up north

Much like the movies they inspire, these towns are perfect for "stepping away from life" with a magical backdrop. One of the best is an Up North Michigan favorite.

The goal to Friends-Giving is to relax and have a good time with our "chosen" family.

Torch Lake's beautiful history dates back to the Ice Age

Giant cities around the country have 45 minute commutes, for just a few miles! I’ll never complain about traffic again (road construction… that’s another story).

Results from the additional testing facilitated by the MDARD and completed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) have revealed the illness impacting dogs in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to be canine parvovirus.

Mirages have been known to appear over Michigan's Great Lakes when conditions are right and it turns out conditions were right in the Upper Peninsula's Keweenaw Bay on July 9, 2022.

There's nothing quite a northern Michigan in the summer. Just ask actress/ singer Jana Kramer. The Michigan native was spotted hanging out at her "happy place".

Talk about Pure Michigan. Granot Loma is everything "up north" Michigan is about. Listed as a National Historic site, it's also the largest log cabin in the world.

Heading Up North this summer? Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts has a summer concert lineup you may want to check out.

It's pretty, pretty simple, and for a cheapskate like me, cheap. An early fall camping trip; all you really is a tent, a sleeping bag, maybe a pillow and a mattress pad, and a way to get to wherever you are going. The Michigan DNR will show you where you can camp, and once in a while you get lucky as I did years ago, and you find a place hardly anyone knows about.

West Branch is a great place to connect with nature. We think we've found the perfect Airbnb for anyone more of the "flower child" variety to stay in!

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