Kathleen Ferris

On a quiet, tree-lined street in Petoskey, Michigan, the Terrace Inn feels like a step into a softer,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 11

A good hike is even better when there is something delicious waiting at the end of it. Across…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 11

On Vernor Highway in southwest Detroit, Michigan, Duly’s Place Coney Island feels like the kind of old-school counter…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 11

Some restaurants chase hype. Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has spent decades earning something better: loyalty. Since…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

In the heart of downtown Detroit, Michigan, Sweetwater Tavern has earned the kind of wing reputation most restaurants…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

You do not need rugged gear, years of experience, or a mountain-climber mindset to enjoy Michigan’s trails. Some…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

In a church basement on West Southern Avenue in Muskegon, Michigan, Embrace Books is quietly doing something that…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

A Michigan summer meal feels even better when your dog gets a seat on the patio, too. Across…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

On South Mitchell Street in Cadillac, Michigan, The Greenhouse brings a whole lot of energy to one surprisingly…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

Inside Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan, SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium turns a mall stop into…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

Beneath the rolling hills of Traverse City, Michigan, the Grand Traverse Commons holds more than beautiful brick buildings…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 10

In Michigan, the water is not just part of the scenery — it is the main event. From…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

Every summer, a quiet Dutch-themed village in Holland, Michigan trades its tulip gardens and wooden shoe demos for…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

Standing 52 feet tall in the small Upper Peninsula city of Ironwood, Michigan, the Hiawatha statue is one…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

On the quiet main street of Fennville, Michigan, Root Cafe feels like the kind of small-town find people…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

Some places entertain you for an afternoon, but Michigan has a way of pulling you into its story.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

On Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Aurora Italiana has become the kind of restaurant pasta…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

Beneath the cold, clear waters of Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan, more than 200 shipwrecks lie frozen in…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

On South Main Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The Ark proves that a music venue does not need…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 9

Along Eleanor Drive in Centreville, Michigan, Yoder’s Country Market has the kind of charm that makes you slow…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Along Lake Michigan’s eastern shoreline, Saugatuck feels like a small town with a much bigger reputation than its…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Detroit’s food scene has quietly become one of the most exciting in the entire Midwest, and locals know…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Perched on a red rock bluff above Keweenaw Bay in L’Anse, Michigan, the Bishop Baraga Shrine is one…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

On a quiet stretch of East Water Street in Constantine, Michigan, Meeks Mill Cafe feels like the kind…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Behind a quiet row of homes on Klinger Street in Hamtramck, Michigan, one of the Midwest’s most unexpected…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Michigan summers were practically made for fireworks — the kind that light up the sky above sand dunes,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Detroit has never been short on bold culinary moves, but BARDA on Grand River Avenue is doing something…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 8

Michigan knows how to do chocolate cake, and the proof is sitting in bakery cases all across the…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Somewhere between Ann Arbor and Pinckney, tucked along a quiet stretch of Patterson Lake Road in Livingston County,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7