Bathed in Serenity

Bathed in Serenity

Northern Home & Cottage gives you six ideas for creating your own spa retreat. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage Northern Home & Cottage )

Talking Landscaping With Bob Drost

Talking Landscaping With Bob Drost

Rock-walled infinity pools and natural hot tubs made from slate and boulders—what's next Bob? Full article...Northern Home & Cottage News Northern Home & Cottage )

No Ordinary Tree House

No Ordinary Tree House

Builder Andy Poineau is using his skills to help the Raven Hill Discovery Center. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage News )

Build a Bark House

Build a Bark House

Poplar bark shingles are available Up North. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage News Northern Home & Cottage )

 A House Made from Clay and Straw. Really.

A House Made from Clay and Straw. Really.

In her Crystal Lake home Bonnie Barnes achieved Provencal style and superb structural performance with an updated version of an ancient, sustainable building. technique. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage Northern Home & Cottage )

It's a Platinum

It's a Platinum

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

Renovating? Now It’s Easy to Be Green

Renovating? Now It’s Easy to Be Green

The U.S. Green Building Council wants to help make your next remodel green. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage News Northern Home & Cottage )

Up On the Roof

Up On the Roof

Super Green Idea: A rooftop greenhouse to grow plants and help heat your home. Full article...Northern Home & Cottage News Northern Home & Cottage )

Recipes for Relaxation

Recipes for Relaxation

Three recipes for creating relaxing recipes, including massage oil, face masks and body scrub. Full article...Simple Pleasures Northern Home & Cottage )

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...Garden How To Garden )

Home Spa

Home Spa

A list of ways to create a home spa. Full article...Pulled Together Northern Home & Cottage )

The New Green Kitchen

The New Green Kitchen

Products for the new green, eco-friendly kitchen. Full article...Pulled Together Pulled Together )

Garden in a Jar

Garden in a Jar

Seven simple steps to building a home terrarium. Full article...Garden Northern Home & Cottage )

Breaking House Rules

Breaking House Rules

A Long Lake house designed by Traverse City architect Ken Richmond incorporates Arts & Crafts, cottage and contemporary. The home manages to be creative and styled while melting into the trees. Full article...Home Profiles Northern Home & Cottage )

The Healing House

The Healing House

Color, simplicity and healing mark the new Little Traverse home of artist Molly Phinny. Full article...Home Profiles Northern Home & Cottage )

Daily Photo

A lucky 4-leaf, 4-petal trillium blooms each spring at White Birch Lodge in Elk Rapids

A lucky 4-leaf, 4-petal trillium blooms each spring at White Birch Lodge in Elk Rapids. Photo by Mike Conrad.

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Events

Sturgeon Viewing Guided Tour

May 16, 2008 01:00 PM until 03:00 PM

Walk the banks of the Upper Black River with a guide as the famed lake sturgeon head up river to spawn. This is a threatened species in Michigan and a rare species throughout the United States. A committed group of volunteers works round the clock during spawning season to protect the fish from poachers. Now, anyone who takes the tour will have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of one of these rare fish.

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Recipes

Recipe

Violet Cupcakes

These forest flowers are pretty enough to eat—try them in these delicate cupcakes. A rule of thumb for cooking with violets: the deeper purple the flower, the sweeter its flavor. Make sure your violet patch is pesticide free. Full recipe...