Pages Bookshop in Detroit My favorite indie bookstore from childhood died more than 20 years ago at the hands of Barnes & Noble (whi...

As 2016 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the most important things in life, food and drink. Although I have plenty of favor...

My family visited Marquette at the end of August, and my two young daughters (age eight and four) loved everything about it. With its m...

A view from Presque Isle Presque Isle in Marquette is not an island. It's almost an island. Or is it more than an island? ...

Marquette Harbor Light Sometimes the best way to see a city or new locale is to go for an early morning run. With only a few cars going ...

Downtown Marquette I made my first visit to Marquette at the end of August and was impressed by this awesome city. Although it sits on...

Hills Point Docking's boathouse from the beach at Hills Point Resort The Les Cheneaux Islands are one of my favorite spots in Michig...

Summer is here. Even the upper reaches of the U.P. are seeing temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It's time to take advantage of the...

A pizza from Mani Osteria in Ann Arbor I did not write as much as I wanted to in 2015, probably because I was too busy eating my way aro...

Director Edd Benda's first feature film,  Superior,  opens in Calumet, Michigan, in 1969. With two weeks left in the summer, Charlie and...

Les Cheneaux Island fishing When recently driving along the Upper Peninsula's highways, I saw a few abandoned resorts with their lon...

Pictured Rocks Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior stretches from Grand Marais in the east to Munising in ...

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...

A Warm Welcome to My First Guest Blogger I am very grateful to share a three-part post from Jamie Stec about the Great Lakes Relay. Jam...

I am a proud Michigander, even though I currently live out of state. Here are some of the little things I miss about the Great Lakes State: ...

8-year-old boy feeds his peers Cayden Taipalus, an 8-year-old elementary school student in Howell, was upset when his peers who did not h...

I have been battling a nasty cold/cough the last several days, so here is an abbreviated "Best of the Net." As always, these are j...

Happy Birthday to Michigan! Michigan celebrated its 177th birthday yesterday. Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837. After 177 years...

I already have listed weekend activities 1 through 26 , 27 through 52 and 53 through 78 that I would try to do with 104 weekend days in M...