Current challenge: In our screen-focused world, children have fewer opportunities for open-ended, self- directed play—an ...

Their mission: To help boys and girls unlock their best selves through YMCA camp programs. Hayo-Went-Ha includes a pair of northwest Michigan summer camps, serving 900 campers annually between its ...

It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the ...

Shipwrecks, storms, final words: historian Ric Mixter traces the Great Lakes' haunting messages in bottles. Before radio ...

David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy ...

Celebrate the spirit of giving this season and help raise funds to feed neighbors in need. The annual fundraiser benefiting the KAIR Food Pantry returns with plenty of holiday magic—50 dazzling ...

There's nothing that'll warm you up better than classic American comfort food and spicy Mexican cuisine. At Frederic Inn, we've been serving plenty of both for over 35 years. Family owned for two ...

Fall in Northern Michigan is magical, colorful and ready to be captured and shared on Instagram—especially from these incredible locations. The season for color tours, pumpkin-spiced everything and ...

You’ve toured the colors, sampled the wine, sipped the cider and conquered the pumpkin patch. Now, lie down to sleep in some of the North’s most glorious autumn getaways. October Up North is a ...

Leaf peeping, mountain climbing, bookish nooks, coffee shops. This coastal gem is where we go when the autumn chill sets in. It’s a trek to get to Marquette, so after a day on the road, stretch your ...