A view from the Sleeping Bear Dunes When I started this blog a little more than four years ago, I was living in Virginia and yearning to...

A view of Grand Traverse Bay from the Shores My family and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Traverse City because I had the crazy idea to...

A view of East Grand Traverse Bay from the marathon course Yesterday, I ran my fourth marathon, the Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City...

Kal-Haven Trail Before the advent of automobiles and highways, trains carried Michiganders and cargo across a system of rails connecti...

Lake Michigan and the South Haven Lighthouse This past weekend, my wife, Allison, and I visited South Haven for a quick vacation. Sout...

Grand Marais beach with the giant dunes on the horizon During my recent visit to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, I repeatedly asked m...

Dear Great Lakes,  I underestimated you. Lake Superior I grew up loving the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I lived in a little beach...