Michigan

Every Fat Tuesday, people in Hamtramck line up for blocks before many offices have even opened. They are…

By Mason Huron · Oct 13

Mackinaw City is famous for ferries, fudge shops, and the big bridge that links Michigan’s two peninsulas, but…

By Mason Huron · Oct 12

Once a month, a quiet Michigan town turns into a treasure hunt that can fill an entire day…

By Mason Huron · Oct 12

Some towns are known for a landmark or a famous hill, but Frankenmuth, Michigan, is known for a…

By Mason Huron · Oct 12

Some sandwiches fit in your hand. Others need a game plan, a stack of napkins, and maybe a…

By Mason Huron · Oct 11

Michigan has a lot of old buildings, and many of them come with a story or two that…

By Mason Huron · Oct 11

Michigan takes its chili seriously, especially when it lands on a hot dog, a pile of fries, or…

By Mason Huron · Oct 11

Ask anyone in northern Michigan what to order for dinner, and the answer usually swims in from the…

By Mason Huron · Oct 10

Some breakfasts come with toast, and some come with a time machine. On the west side of Flint,…

By Mason Huron · Oct 10

Some of the best food in any city hides in the places you would drive right past. In…

By Mason Huron · Oct 10

Some restaurants chase trends, and some just keep the dining room full for decades. On a Monday night…

By Mason Huron · Oct 9

Some Michigan road trips have a clear finish line, and in Frankenmuth that finish line usually involves a…

By Mason Huron · Oct 9

Some breakfast spots chase trends, and some simply outlast them. In the northern Michigan town of Grayling, there…

By Mason Huron · Oct 9

Some meals call for a menu, and some meals call for a stack of plates and a game…

By Mason Huron · Oct 8

Some of the best meals in Lansing come from a counter, not a fancy dining room. On the…

By Mason Huron · Oct 8

Some of the best barbecue in West Michigan is hiding where most people would never think to look.…

By Mason Huron · Oct 8

Retirement is supposed to be the slow lane, but some people in Downriver Michigan seem to be sprinting…

By Mason Huron · Oct 7

Some of the best breakfast in Michigan comes wrapped in foil and handed over a counter next to…

By Mason Huron · Oct 7

Some towns shout for attention, and some just wait patiently on the shore until the right people find…

By Mason Huron · Oct 7

Some people will drive more than an hour for a dumpling, and in Wyandotte that habit makes perfect…

By Mason Huron · Oct 6

Grocery store smoked fish comes wrapped in plastic and shipped from who knows where. Along the Michigan shoreline,…

By Mason Huron · Oct 6

Some steak dinners are just dinner. Others become the meal people talk about for years and plan a…

By Mason Huron · Oct 6

Some places get copied in strip malls across the country. Others refuse to be copied at all. In…

By Mason Huron · Oct 5

Some people drive across Detroit for a game, a concert, or a family party. Plenty of others make…

By Mason Huron · Oct 5

At the very tip of Michigan’s Thumb, a tiny village sits where the land runs out and Lake…

By Mason Huron · Oct 5

Some places hold onto their old habits, and travelers keep showing up for exactly that reason. Up in…

By Mason Huron · Oct 4

October in Michigan comes with a short, sweet window for picking pumpkins, getting lost in corn, and bouncing…

By Mason Huron · Oct 4

Michigan might be famous for cars and lakes, but ask around and you will find people with very…

By Mason Huron · Oct 4

Michigan is surrounded by more fresh water than almost any place in the country, yet a great fish…

By Mason Huron · Oct 3

Some places refuse to chase trends, and that stubbornness turns out to be their greatest charm. Tucked into…

By Mason Huron · Oct 3

Michigan has a quiet burger tradition that has nothing to do with fancy toppings or trendy buns. It…

By Mason Huron · Oct 3

Some of the best beaches in Michigan do not have snack shacks, lifeguard towers, or giant parking lots.…

By Mason Huron · Oct 2

Some dinners come with a deadline, and in one Clawson, Michigan dining room, the clock is set by…

By Mason Huron · Oct 2

Charlotte, Michigan is a small town where the morning rush happens around a coffee pot, not a traffic…

By Mason Huron · Oct 2

Detroit has argued about plenty over the decades, but few local debates run as long as the one…

By Mason Huron · Oct 1

Some restaurants chase trends every few years, but one Traverse City dining room has barely changed since the…

By Mason Huron · Oct 1

Some restaurants earn a crowd with flashy signs and big ad budgets. Others earn it one bowl of…

By Mason Huron · Oct 1

Some people head to Midland for a classic car show and leave with a vintage glass dish they…

By Mason Huron · Sep 30

Plenty of small businesses struggle to reach their fifth birthday. In Jackson, Michigan, one modest bakery has been…

By Mason Huron · Sep 30