Kathleen Ferris

The best childhood memories usually come with crowded shelves, tiny boxes, and the feeling that one more aisle…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 30

Michigan barbecue is not the kind of meal you approach with one napkin and optimism. Across the state,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 30

Perched right at the foot of the Mackinac Bridge in Mackinaw City, Colonial Michilimackinac is one of Michigan’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 30

Grand Haven, Michigan is known for its sandy beaches and stunning sunsets, but tucked along Washington Avenue is…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

A Michigan beach getaway has a way of making real life feel very far away. Along Lake Michigan…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

A burger place has to be doing something right when it can skip the menus, plates, and credit…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

A truly great sandwich shop does not need a flashy storefront when word of mouth is doing all…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

A summer street festival gets a lot more tempting when an entire downtown starts thinking in blueberry. In…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

A family-friendly summer stop does not always announce itself from the interstate. Between Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo along…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

Some Michigan bakeries seem to run on their own delicious schedule, and the people who know better show…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

Not every summer festival gets to brag about the giant living organism hiding beneath its streets. In Michigan’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 29

Not every garden is just a pretty place to wander, and this Ann Arbor escape proves it quickly.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

Eating gluten-free in Michigan should not mean watching everyone else order the exciting food while you negotiate with…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

The best beaches sometimes make you work a little before handing over the view. Along the eastern shore…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

A building that looks like a storybook castle is not usually where people expect to find one of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

Tucked along South Otsego Avenue in Gaylord, Michigan, The Pine Squirrel Bar and Grill is the kind of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

A restaurant does not need a big dining room to make a statewide impression. In a narrow corner…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

The best paddling days are the ones that make you forget what time you launched. Across Michigan, kayaking…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

The best treasure hunts do not always happen in antique towns or weekend flea markets. Sometimes they are…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 28

The calmest paddling water in the Great Lakes can feel like a secret passage if you know where…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

A truly great burger place does not need much more than a hot grill, hand-cut fries, and people…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

Peak season can make a Michigan island feel like it changed costumes overnight. The same quiet docks, beaches,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

A donut stop gets a lot more memorable when the backstory is almost as good as the pastries.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

Michigan book hunting has a way of turning a quick stop into an entire afternoon. Across the state,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

The best road-trip cafés have a way of making you feel like you found something before everyone else…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

A quiet beach day feels almost impossible to find once Michigan summer hits full speed, but this Ottawa…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 27

Golden hour in Michigan has a habit of turning ordinary places into full-on scenes. One evening, the lake…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 26

The kind of café people recommend with confidence usually has nothing to prove. In the quiet downtown of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 26

An indoor waterpark getaway gets a lot more tempting when everything families need is built into one easy…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 26