For People Who Love Up North
March 2009
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A Better Idea for Green LightingProblem: You want to save money and be green but those compact fluorescent bulbs just don’t seem to shed enough light. Full article... |
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A Fresh Take on Maple SyrupAn unexpected way to savor this freshly tapped gift from the trees. Full article... |
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A Moving Experience: Harbor SpringsA historic Harbor Springs farmhouse is reborn on the beach, 18 miles from its previous perch. Full article... |
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An Ode to EggsA local farm family explains the ins and out of raising chickens and harvesting eggs. Full article... |
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Apple-Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese FrostingTwo glories of the fall harvest—juicy apples and earthy carrots—make this a dense, moist cake that can’t come out dry. Crown with maple-tinged cream cheese frosting. Full article... |
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Beaver Island’s KingIn 1850 Mormon renegade James Strang was crowned king of his Beaver Island colony. His reign lasted just six years, but tales of his five wives, his bullying of followers and his eventual assassination by an angry husband have kept his name alive in the lore of his adopted Lake Michigan realm. Full article... |
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Beef Stew with Traverse City StoutA rich stew with Traverse City—made stout is perfect for St. Paddy's day dinner. Full article... |
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Book Now: Three Nights for Two at The Homestead in MayThe Homestead Resort in Glen Arbor, northwest of Traverse City, offers three nights for the price of two in May. Full article... |
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Carter Oosterhouse Comes Home to Traverse City |
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Chillin’ and Grillin’: Winter BBQ in Northern MichiganIcy beers, good friends, meat sizzling over smoking-hot coals. All that goodness isn’t just for summer. Grab your shovel and dig out the Weber. The path to a true Northern Michigan meal is lined with snow. Full article... |
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Discover Marvelous Wild Mint in Northern MichiganOn a fine spring day, find a dappled corner of the Michigan woods. Breathe deep. Ah, wild mint! Find out how it got there—and what to do with it. Full article... |
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Fish from a KayakWhere to fish from your kayak in the Traverse City region, plus expert tips Full article... |
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Green Together: Northern Michigan Green DevelopmentsThree northern Michigan developers put community and environmental care at the top of their priorities. Full article... |
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Hot Property: Eau de Lavender in NorthportRenovated farmhouse on 13 acres of lavender. Full article... |
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Hot Property: Les Cheneaux CottageSpend your summer in the islands. Full article... |
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Hot Property: Petoskey, Right, NowThis week’s sweet real estate deal in Petoskey. Full article... |
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Hot Property: Sweet Seclusion in Cheboygan CountyLooking to get lost? Munro Lake may be the perfect place. Full article... |
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Hot Property: Traverse City Old Mission Peninsula WaterfrontWaterfront home for sale at 14770 Bluff Road on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula. Full article... |
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Iceboating in Northern MichiganVideo with fantastic footage of iceboating from decades past right up to the present, including an interview with Jack Jacobs who talks about the famous DN iceboat and much more. Full article... |
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Imprinted by the NorthwoodsI return to my childhood cabin in the Upper Peninsula each year, like salmon to the streams of their beginnings. Full article... |
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Iron Mountain ItalianRavioli with red sauce, porketta at the tavern, lavish tomato gardens. With a craving for flavors of the Old Country, this U.P. border town can’t help but offer up authentic. Full article... |
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Musicals at T.C. WestVideo with interviews and performances of The Secret Garden at Traverse City West High School. Full article... |
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Nab Traverse City’s Summer Golf Deals NowThe Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering a 2009 "create your own golf package” program for Traverse City area hotels and golf courses. Full article... |
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Northern Assets: Michigan Trophy PropertiesDream Big, Live Large Full article... |
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Northern Michigan’s Best Eats 2009: And the winner is…!We picked our favorites, you voted for the absolute best of the best. Full article... |
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Northern Michigan's Best Eats 2009Presenting the Northern Michigan food headliners that are making this year so delicious. MyNorth.com visitors voted on your favorites, check out the results! Full article... |
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Northern Style: Spring is in the AirWarm up with romantic touches of spring. Full article... |
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Orchard Escape near Traverse CityCultivate the art of self-renewal at this 250-acre cherry farm turned country inn just outside Traverse City. Full article... |
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Petoskey: A Big Push To Get Kids OutdoorsPetoskey area organizations come together to get kids back outside. Full article... |
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Petoskey Home Show |
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Photographers perform “Brush Your Teeth & Bury St. Edmond”Brick Wall Music features the folk music of The Photographers, a team of artists Maren Hoopfer and John Hanson. Full article... |
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Photographers perform “Ever Ever”Brick Wall Music features the folk music of The Photographers, a team of artists Maren Hoopfer and John Hanson. Full article... |
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Photographers perform “Maxfield Blue”Brick Wall Music features the folk music of The Photographers, a team of artists Maren Hoopfer and John Hanson. Full article... |
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Photographers perform “The Mustache Song”Brick Wall Music features the folk music of The Photographers, a team of artists Maren Hoopfer and John Hanson. Full article... |
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Pick Your Summer Sail on Traverse City’s Inland Seas SchoonerLearn about the Great Lakes while sailing Grand Traverse Bay aboard the Inland Seas Schooner, based in Traverse City and Suttons Bay. Take your family! Full article... |
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Pluck-it Cakes at Bud’s in InterlochenA delicious Interlochen tradition continues at Bud’s. Full article... |
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Recipe: Coconut Ricotta PancakesThis season’s first syrup needs a friend: these light, meltingly tender coconut ricotta pancakes. Full article... |
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Saving Michigan’s Coaster Brook TroutThe only two places the coaster brook breeds in the United States is two locations in the Lake Superior watershed, specifically, in a small tributary near Big Bay called the Salmon Trout River, and about 120 miles northwest of there in streams and on shoals of Isle Royale. Those estimated 400 adults are all the breeders our nation has. Some people want to change that before it's too late. Full article... |
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So a Girl Walks into a Bar: Traverse City Night LifeSmall town, Saturday night, Up North. With snow swirling outside and cabin fever raging inside, intrepid reporter Lynda Twardowski seeks relief and a cultural pulse in the gathering spots of downtown Traverse City. Full article... |
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Staff Picks: Traverse City and Petoskey Area PizzaTraverse Magazine staff shares their favorite pizzas from Traverse City, Petoskey, Glen Arbor and more. Full article... |
SURVEY: How do you like your maple syrup? |
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SURVEY: Winter ends this week. How will you celebrate? |
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Traverse City Restaurants: El DoradoEl Dorado restaurant in Traverse City serves up Tex-Mex breakfast and lunch. Full article... |
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Traverse City’s Own “Sir Mix-a-Lot”Traverse City native Michael Piotrowski brings his Hollywood sound skills home. Full article... |
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Traverse City WalleyePoppycock’s chef Jon Eakes shares his winter walleye recipe. Full article... |
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Traverse Favorites: Butterscotch Pie with Fresh CreamWhip up a creamy lid to a rich butterscotch pie. Full article... |
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Two Great Vacation Packages for Wine LoversThe House on the Hill Bed and Breakfast hosts rejuvenating escapes that celebrate fine wine and food. Full article... |
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Volunteer as a Lighthouse Keeper this SummerThe Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association is accepting applications from anyone interesting in living and working at the St. Helena Island light or Cheboygan River Front Range Light, both located in Northern Michigan near the Mackinac Straits. Full article... |
What is your Favorite Up North spring break stay-cay? |
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Wild About a Wild RiverThe adventure of finding our Betsie River cottage. Full article... |
