March 2008

Northern Michigan Living: Old Houses Make Good Lovers

Northern Michigan Living: Old Houses Make Good Lovers

Northern Michigan Living: Traverse Magazine contributor Aaron Peterson assays his love for an old farmhouse. Full article...

Video: Ride a Dog Sled at Boyne Highlands

Video: Ride a Dog Sled at Boyne Highlands

Cruise with a team of Alaskan huskies from Nature's Kennels through the wintry Boyne Highlands woods. Full article...

Mr. Smiley's Windmill Wars in Northern Michigan

Mr. Smiley's Windmill Wars in Northern Michigan

Steve Smiley has a plan for Northern Michigan towns, including Traverse City, to become energy self-sufficient for electricity and heating—with wind power. Full article...

Our Lighthouses Get Some Love

Our Lighthouses Get Some Love

Eight lighthouses throughout Michigan will share over $215,800 brought in by the Save Our Lights license plate program. Full article...

It's a Platinum

It's a Platinum

Home to be featured in Northern Home & Cottage wins a prestigious green award. Full article...

Up On the Roof

Up On the Roof

Super Green Idea: A rooftop greenhouse to grow plants and help heat your home. Full article...

Recipes for Relaxation

Recipes for Relaxation

Three recipes for creating relaxing recipes, including massage oil, face masks and body scrub. Full article...

Can These Seeds Be Saved?

Can These Seeds Be Saved?

Description of how to test last year's seeds to see if they are worth planting in the spring. Full article...

Home Spa

Home Spa

A list of ways to create a home spa. Full article...

Winging it: Sandhill Crane

Winging it: Sandhill Crane

Look for skyward for these large and beautiful harbingers of spring. Full article...

Northern Michigan Events: The 53rd Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City

Northern Michigan Events: The 53rd Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City

Northern Michigan Events: May means morel season Up North. Celebrate in Boyne City this May 16-19 at the National Morel Mushroom Festival. Full article...

Northern Michigan Home & Cottage: Up on Windy Knob

Northern Michigan Home & Cottage: Up on Windy Knob

Northern Michigan Home & Cottage: With vision and determination in equal measure, a Leelanau County couple breathes new beauty into their 1930s farmhouse. Full article...

Northern Michigan Events: MyNorthTickets Minute Highlights, May 9

Northern Michigan Events: MyNorthTickets Minute Highlights, May 9

Northern Michigan Events: Jenny Buechel reports weekly with Northern Michigan's top three events from MyNorthTickets.com Full article...

Northern Michigan Recipes: Chimichurri for Mother's Day

Northern Michigan Recipes: Chimichurri for Mother's Day

Northern Michigan Recipes: Our local food blogger brings you simple and creative recipes to impress Mom this Mother's Day Full article...

Northern Michigan Vacations: Memorial Day 2013 Lodging Specials

Northern Michigan Vacations: Memorial Day 2013 Lodging Specials

Northern Michigan Vacations: Save big this Memorial Day Weekend with lodging specials for the whole family Full article...

Traverse City Food & Wine: Grand Traverse Distillery Awarded

Traverse City Food & Wine: Grand Traverse Distillery Awarded

Traverse City Food & Wine: Grand Traverse Distillery’s “Ole George” Aged Rye Whiskey is named “Best of Category – Gold Medal” Full article...

Northern Michigan Art: Discovering Pioneer Abstract Painter Manierre

Northern Michigan Art: Discovering Pioneer Abstract Painter Manierre

Northern Michigan Art: If a few circumstances in Manierre Dawson’s life had gone differently, today he might be lauded as one of Michigan’s most famous residents and America’s first abstract painter. Instead, he is among history’s most overlooked artists. A handful of crusaders are working to fix that. Full article...

Traverse City Events: National Writers Series with Nathaniel Philbrick

Traverse City Events: National Writers Series with Nathaniel Philbrick

Northern Michigan Events: The National Book Award winner speaks on his newest book and his upcoming visit to Northern Michigan Full article...

Michigan Video: Northern Michigan Spring at Black Star Farms

Michigan Video: Northern Michigan Spring at Black Star Farms

Michigan Video: Watch spring come to Black Star Farms in Northern Michigan's Leelanau County. Full article...

Northern Michigan Real Estate: Set Your Sites Here

Northern Michigan Real Estate: Set Your Sites Here

Northern Michigan Real Estate: Caution! Reading on may cause daring life moves that include waking up to extreme surf-and-turf accessibility. Full article...

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Frankfort Lighthouse in fall. Photo by Paul Cari.

One last look at fall. View from Pierce Stocking Drive in Sleeping Bear Dunes. Photo by Darren King.

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What's Up North

Astronomy Days at Great Lakes Children's Museum in Traverse City

Nov 24, 2008 to Nov 25, 2008 01:00 PM until 04:00 PM

Astronomy Days at Great Lakes Children's Museum in Traverse City includes fun hands-on activities to help kids learn about our solar system and beyond. Museum Educator Anne Drake leads activities such as "Solar System in Your Pocket," during which children will create a model of our solar system and gain an understanding of relative distance. Other activities include creating clay planets to discover their relative sizes, making a glow-in-the-dark constellation to take home and a color perception activity.


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Recipes

Recipe

Sweet Apple Salsa

A decidedly not-spicy, fresh-fruit salsa that showcases the best of the North’s orchard bounty. Full recipe...

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