Colleen Stout

Hemingway spent the first 22 summers of his life in Northern Michigan, a place that heavily influenced his writing. Fans of Hemingway have long journeyed to Little Traverse Bay and its surroundings, hoping to capture for themselves of piece of the magic that inspired a Nobel Prize winning writer. ...
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This Thanksgiving take advantage of the extra time off school and work, and spend it with your family in beautiful Northern Michigan. Relax while someone else makes dinner and cleans up. Walk off that big meal with a hike along the lake or spend the day skiing, weather permitting. You can even swim...
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Thanksgiving is less than four weeks away. Those of us who are lucky enough to call ourselves Michiganders have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to this great state we get to call home. Good Beer - With close to 200 craft breweries, no matter where we live in The Mitten State, we can find a ...
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It's deer hunting season here in Michigan, which means it’s the perfect time to plan a girls’ weekend getaway while the guys are out in the woods. These five Michigan towns are great places to relax and hang out with your girlfriends, and they each have something unique to offer. Petoskey This N...
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The first snow fell last week in Northern Michigan, which means the winter season is already on its way. But don't let a little cold weather and ice keep you from visiting Michigan this winter. There are so many adventures to be had here, and the winter season can be just as beautiful and amazing as...
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The kids and I went apple picking last weekend. It was a perfect Michigan fall day with the fall colors bright against the blue, sunny skies. We brought home a whole bushel of juicy, ripe apples.But the thing about picking apples with a six and ten year-old boy is that they turn it into a sport, lau...
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The beautiful waters and woods of Northern Michigan inspire people on a daily basis, just as they did Ernest Hemingway who spent the first 22 summers of his life in the region. Considered by many to be American literature’s most influential writer, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1...
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Time is running out in Michigan to enjoy fresh out-of-the-ground veggies, but if you hurry to your local farm market you can still find plenty of in-season produce to fill your table. Here’s a list of what you can bring home this month and links to a few ideas for cooking them up in your kitchen. ...
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There is no place I would rather be on a sunny summer day than the shores of Lake Michigan. The water is always cool and clear, the white sand beaches soft and warm. But summer isn’t the only time of year I enjoy visiting The Big Lake. The view changes as the lake changes with the seasons, showing...
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If you wear your winter coat over your Halloween costume to go trick-or-treating, you’re probably from Michigan. By the time October 31st rolls around in the Mitten State fall colors are long past. It gets dark by 6:30pm, and the average high temperatures are in the 40s and 50s, depending on how ...
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