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NEW! Get to know the Great Lakes State with my hot-off-the-press book 100 Things to Do in Michigan Before You Die. CLICK HERE to buy your copy and get started on exploring the Great Lakes State, from Detroit to Copper Harbor.

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Fancy This: A Gallery By and For U.P. Artists

Fancy This: A Gallery By and For U.P. Artists

June 28, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

The house on Highway M-28 in Munising in the Upper Peninsula was so decrepit, “it was just swaying in the wind,” says Thomas Baugnet about the building…

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Bowled Over in Munising

Bowled Over in Munising

June 26, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

With the warm weather the garage and yard sale scene heats up, beckoning collectors and the curious to rummage around someone else’s household items for…

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Hot Diggity Johnny Dogs

Hot Diggity Johnny Dogs

June 24, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Who would have imagined that the lowly tube steak would be elevated to gourmet fare? Hot dog shops have popped up across Michigan, and while…

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Lots to Like at Lakenenland

Lots to Like at Lakenenland

June 18, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

About 16 years ago a 30-something guy in the Upper Peninsula with a big imagination and a talent for welding quits drinking and starts making…

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Sweet Water Café: It's a Natural

Sweet Water Café: It’s a Natural

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

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…

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Dome Sweet Dome: Tour the Capitol in Lansing

Dome Sweet Dome: Tour the Capitol in Lansing

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

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…

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Mining Their Own Business

Mining Their Own Business

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Some kids grow up to be firemen, some become ballerinas. Others own and operate their own copper mine and tours. Matthew and Victoria Portfleet earned…

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