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Up North Industrial on East Grand Traverse Bay

Up North Industrial on East Grand Traverse Bay

An urban minimalist design (with a rustic soul) fits in at the beach in Traverse City.

Pint-Sized & Perfect

Pint-Sized & Perfect

A retired New York executive fits his Crystal Lake life into a very small cottage and lives happily ever after.

Cottage Again

Cottage Again

For 100 years this Walloon Lake summer place has been a haven for young men coming of age in the Northwoods.

Past Presence

Past Presence

A revamped 1914 Walloon Lake cottage embraces the old but lives like new.

Green's Anatomy

Green's Anatomy

This precedent-setting eco-friendly home is making news Up North. We take you under its skin to find out why.

Rebuilt to Last in Traverse City

Rebuilt to Last in Traverse City

A small downtown home big on exquisite detail promises to satisfy anothercentury of homeowners.

Organics and The New Classic

Organics and The New Classic

Harbor Springs architect Fred Ball, designed a not-so-big luxury home featuring organic materials and deep colors that became a new classic.

A New Style for the North

A New Style for the North

Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine's art director, Diane Kolak, designed a new style for the North, a rustic modern home in Traverse City featuring the soothing views and colors of nature with...

Colonial Revived

Colonial Revived

Two New York City designers, Daniel Heighes Wismer and Gregory Dufner, revive a Charlevoix neighborhood Dutch colonial.

The Barefoot Victorian<br><br>

The Barefoot Victorian

A Victorian-style cottage in Bay Harbor offers this family the Up North summers they wanted in a neighborhood setting they love.

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