Regional Feature: Coming Home
For the past 25 years, work has taken the homeowners of our featured home across Lake Michigan to Chicago while they maintained a...
Building Community: Stepping Up to Serve At-Risk Youth
As a former educator, Cathy O’Connor has always had a heart for serving kids. This passion for children took her service in a...
Focus On: Genesee Cut Stone and Marble Co.
Genesee Cut Stone and Marble Co. will soon celebrate 70 years of providing customers with stunning countertops, vanities, bars and more.
Regional Feature: Old World Charmer
Old Mission Bay had been a home away from home for Nathan Boggs and Anni Crouter since 2012, when they converted a barn into their vacation home. When the opportunity to purchase a lot on Grand Traverse West Bay presented itself, the couple knew they could not pass it up.
Building Community: SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers
One light bulb, one recycling bin, and one classroom at a time – this is the mindset at SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers about changing the world. It is also a testament of their commitment to action.
Focus On: Earth Labs, LLC.
The number-one philosophy at Earth Labs in downtown Traverse City is “Support the body so it can heal itself.” In 2019, after a decade of providing one-on-one health coaching, Kaycie Noble took the leap and created Earth Labs, LLC, a wellness center offering mind and body transformations through the use of sound, light, frequency, and more.
Regional Feature: Bay Area Contracting
As the founders of Bay Area Contracting and later BAC Design Group, they initially built two homes, one for themselves and one for their parents.
Regional Feature: Trillium Shore
When a Chicago couple observed the meticulous craftsmanship of a neighboring condominium renovation on East Bay, they knew they’d found their builder ― Jamie Wilkins, owner of Trillium Shore LLC.
Building Community: Generations Ahead
Grand Traverse area residents have been quietly aiding these young people for over 40 years through Generations Ahead. This nonprofit organization provides a comprehensive support system for teen parents and their children.
Focus On: Mrs O’s Crap Shack
Just outside Traverse City, you’ll find a little-known shop called Mrs. O’s Crap Shack. The Shack, as it is lovingly known among its admirers, is a consignment store in Interlochen specializing in the adage that “one person's junk (crap) is another person's treasure.”