Now that TJ and I (and Tucker Dog) have relocated to the Upper Peninsula, it’s easy to find a fish fry at anytime of year….
True Romance: 1993 R rated dark comedy written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer…
Popcorn is the go-to snack in our house, and in our microwave-free home that means it’s popped on the stovetop or in our electric popper. Did…
As winter struts its stuff across the land thoughts—and appetites—turn to a hearty soup simmering on the stove. Maybe that’s why January is designated National…
It’s big, it’s brass, and it’s a bit bizarre. The Bishop Baraga Shrine, aka Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, is a six-story salute to the…
It’s time to pull out the recipe for gingerbread men and make the little people that Mom would turn out by the dozens every year….
Glassblowers at the Corning Museum of Glass made the more than 2,000 ornaments that cover the 14-foot tall Holiday Ornament Tree, the backdrop of choice for family portraits…
It’s 1,100 square feet in the round. A post-war American dream wrapped in aluminum. Looking more like a spaceship than a cozy family home, the…
You’ll fall for this simple pumpkin cake. It’s perfect for this time of year, and was a hit at our Halloween dinner party. I don’t recall…
Most visitors who hop a ferry to Michigan’s Mackinac Island think of the spot in the Straits of Mackinac as a summer place. That’s natural,…
