Michigan

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

Along a wide Michigan river sits a downtown where old brick buildings hold coffee shops, candy makers, antique…

By Mason Huron · Aug 24

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