Friends and acquaintances are forever asking for an insider’s view of Mackinac Island.   I have summered there for almost 35 years, but I still learn something new each time I visit.  Here are few things I’ve learned over the years: 1. Check the ferry schedule and be flexible.  There’s ...
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Spring is finally (sort of) in the air. In northern Michigan that means the ground has started to become soft and muddy with the April rain, spring flowers like daffodils, crocuses, and tulips are beginning to creep up through the ground, and we are noticing the sounds of hundreds of different ...
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Michigan is famous for cherries, wine… and fudge! Even the tourists have been dubbed “fudgies” – poking a little fun at those coming from far and wide to dig into the sweet fudges you can find in downtown Petoskey. But could we be accused of anything better? We think not! Here’s a ...
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(And other ways to enjoy wine this spring) Petoskey Uncorked It’s coming Saturday, May 20 – the Petoskey Uncorked event – and on either side of that? Boundless fields of blooming cherry orchards near Petoskey. If you’re planning a spring weekend out and about, May 20 is hard to beat....
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Chasing the Aurora Borealis Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis displaying over Lake Michigan. This spring, Northern Michigan got its finest display of the Aurora Borealis in years on March 23-24, 2023. It was bigger, brighter and more prevalent than anyone could recall in recent memory – or m...
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