Michigan’s Great Lakes Water Trails is a new website designed to help paddlers explore the freshwater coasts of Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior. The…
With sunglasses in place to protect against wind-borne sand and a dose of anticipation in the air, 17 of us jockey for position on benches…
Hungry for a taste of summer? Mix up a batch of classic blueberry muffins and serve with a jam made from local berries. Here’s a…
No peeling, pitting, slicing or dicing. Blueberries just need a rinse and they’re recipe ready or easy to munch by the handful. July is officially…
An exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum is dedicated to the city’s important role during WW II Back in the 1940s Detroit was known as…
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…
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…
