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Chose from four trips laid out in day-by-day for a long weekend in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Make wild grape jelly to spread on toast and pancakes when the warm summer sun fades and snow starts falling in Northern Michigan. Here's how.

What started as a harmless radio prank by Steve Cook became one of Michigan's eeriest paranormal legends.

The Science Behind Northport’s Gull Island A tiny island near Northport with a gazillion gulls has a surprising science backstory. We head out with a research crew to hear the screeching up close, get pecked and learn how these gulls changed America. This Traverse Classic is featured in the May 2015 issue of Note: In order to protect the colony of gulls and especially their young, there is absolutely no trespassing allowed on the island.  Like anybody else who has ever traced the Leela...