The quest for the best pasty continues. Since everyone cannot taste the wondrousness of the Pasties According to Mom that I occasionally (okay, rarely) whip up, I…
Pasties are to the Upper Peninsula as Starbucks is to a trendy neighborhood. US-2, the main east-west highway along the south coast of the U.P., is…
The sunny yellow house on the highway in Munising has been attracting crowds for Cornish-recipe pasties since it opened in 1989. Be prepared to stand…
After years of passing by the cute log cabin near the Mackinac Bridge in Mackinaw City I decided to stop at Hunt’s Mackinaw Pastie & Cookie Co. to sample…
Back in 1966 the spectacular, natural beauty of the region of the Upper Peninsula that hugs the southern Lake Superior shore between Munising and Grand…
It’s a long way from Decatur, Illinois to Munising, Michigan—about 550 miles on today’s roadways. But in 1840 Abraham and Anna Williams and their 10…
The house on Highway M-28 in Munising in the Upper Peninsula was so decrepit, “it was just swaying in the wind,” says Thomas Baugnet about the building…
With the warm weather the garage and yard sale scene heats up, beckoning collectors and the curious to rummage around someone else’s household items for…
Part coffee shop, part book haven, part community gathering spot, the Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore in downtown Munising welcomes browsers looking for WiFi or something to…
Ask any sea kayaker who’s been there: paddling is the best way to experience Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula. The…