Michigan

Michigan’s past is not just tucked away in textbooks here. It shows up in glaciers, copper mines, Indigenous…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Michigan road trips get even more interesting when the landscape starts to rise. Across the state, hillier towns…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Breakfast does not have to be fancy to feel worth remembering. On East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Covered bridges already feel rare in Michigan, but this one near Lowell carries extra presence. Fallasburg Covered Bridge…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Steak dinners do not always need big-city noise to make a serious impression. Across Michigan, lesser-known steakhouses are…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Handmade things feel more meaningful when the place behind them invites people to slow down. In Ann Arbor’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 15

Crab cakes can be an easy menu promise and a much harder dish to make memorable. In downtown…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Outdoor fun feels easier when it begins just steps from downtown. Across Michigan, the right small town can…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Mac and cheese may be the headline dish, but the setting makes this Clarkston favorite even harder to…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Morning traditions feel sweeter when they come from a bakery that has been part of town for generations.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Car history feels different in Michigan because so much of the story happened right here. Across the state,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

A good roadside diner can make a small town feel familiar before you have even finished your first…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

The best zoo visits are not always the biggest ones. Sometimes the real magic comes from being close…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Friday night feels different in Michigan when a fish fry is involved. Across church basements, veteran halls, neighborhood…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

Comfort food feels different when the whole room knows how to set the mood. In Southfield, Michigan, Cornbread…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

History feels easier to understand when visitors can step into the scene instead of only reading about it.…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 14

At first, it looks like a peaceful creekside park. Then you notice the “logs” are concrete, the “branches”…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

At first glance, 2 The Moon Bakery looks like the kind of small-town stop you plan to visit…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Michigan gets especially good when the volume drops. Away from the busier lakefront hotspots and familiar weekend crowds,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Memorable restaurants do not always need trends when the character is already built in. In Alpena, Michigan, JJ’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Perched high above the rolling hills of northern Michigan, SkyBridge Michigan at Boyne Mountain offers one of the…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Gluten-free dessert in Michigan has moved far beyond the lonely token cookie in the case. Across the state,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

The first bite of a great chicken sandwich should make the room go quiet for a second. In…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Lake Michigan getaways feel easier when the day can move from activity to quiet without much planning. In…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

Port Austin is full of summer energy, but one downtown building stops you cold before you even reach…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

A good coffee bookshop makes it very easy to lose track of the plan. Across Michigan, these cozy…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 13

A great Upper Peninsula lunch should feel hearty, local, and tied to the place around it. In Houghton,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 12

A shoreline feels more intriguing when the road there already sounds like a secret. On Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula,…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 12

Clarkston has a barbecue spot that catches you off guard in the best possible way. Union Woodshop sits…

By Kathleen Ferris · Aug 12