These delicious hotel destinations (and amazing spring deals) will make you fall in love with the shoulder season.

The last 12 months of Northern Michigan restaurant openings have left us breathless. (And very, very full.) The number of notable new eateries have outpaced any year in recent memory, prompting us to ...

A peripatetic couple builds a home so perfect, it keeps them in one place. “They came with a napkin sketch,” says architect ...

A local farm pro’s field-tested timing, soil fixes and planting strategy to help make your garden healthier and more abundant ...

At Traverse City Guitar Company, customers can fully customize handmade instruments that they can linger over, discovering the art behind every strum. On an unassuming stretch of Cass Rd. in Traverse ...

Deep in the thundering heart of a spring blizzard, an intrepid angler leads an unsuspecting friend into the joys of early-season steelheading. Author Dave Karczynski shares an exclusive story from his ...

Juices that sing, coffee that soothes—all shine bright at a café that offers a cozy respite from Petoskey’s seasonal bustle. On a cold winter dawn, when the slate blue-gray of Little Traverse Bay ...

Ah, it’s Hallmark movie time, when we start to yearn for old-timey town squares, steamy bakeries, Christmas tree lightings and hot single dads in flannel—all in a postcard-perfect setting just right ...

Embrace winter in TC with swoon-worthy plates, glowing fireplaces and drinks worth bundling up for. Winter in Traverse City hits differently—the glow of downtown’s lights, fresh snow coating the ...

Part community hub, part design statement, Atomic Marketplace pairs coffee with craft beer and bold architecture in Traverse City’s evolving south side. Just outside the postcard-pretty polish of ...

Sure, a slow cruise down a tree-lined road is a classic way to catch Michigan’s fall colors—but for show-stopping views, you’ve got to head for higher ground. These scenic high points will take your ...

One of the luxuries in life is sipping vino at home and being able to crawl into bed with no worries about the trek home. But when visiting one of the many wineries in Northern Michigan, there’s an ...