islands

With no fudge shops and no souvenir traps, Lake Michigan's Beaver Island makes it a perfectly peaceful summer getaway for those looking to enjoy the state's natural beauty.

What makes someone want to live on an island?Loreen Niewenhuis pondered this question in her book, A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure, which…

Official at the Department of Natural Resources are inviting the public to comment on a draft plan for managing Lake Michigan islands.“We are looking at…

After hiking some 2,000 miles around the Great Lakes, Loreen Niewenhuis is headed to the islands of the Great Lakes for another thousand-mile adventure of…

We turn now to a little-known and absolutely fascinating slice of Michigan history: Beaver Island.It's a fairly remote island, plunked right there in the…