![Hot Diggity Johnny Dogs](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Munising-Johnny-Dog-K.Usitalo_2410-470x140.jpeg)
Who would have imagined that the lowly tube steak would be elevated to gourmet fare? Hot dog shops have popped up across Michigan, and while…
![A Great Laker's Boom Time Guides](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/header-fireworks_detroitwindsorintlfreedomfest-470x140.jpg)
The pops and booms of firecrackers and fireworks used to be confined to the weeks leading up to and after the Fourth of July. Now the…
![Gnome Foolin': Versatile Vernors Makes Delish Onion Rings](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/recipe-vernors-onion-rings_8273-470x140.jpg)
National Onion Rings Day is June 22 Once in a while (maybe twice a year) I have a taste for onion rings. Until now. That…
![Get Your Kicks On Route 2](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/us-2-scenic-overlook_8820-470x140.jpg)
A few years ago TJ and Graham headed west on US Route 2 on a road trip to Montana, and I was jealous. Driving the…
![Cheerleader Cheesecake in Saugatuck](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/saugatuck-ad-004-470x140.jpg)
The (nearly) naked truth about the Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign is that it works, as evidenced by 26 beauties in bikinis on the sandy…
![Cudighi: Tastes Better Than It Sounds](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cudighi-ralphs_2783-300x140.jpg)
It’s to Ishpeming and this part of the Upper Peninsula what the Coney Island hot dog is to Detroit and Lower Michigan. When in the…
![Lots to Like at Lakenenland](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lakenenland_3067-112x140.jpg)
About 16 years ago a 30-something guy in the Upper Peninsula with a big imagination and a talent for welding quits drinking and starts making…
![GLOG---The GLG Blog: Win a Car, Pure Michigan Vacation](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Crop-MI-Pace-Car-Sweepstakes1-470x140.jpg)
If you’re a resident of Quebec you can stop reading right now. For some reason you’re not eligible for the MI Pace Car Sweepstakes. Other…
![McCourtie Park Cements It](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mccourtie_2315-470x140.jpg)
Photo Above: An example of el trabejo rustico, the art of crafting concrete to look like wood Looking for a concrete answer to the question,…