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 ...

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 ...

There’s more to Traverse City than Front Street. Explore its outlying blocks and experience mouth-watering bites, historical gems, lively bars and enough nightlife to brighten the dark of winter. New ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

How to get (and keep) the very best berries of the season—and our favorite strawberry recipes. I know we’re sitting snug in the cherry capital here in Traverse City, but it’s … ...

Find the perfect Northern Michigan-inspired gift when you shop our 2025 online gift guide. Curated by our editorial squad of foodies, adventurers, skincare experts and one candle-connoisseur–we’ve ...

Our destination is a sand dune. Exact location, TBD. I’ve cruised past the rolling dunes along Highway 2 plenty of times while en route to other U.P. locales: Grand Marais, Munising, Marquette. It ...

From summer to fall and strawberries to pumpkins, there’s no shortage of delicious, local produce in Northern Michigan. Charming U-Picks are scattered throughout our region, you just have to know ...