Luxe lodging and crave-worthy cuisine make our small towns must-visit destinations. The small towns near Petoskey and the ...

NoMI nonprofits to share their stories of impact—here’s how to support their work. The pages of Give Northern Michigan serve as a portal where local nonprofits partner with us to share their stories ...

St. Ignace is the perfect base for fall fun in the Upper Peninsula, with its brilliant foliage, birdwatching, hiking, kayaking, and seasonal charm.

There’s more to Traverse City than Front Street. Explore its outlying blocks and experience mouth-watering bites, historical gems, lively bars and enough nightlife to brighten the dark of winter. New ...

Part community hub, part design statement, Atomic Marketplace pairs coffee with craft beer and bold architecture in Traverse City’s evolving south side. Just outside the postcard-pretty polish of ...

David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...

Santa Claus is coming to town! Kick off the holiday season with these festive parades and small-town celebrations across Northern Michigan. This is a MyNorth.com exclusive. Want more? View our print ...

It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the wail of a guitar that seemed to speak in a human voice, a mournful invitation.

Shipwrecks, storms, final words: historian Ric Mixter traces the Great Lakes’ haunting messages in bottles. Before radio distress calls, sailors communicated their peril by putting farewell messages ...