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…
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…
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…
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…