“It’s all about the breakfast,” explains Bob Piskoty on why he books The Kalamazoo House Bed & Breakfast on his frequent business trips to Kalamazoo. He and…
In my hunt for gifts from the Great Lakes State I decided to check in on MIUpperHand, an online store for goods handmade in the Upper…
If a tour of the Air Zoo, Michigan’s flight and space museum near Kalamazoo, had a soundtrack it would be an eclectic mix to cover…
Many years ago, BK (Before Kids), TJ and I got into flying kites. I’m not talking about the kind of kites we flew—or tried to…
Passing through Mackinaw City at an odd time of day I decided to do some research and sample the popular Scalawags Whitefish & Chips, a…
Achin’ for good bacon? Head to Plath’s Meats, a Tip of the Mitt institution since 1913. Emil Plath, Sr., an immigrant from Germany, opened the original…
This shrine is not dedicated to a saint, or affiliated with any organized religion. The fine print on the entrance sign states that it’s a furniture…
If you’re experiencing “Downton Abbey” withdrawal, or Kate and William have you thinking things British but a trip across the pond isn’t in the budget,…
It seemed like such a radical idea at the time, especially in the meat-and-potatoes land of the Upper Peninsula near the Lake Superior shore. Way…
In my crisscrossing of the state I’d never visited the village of Elsie, a dairy area not far from Ovid (a more familiar landmark might…
