A reunion, with room to roam, in Michigan
It’s not where you go or what you do as much as who goes along for the ride. We are at such an awkward juncture […]
Michigan
Detroit auto tours: from Model T to modern-day robotics
Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile, but he gets credit for putting the world on wheels and Detroit on the map as a leader in […]
ArtPrize puts Grand Rapids, Mich., on the map for wild, wonderful art
Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city, finds unusual ways to gain attention. It has produced high-quality furniture for more than a century. It is a nationwide […]
Mackinac Island: land of fudge, lots of it
Mackinac isn’t the birthplace of fudge, but the 3.8-square-mile Michigan island in Lake Huron may well be the nation’s epicenter for it. The island kinda […]
Grand Hotel: How to save money while savoring the landmark resort
Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel – unusual because of its appearance, architecture, attitude and location – soon goes into hibernation for six months. The Michigan summer […]
Finding the good life in food, drink, beaches of Traverse City, Mich.
You know life is good when seagulls are your alarm clock, a miles-long morning walk doesn’t require shoes and breakfast begins with peaches, cherries or […]
Seeing beyond Yoopers in Marquette, Mich.
Think of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and what comes to mind? Moose crossings? Remote living? Blustery weather? Da Yoopers singing “Rusty Chevrolet”? My life is a […]
West Michigan Pike still a tourism-rich route
Too much. That’s the appeal and challenge when taking a vacation across the great lake of Michigan. Deciding which lighthouses and head lights to visit […]
Mining: a matter of heritage, tourism, survival
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Pasties, Stormy Kromers, Kimball Inn fare
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Hurley’s Silver Street: No beer shortage here
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Alex Young and Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor
He’s up at 6 a.m., tending to the tomato crop by 6:30, coaching a work crew about fences for new livestock at 7, beginning the […]