Michigan

Deep in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, there is a waterfall so powerful it sends amber-tinted water thundering over a…

By Mason Huron · Aug 24

A short drive up Michigan’s Thumb leads to a small village where the pace slows and the shoreline…

By Mason Huron · Aug 24

Michigan has a fried chicken tradition that goes way beyond fast food, and some of the best plates…

By Mason Huron · Aug 23

Michigan takes its craft beer seriously, and some of the best places to grab a locally brewed pour…

By Mason Huron · Aug 23

Some places make you feel like you belong the moment you arrive, and this little spot in rural…

By Mason Huron · Aug 23

About twelve miles west of Lansing, a small city hugs a bend in the Grand River and quietly…

By Mason Huron · Aug 22

Not every waterfall makes you earn the view. Some of Michigan’s best falls sit just steps from a…

By Mason Huron · Aug 22

Michigan is full of towns where the best meal in the area is not in a big city,…

By Mason Huron · Aug 22

More than a century of rolling strikes hides behind an unassuming brick front on one of Detroit’s busiest…

By Mason Huron · Aug 21

Some fall traditions stick around for generations, and one Grand Rapids spot has been part of local autumns…

By Mason Huron · Aug 21

Tucked along a quiet river in the heart of Michigan sits a town that looks like it wandered…

By Mason Huron · Aug 21

Somewhere along a stretch of highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits a small spot that turns first-timers into…

By Mason Huron · Aug 20

Some roadside spots earn a following that stretches far beyond their own zip code, and one classic Michigan…

By Mason Huron · Aug 20

Some beaches make you work for the payoff, and the reward can be worth every step. Tucked along…

By Mason Huron · Aug 20

Some places let you keep one foot in the present while the other wanders happily into the past.…

By Mason Huron · Aug 19

Michigan takes its ice cream seriously, especially in the summer months when a hand-dipped cone tastes like the…

By Mason Huron · Aug 19

Tucked into the far western corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits a stretch of ancient forest so quiet…

By Mason Huron · Aug 19

Some places make you work for the payoff, but this one hands you a big reward after a…

By Mason Huron · Aug 18

A stainless-steel roadside eatery once pulled travelers off the highway from every corner of Michigan, chasing a morning…

By Mason Huron · Aug 18

Some places seem built for people who want their days to move a little slower. Up north, where…

By Mason Huron · Aug 18

Michigan is surrounded by water, so it only makes sense that some of the best meals in the…

By Mason Huron · Aug 17

Not every great view in Michigan requires a sweaty all-day climb. Some of the best water overlooks in…

By Mason Huron · Aug 17

Not every night involves falling asleep in a working lighthouse with the greatest of the Great Lakes stretched…

By Mason Huron · Aug 17

Coney dogs are practically a Michigan food group, and while Detroit gets most of the attention, some of…

By Mason Huron · Aug 16

Quarters clinking, flippers snapping, and rows of pinball machines glowing under a bright ceiling. That is the kind…

By Mason Huron · Aug 16

Michigan has more than 100 state parks, and while a few names get all the attention, plenty of…

By Mason Huron · Aug 16

Somewhere in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, amber-colored water tumbles over rock in a way that stops people in their…

By Mason Huron · Aug 15

There is a stretch of southwest Michigan where the crowds thin out, the trails wind through wooded dunes,…

By Mason Huron · Aug 15

Some towns make you slow down without even trying. Northern Michigan has a compact stretch of storefronts near…

By Mason Huron · Aug 15

Some pizza is worth a short drive. Some pizza is worth crossing an entire state for, and folks…

By Mason Huron · Aug 14

Some places in Detroit have been feeding hungry folks since before your grandparents were born, and this one…

By Mason Huron · Aug 14

Tucked along a quiet stretch of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits a timber-framed restaurant where the prime rib has…

By Mason Huron · Aug 14

Some breakfast spots run on trends. This one runs on cash, coffee, and a full parking lot before…

By Mason Huron · Aug 13

Some breakfast spots skip the shortcuts. No packaged jelly cups, no butter pats in plastic wrappers, just bread…

By Mason Huron · Aug 13

Some places earn their fame with fancy menus and flashy signs. Others just keep doing one thing right…

By Mason Huron · Aug 13

Retirement should feel less like a countdown and more like a fresh chapter, and a quiet lakeside spot…

By Mason Huron · Aug 12

Some restaurants make people plan an entire road trip around dinner, and this small-town spot in southern Michigan…

By Mason Huron · Aug 12

Some places do not need fancy signs or shiny booths to keep people coming back. In a small…

By Mason Huron · Aug 12

Some places let you read about the past, but a certain spot in Michigan actually lets you walk…

By Mason Huron · Aug 11