Michigan

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

Michigan takes pie seriously, and that is very good news for anyone with a fork. From Traverse City’s…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Perched on the edge of West Bay in Traverse City, Michigan, the Boathouse Restaurant is the kind of…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Michigan is full of cozy coffee shops, but finding one that welcomes your four-legged best friend makes the…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Just off Whitehall Road in Muskegon, one Michigan favorite manages to feel like two summer getaways in a…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

July is the kind of month when Michigan beaches reward anyone willing to slow down and look a…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Some burger spots chase trends. This Jackson, Michigan classic has spent nearly a century doing the opposite. Tucked…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 7

Michigan summers are no joke — the humidity climbs, the pavement sizzles, and everyone starts eyeing the nearest…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 6

Some shops do more than sell food; they become the reason for the drive. Along Joseph Campau Avenue…

By Kathleen Ferris · Jul 6