Michigan

Corned beef is serious business in Michigan, and a good deli sandwich here can be a two-handed operation.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 6

Michigan takes its pasties seriously, and for good reason. These hand-held meat pies came over with Cornish miners,…

By Mason Huron · Sep 6

Some parks ask you to pick just one thing to do, and then there are the sprawling green…

By Mason Huron · Sep 6

Some desserts are worth a drive across the state, and one small-town bakery has folks setting their GPS…

By Mason Huron · Sep 5

A tall black-and-white tower waits at the end of a sandy trail near Ludington, and reaching it takes…

By Mason Huron · Sep 5

Michigan takes its doughnuts seriously, and some of the best ones come from small-town bakeries where the ovens…

By Mason Huron · Sep 5

Some breakfasts you finish, and some finish you. In one small Michigan village, the morning plates arrive so…

By Mason Huron · Sep 4

Detroit-style pizza is one of Michigan’s proudest food inventions, and once you understand it, you cannot go back…

By Mason Huron · Sep 4

Some treats are worth setting an alarm for, and some are worth a 60-minute drive down a two-lane…

By Mason Huron · Sep 4

Michigan is packed with farms, orchards, and small towns where fresh food does not have to travel far…

By Mason Huron · Sep 3

Drivers heading up I-75 keep spotting a sign that makes them ease off the gas and take the…

By Mason Huron · Sep 3

Some places skip the plates, hand you pickles in a plastic bag, and still pack the house every…

By Mason Huron · Sep 3

Fall in Michigan has a rhythm, and a big part of it happens at the local cider mill.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 2

Some places in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have a reputation that travels faster than the cars rolling up US-41.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 2

There is a small diner in Jackson, Michigan that has been feeding hungry locals since the days of…

By Mason Huron · Sep 2

There is a small place in northern Michigan where the sound of car engines simply does not exist.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 1

Michigan holds onto a dining tradition that feels like a warm handshake from another era. Supper clubs are…

By Mason Huron · Sep 1

Some folks plan an entire road trip around a single stop, and in this little northern Michigan town,…

By Mason Huron · Sep 1

Downtown Detroit holds a counter that has been steaming buns and ladling chili since before most of its…

By Mason Huron · Aug 31

Detroit hides a three-story mansion where dinner feels like a walk through the late 1800s. There are 52…

By Mason Huron · Aug 31

Some meals are worth a thirty-minute wait, and Michiganders have known this secret for generations. In a small…

By Mason Huron · Aug 31

Some places have a way of turning a quick errand into an afternoon you never planned. Tucked below…

By Mason Huron · Aug 30

Some of the best scenery in Michigan sits far from the crowded highways, tucked into the quiet woods…

By Mason Huron · Aug 30

Most waterfalls make you stand behind a railing and admire them from a polite distance. This one hands…

By Mason Huron · Aug 30

Some road trips end with a souvenir magnet. Others end with a car full of cherry salsa, chocolate…

By Mason Huron · Aug 29

Old Mission Peninsula is a narrow strip of land that stretches into Grand Traverse Bay near Traverse City,…

By Mason Huron · Aug 29

Fried perch is close to a religion in Michigan, and folks here have strong opinions about where to…

By Mason Huron · Aug 29

Michigan grows a lot of fruit, and few things put that harvest to better use than a good…

By Mason Huron · Aug 28

The olive burger is a Michigan classic, and if you have never tried one, you are missing out…

By Mason Huron · Aug 28

Frozen custard is one of those treats that feels like summer in a cup. It is smoother and…

By Mason Huron · Aug 28

Friday fish fry is a real Michigan tradition, and folks around here take it seriously. From Great Lakes…

By Mason Huron · Aug 27

There is a place in northern Michigan where cars are banned, horse-drawn carriages carry you up the hill,…

By Mason Huron · Aug 27

Summer in Michigan means one thing for a lot of us: driving down a country road until we…

By Mason Huron · Aug 27

Some baked treats vanish so fast that showing up an hour late means going home empty-handed. In one…

By Mason Huron · Aug 26

Some meals are worth a road trip, and folks across Michigan already know exactly which exit to take.…

By Mason Huron · Aug 26

Michigan is full of small towns that feel built for slowing down. You can walk a quiet main…

By Mason Huron · Aug 26

Some places in metro Detroit have been doing the exact same thing for over eighty years, and they…

By Mason Huron · Aug 25

An island where no cars are allowed sounds like a place lost to time, and one hotel there…

By Mason Huron · Aug 25

Michigan has more freshwater shoreline than almost any other state, and that means plenty of little cottage resorts…

By Mason Huron · Aug 25