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…
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…
Planning to work in your yarden and need flowers, herbs or other plants so you can build your own Michelle Obama kitchen garden? Looking to eat…
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…
Taste the tropics at Frita Batidos, which dishes a dash of Cuban street food in Ann Arbor. The informal restaurant is the creation of Eve Aronoff, a…
You don’t have to be a protester rallying for a cause or a grade school student on a class field trip to walk the marble…
