northern michigan

You just never know when life has a great big surprise waiting just around the corner for you.Just when you think it’s time to put your music dream on the…

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a century-old inn in a lawsuit over hot coals on a Lake Michigan beach. The court says Watervale Inn is…

(Editor’s note: we recommend you listen to this story.) Jose Burgos was 16 years old when he shot and killed Omar Kaji. It happened during a bogus drug…

A group in northern Michigan has been working for more than a decade to connect a bike trail between Suttons Bay and Harbor Springs.But now, one…

The Crystal Café in Benzonia has been a popular breakfast spot for 20 years. The restaurant serves standard diner fare like corned beef hash, but also…

Common carp have been in Michigan since the late 1800s. They’re not considered an invasive species because they’ve been around so long. Many people…

In Traverse City’s East Bay, on the busy hotel strip on U.S. 31, is Don’s Drive In. The pink and turquoise restaurant is known for its burgers and shakes…

As you pull into Mancelona, the highway narrows. You drive alongside railroad tracks and past a couple of abandoned warehouses. And then, there it is: a…

School’s out and summer is at hand. That means it’s time to make vacation plans.Mission Point Press in Traverse City has your back.They’re out with a true…

Seventy five years ago, as of last December, the United States declared war on Germany during World War II. That declaration had a dramatic impact on a…