Northern Michigan’s Farmers Markets
Like tomatoes in the summertime, Northern Michigan is bursting with farmers markets!
Like tomatoes in the summertime, Northern Michigan is bursting with farmers markets!
The Grand Rapids Ballet is teeming with exciting new performances under the exuberant guidance of its new artistic director, James Sofranko. Innovative, exclusive premieres are debuting, and the classics are being reimagined.
Gibson Guitars Corp. was established in 1917 at 225 Parsons Street and quickly grew to become a premier manufacturer of American-made instruments. Today, Heritage Guitars is unpretentiously and inconspicuously continuing to create some of the world’s finest guitars at the same address, still using some of the vintage equipment.
An enormous effort is underway to preserve for future generations the renowned “Hamtramck Disneyland,” an enormous folk art installation in Southeast Michigan.
James Oliver Curwood abandoned hunting for sport and eventually penned a best-selling novel, The Grizzly King. The novel became one of Curwood’s many worldwide bestsellers, and major movie deals led him to become a millionaire. His wealth enabled Curwood to build an elaborate writing studio fashioned after a French chateau in Owosso.
The Grand Traverse region offers many entertaining options for the whole family.
An insurance and real estate agent by trade, Young was essentially a self-taught builder who created 30 unique structures of stone over a span of 50 years. Described as incredible works of architecture, art, and science, most of the Mushroom Houses are still standing today and have become beloved treasures.
The perfect destination awaits in Indian River, a community so small that it is officially not a town but an unincorporated municipality.
In Michigan, at the heart of the thumb, Caro pays tribute to the seasonal favorite at its unique Gingerbread Festival, December 5-8.
Conservation is a huge priority for the aquarium. The intent is to impart a love of the creatures by sharing the wonder and beauty of our waterways, from the freshwater lakes of Michigan all the way to the depths of the ocean.