If you like camping, meeting and working with people, don’t mind being decked out in “official” vests, shirts and hats, have your own camping gear and a…
Whether or not you live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, if you care about the U.P. as a place to visit, work, go to school—or just appreciate…
A few weeks ago my dear cousin Elaine told me a wild and weird story that seems appropriate to share on this day, the third…
So you know Michigan? Test your observational skills with the Great Lakes Gazette feature, Where? Wednesday. On occasional Wednesdays I’ll post a photo and offer…
Pumpkins are central to our Halloween tradition and Thanksgiving heritage, and very much a part of the Great Lakes region’s autumn landscape. Illinois, the nation’s top…
“Happy, Carefree Days and Restful Nights…big fish—and lots of ‘em…scenic beauty…clean air…No Hay Fever!” Promises made and kept, according to tales told throughout The Best of…
On a gray and chilly June afternoon during the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Marquette’s Presque Isle Park, T.J. and I were warmed by a young artist…
The Great Lakes region is a top producer of pumpkins, with Illinois growing 90% of the seasonal fruit in the U.S. California is second in…
We all know that carrots are a good and important food, even when baked in a cake and slathered with a cream cheese icing (hey,…
Finnish cuisine isn’t likely (never say never) to have a following to rival the popularity of Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Mediterranean foods—and French, of course….
