October 2008

1930's Diary of an Isle Royale Winter

1930's Diary of an Isle Royale Winter

A diary excerpt from a young mother teaching on Isle Royale in Lake Superior during the Great Depression. Full article...

6 Favorite Northern Michigan Color Tours

6 Favorite Northern Michigan Color Tours

Six Northern Michigan color tours through brilliant tree-lined roads and villages from Cadillac to Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes to the Tunnel of Trees in Harbor Springs. Full article...

A Day in Boyne City

A Day in Boyne City

Soak up first-class scenery, ride a teeny ferry and ramble around a snug resort town in search of inner peace and great souvenirs. Full article...

Armchair Travel: Joyride through Vintage Up North

Armchair Travel: Joyride through Vintage Up North

We love this MGM Technicolor film reel from the 1940's, showcasing our Northern Michigan playland. Full article...

Bay Harbor Chocolate Lover's Weekend

Bay Harbor Chocolate Lover's Weekend

A sweet November weekend deal for chocoholic spa lovers at The Inn at Bay Harbor. Full article...

Best Docs Reception in Traverse City, Michigan

Best Docs Reception in Traverse City, Michigan

More than 200 physicians and health care practitioners celebrate the strengths of the health care Up North Full article...

Bow Season, A Short Story

Bow Season, A Short Story

Excerpted from Eight Dogs Named Jack and Fourteen Other Stories From the Detroit Streets and Michigan Wilderness, by Joe Borri. Full article...

Buckley's Big View

Buckley's Big View

The scene from Buckley’s High Roll-Away is legendary, but don’t miss the subtle beauty that unfolds along the dirt-road drive in. A changing scape of meadow, pine and hardwood forest makes a perfect prelude to this awe-inspiring overlook. Full article...

Budget Fall Weekend in Benzie

Budget Fall Weekend in Benzie

Cruise M-22, stay two nights in Benzie, and you'll reap the deals with Benzie County's Passport to Fun. Full article...

Champion Tree Color Tour

Champion Tree Color Tour

Many of the state's and even nation's largest trees are in Northwest Lower Michigan, not far from Traverse City. Check 'em out in full color. Full article...

Connecting Middle Schoolers with Nature

Connecting Middle Schoolers with Nature

A Teacher's Perspective on Journaling in Nature Full article...

Contemporary Quilts on Exhibit at T.C.'s Dennos Museum

Contemporary Quilts on Exhibit at T.C.'s Dennos Museum

Get an in-depth look at twelve of the best quilt artists working today at the Dennos Museum exhibit in Traverse City, juried by Penny McMorris of Quilting with Penny McMorris. Full article...

December Kayak Roll in Omena Bay off Grand Traverse Bay

December Kayak Roll in Omena Bay off Grand Traverse Bay

Enviro bash at T.C.'s Opera House

Enviro bash at T.C.'s Opera House

NMEAC brings three bands and a heckuva party to benefit the Environmental Legacy Fund Full article...

Fall Folly: Last Trip of the Season

Fall Folly: Last Trip of the Season

Cold water and rapid weather changes require boaters to take extra precautions in autumn. Full article...

Flavor Adventure: Fustini's Oils and Vinegars

Flavor Adventure: Fustini's Oils and Vinegars

A gourmet Traverse City boutique lets the culinary-curious taste before they buy. Full article...

Flying with Eagles

Flying with Eagles

Feel Like You’re Soaring the Sky with Michigan’s Bald Eagles at Traverse City's Boardman River Nature Center Full article...

Foodie File: Lane Milligan of Fustini's in Traverse City

Foodie File: Lane Milligan of Fustini's in Traverse City

Lane Milligan is owner of the Traverse City tasting boutique, Fustini's, named for the Italian stainless steel carafes that hold a luscious array of infused olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Full article...

Good Times: KISSing Cadillac

Good Times: KISSing Cadillac

The story sounds like an MTV after-school special, but longtime Cadillac residents have the autographs and ticket stubs to prove this Northern legend totally true. Full article...

Interview with Award-Winning Author Joe Borri

Interview with Award-Winning Author Joe Borri

Frank talk with the award-winning author of Eight Dogs Named Jack: And Fourteen Other Stories from the Detroit Streets and Michigan Wilderness. Full article...

Long Days for Joe Short, Brewmaster

Long Days for Joe Short, Brewmaster

With a mighty spirit and a desire to push beer flavors where they've never been pushed before, a young brew dreamer gives beer-making everything he's got, and then some. Full article...

Marking Time

Marking Time

Buoys come out in October, go back in in spring. Full article...

Northern Michigan Giving Guide 2008

Northern Michigan Giving Guide 2008

Guide to non profit organizations in Northern Michigan. Full article...

Northern Rite: Ski Swaps

Northern Rite: Ski Swaps

They’re a coming-of-winter tradition we can’t help but love. Full article...

Oden's House of Pies

Oden's House of Pies

Get your piece of the pie this holiday season at this Oden Pie shop, one hour north of Traverse City. Full article...

Our Michelle: Audio

Our Michelle: Audio

Interview with an Iraq Veteran from Traverse City, Michigan. Full article...

Pavlova’s 2nd Annual Father Fred Fundraiser in Traverse City

Pavlova’s 2nd Annual Father Fred Fundraiser in Traverse City

Make yourself beautiful and help the Father Fred Foundation at Pavlova, a Traverse City salon. Full article...

Q & A With A Geothermal Expert

Q & A With A Geothermal Expert

Rex Ambs GeoFurnace Heating & Cooling LLC, Traverse City 231-943-1000, geofurnace.com Full article...

Q&A with the Lunch Lady

Q&A with the Lunch Lady

Renee DeWindt, the food service director at Frankfort-Elberta Area and Benzie County Central Schools is using a farm-to-table approach to redefine cafeteria food. Full article...

 Repurpose for St. Michael's

Repurpose for St. Michael's

The wood from old St. Michael's convent school in Suttons Bay gets a new home. Full article...

Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects

Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects

Michael Patrick Shiels' new book,"Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects," will be available late October. Full article...

The Homestead's Fab Fall Deals

The Homestead's Fab Fall Deals

Travel deals at the Homestead in Glen Arbor for fall 2008. Full article...

The Presidential Cup in Harbor Springs

The Presidential Cup in Harbor Springs

McCain v. Obama: Monogram Goods has created its own spirited presidential competition in the lake village of Harbor Springs. Full article...

Tour Charlevoix's Hobbit Houses

Tour Charlevoix's Hobbit Houses

Check out a local legend's whimsical architectural masterpieces. Full article...

Wild Grape Jelly

Wild Grape Jelly

Good friends, great jelly. Pick an autumn afternoon to gather grapes and stock your pantry. Full article...

Wind Gusher?

Wind Gusher?

Wind turbines in the Great Lakes could make Michigan a serious contender in the wind power industry says a recent study by Michigan State University. Full article...

Wolves Back on Endangered Species List

Wolves Back on Endangered Species List

Federal court says the administration cannot yet remove Midwest wolves from protected status. Full article...

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