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READ: THE RECIPE BOX BY VIOLA SHIPMAN
Meet Sam, who couldn't wait to get away from the family's orchard and pie shop. If you've visited Suttons Bay and Leelanau County, you can guess what happens when Sam starts wandering the orchards dusted in pink snow in blossom time, sampling local wine and roaming Lake Michigan's shorelines … Bonus: recipes with every chapter.
PLAN A TRIP: Go farm-stand hopping or take a blossom drive. Taste the Local Difference offers maps by county and bounty; or just head straight up the center of the Leelanau Peninsula and let yourself get lost on back roads. localdifference.org
READ: SECRETS OF THE ASYLUM BY LINDA HUGHES
Through this mystery set in 1921, you’ll experience The Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City like you've never imagined as you see it through the eyes of a woman wrongly sent to live in the one-time psychiatric hospital, now turned urban redevelopment beauty.
This story is from the May 2020 edition of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine.
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Camping With Your Dog
Bringing your dog on your next outdoor overnight excursion? Oh, yes! With a little planning, your canine companion will enjoy camping just as much as you. These Northern Michigan spots are perfectly pet-friendly.
SWEET ON THE BETSIE
JENA MATZEN AND GREGG TRAHEY WEREN’T LOOKING FOR A BIG HOME UP NORTH. BUT THEY DID WANT STYLE.
REFRESH IN BLUE AND WHITE
ASKED TO MOVE A HARBOR SPRINGS HOME FROM TRADITIONAL TO TRANSITIONAL STYLE, INTERIOR DESIGNER GEMMA PARKER BUILT ON THE FRESH, TIMELESS ALLURE OF BLUE AND WHITE.
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Explore Emmet and Cheboygan counties by foot, bike or hoof, thanks to this scenic trail.
Please, eat the violets.
The wild violets that dot our forest floors are pretty enough to eat. Go ahead—let our six simple recipes fuel your culinary imagination.
OASIS ON ELK LAKE
ARCHITECT KEN RICHMOND DESIGNS A HOME THAT CAPTURES THE CARIBBEAN COLORS OF ELK LAKE WHILE FEELING COMPLETELY ORGANIC TO THE NORTHWOODS.
LOSS AND NATURE
Leelanau's Cedar River Preserve provides peace and perspective.
GO WITH THE FLOW
Celebrating an unconventional trout opener among friends.
CHAMPION OF TREES
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is the “most hopeful project on the planet,” says David Milarch.
DINING OUT NEAPOLITAN, BUT WITH STYLE
American House—the Siren Hall spinoff—is making darn good pizza.
