicating in the Age of the Emoji

A few years ago my son stood before a display of old rotary phones in an antique store, puzzled by the seemingly ancient devices....

Michigan’s Main Street

Each year motorists drive over 95 billion miles on Michigan roadways, many of them on the state’s longest route-numbered highway. Its full name is...

Salads With a Twist Recipes Due by March 1

Share your favorite “Salads With a Twist” recipe with us by March 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill....