Michigan

Some of the best hikes in Michigan hide just past the spot where your GPS gives up. Less…

By Mason Huron · Sep 21

Good barbecue takes patience, and Michigan has plenty of pitmasters willing to give it. The seven spots on…

By Mason Huron · Sep 21

Somewhere in the northern reaches of Lake Huron sits a slow-moving slice of Michigan where deer outnumber traffic…

By Mason Huron · Sep 20

Wood-fired pizza has a way of turning a simple dinner into something you plan a whole night around.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 20

Some morning spots earn a following by doing one thing so well that people plan road trips around…

By Mason Huron · Sep 20

Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, and the best part is you do not have to…

By Mason Huron · Sep 19

Some places in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have a way of turning a quick errand into a happy detour.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 19

Michigan takes its ice cream seriously, and the best spots are the ones scooping flavors they make right…

By Mason Huron · Sep 19

Tucked into a mining town where copper once ruled the local economy, there sits a building more than…

By Mason Huron · Sep 18

Some sandwiches ask you to pick them up with two hands and a plan of attack. That is…

By Mason Huron · Sep 18

Summer in southwest Michigan brings a simple kind of fun that families keep coming back for year after…

By Mason Huron · Sep 18

Some shops make you rush in and out, but this one invites you to slow down and taste…

By Mason Huron · Sep 17

Tucked along the Michigan and Wisconsin border sits a stretch of forest where the water does something dramatic.…

By Mason Huron · Sep 17

Deep in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a river tumbles across ancient rock in a series of white cascades that…

By Mason Huron · Sep 17

Michigan has a soft spot for pie, and some of the best slices come from diners you might…

By Mason Huron · Sep 16

There is something honest about a small-town Michigan diner where the coffee never stops and the pancakes come…

By Mason Huron · Sep 16

Few food fights in Michigan get people worked up like the coney dog debate. Detroit alone has two…

By Mason Huron · Sep 16

Michigan is full of small towns where the local steakhouse is the reason people plan their whole day…

By Mason Huron · Sep 15

Chicago-style Italian beef is one of those sandwiches that people get very serious about. Thin-sliced beef, soft bread,…

By Mason Huron · Sep 15

Word travels fast when a bakery earns a badge of honor among Bay City regulars, and this one…

By Mason Huron · Sep 15

Some morning meals are big enough to earn their own zip code, and there is a small counter…

By Mason Huron · Sep 14

Some plates of nachos are worth a road trip, and the ones served on a sizzling cast-iron skillet…

By Mason Huron · Sep 14

Some restaurants earn a reputation that travels farther than the aroma of a slow-roasted roast, and this one…

By Mason Huron · Sep 14

Michigan may be famous for lakes and cider mills, but there is a serious barbecue scene hiding in…

By Mason Huron · Sep 13

Michigan has a quieter side that many drivers pass right by without knowing it. Scattered across the state…

By Mason Huron · Sep 13

Michigan has more freshwater coastline than any other state, and a good chunk of it is covered in…

By Mason Huron · Sep 13

Some restaurants chase trends. Others hang onto a slice of the past and refuse to let go, and…

By Mason Huron · Sep 12

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

By Mason Huron · Sep 12

Some places move at their own gentle rhythm, and a small city tucked into northern Michigan has quietly…

By Mason Huron · Sep 12

Word travels fast in a small northern town, and few things spark local pride like a spot that…

By Mason Huron · Sep 11

If you have ever driven across the Mackinac Bridge and into the Upper Peninsula, you already know the…

By Mason Huron · Sep 11

Long before drinks came in cans and plastic bottles, people pulled up to a counter and watched someone…

By Mason Huron · Sep 11

There is something wonderfully old-school about pulling into a lot, rolling down your window, and having someone bring…

By Mason Huron · Sep 10

Good barbecue used to mean pointing your car south, but Northern Michigan has quietly built up a lineup…

By Mason Huron · Sep 10

There is a stretch of Michigan coastline where two lakes bookend a single park, and the crowds thin…

By Mason Huron · Sep 10

Some restaurants come and go, but a rare few stick around long enough to feed three generations of…

By Mason Huron · Sep 9

Some of the best treats in Michigan sit right along the highway, waiting for road-trippers who know when…

By Mason Huron · Sep 9

Along a quiet stretch of highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, travelers keep pulling over for a reason that…

By Mason Huron · Sep 9

Cravings do not check the clock, and in Michigan you do not have to wait until morning to…

By Mason Huron · Sep 8