Trade daylight for starlight on these Northern Michigan trails, where dark sky preserves, quiet forests and celestial spectacles create an after-hours adventure. Up North adventure doesn’t stop at ...

Custom home builder Joel Reb advises homeowners to invest in practical, personality-driven features like outdoor living ...

This hike at the Boardman River Nature Center invites all ages to come in costume for self-guided exploration, trivia, games and a special guest appearance from the North Sky Raptor Sanctuary.

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Mark Wanner of KRÄM Construction & Design completed a custom five-bedroom farmhouse designed to accommodate his large family and working farm lifestyle. When Mark Wanner stands in the center of his ...

If the pumpkin spice latte isn’t quite your thing, maybe these Northern Michigan pumpkin beers will strike your fancy. From 20-year fall traditions to a wild ale with cacao and a pumpkin wheat beer, ...

Four perfect trails we’d clear a Saturday for, plus where to linger afterward for lunch, cider, coffee or a sunset beer. Trail profile: This singletrack pathway follows an approximately 2-mile loop ...

Author Anne-Marie Oomen chronicles her personal struggle to rescue monarch caterpillars through their metamorphosis despite facing environmental challenges. This is how it started. Like so many ...

We love a simple, classic dock. But unfortunately, so do those gaggles of geese. Imagine if, instead of hosting them (and the half-dozen decoy owls and whirlygig spiders you set out to deter them), ...

The native shrub witch hazel provides late-autumn color in Michigan’s forests while offering both medicinal benefits and historical folklore. After October’s foliage has faded and the jack-o’-lanterns ...

Kelly Bulloch was fresh out of college and a new resident of Traverse City when a certain three-story Queen Anne Victorian caught her eye. With its wrap-around porch and whimsical turret, it clearly ...