Kathleen Ferris

Tucked along River Hill Drive in Grand Rapids, Motman’s Greenhouses is the kind of place where you walk…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Michigan has a burger scene that goes way beyond drive-throughs and frozen patties. From Ann Arbor to Flint,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Tucked along Kercheval Avenue in Detroit’s East Village neighborhood, Barkside Detroit is the kind of place that makes…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Michigan is home to some seriously impressive places to buy meat, and once you discover them, the standard…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Standing tall on West Grand Boulevard, the Fisher Building is one of Detroit’s most dazzling pieces of architecture.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Michigan summers have a way of surprising you, and nothing captures that magic quite like wandering through rows…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Tucked along Demille Road in Lapeer, Michigan, Lucky’s Blind Fish Grill has quietly built a reputation that stretches…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 12

Michigan is packed with beautiful small towns that feel like hidden treasures — places where life moves a…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Perched on a cliff above Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Big Bay Point Lighthouse is one of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Some grocery stores are just places you grab milk and leave. But in Michigan, a handful of them…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Somewhere along the quiet streets of Berrien Springs, Michigan, there is a small building that smells faintly of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Michigan has a way of turning a casual weekend drive into something you talk about for years. Scattered…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Tucked into the heart of Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood, Golden Fleece has been serving up bold, homemade Greek food…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Father’s Day only comes once a year, and Dad deserves more than a backyard burger and a paper…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Tucked along a quiet stretch of 30th Street in Grandville, Michigan, Steenstra’s Royal Dutch Bakery has been quietly…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 11

Michigan summers hit different — and the best part? You don’t need to empty your wallet to have…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Every June, Mackinac Island transforms into something straight out of a dream — purple blooms covering nearly every…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes, which means fresh seafood is practically a way of life here.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Tucked inside a suite on Mason Street in Dearborn, Michigan, Galata Sweets is doing something most coffee shops…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Michigan’s coastline stretches for nearly 3,300 miles, giving the state more freshwater shoreline than almost anywhere else in…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Tucked along US-41 in Marquette, Michigan, Lawry’s Pasty Shop has been turning out one of the Upper Peninsula’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Michigan and lake perch go together like summer and sunsets on the Great Lakes. Whether you grew up…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Tucked along Range Line Road in Niles, Michigan, Fernwood Botanical Garden sits quietly beside the St. Joseph River…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 10

Michigan summers don’t ease in quietly — they explode with color, music, food, and community pride. From the…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9

Tucked away in Ingham County, Mason, Michigan is the kind of town that antique lovers dream about finding.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9

Michigan is home to some of the most incredible camping destinations in the entire country, and locals know…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9

There is a spot on Woodward Avenue in Detroit where people line up in an alleyway just to…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9

Michigan has a special gift for preserving the past, and nowhere is that more obvious than at its…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9

Tucked along Schaefer Road in Dearborn, Aldaar Restaurant has quietly built a reputation that spreads mostly by word…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jun 9