Posted on January 20th, 2020By: Lori Libka of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland.
Michigan celebrates 183 years of statehood January 26, 2020. So you’ll find us celebrating Michigan, the only state with two peninsulas, with a delicious cookie recipe! In brief, the special ingredient is cream cheese, and we’ll doub…
Posted on March 18th, 2019
Your vacation starts as you arrive at the Star Line dock. Friendly smiles greet passengers to top that off – every passenger gets to sample some of that famous Mackinac Island fudge. Once you board the ferry and settle in for an exhilarating ride (inside or on the open-air top deck) on a Star …
Posted on February 4th, 2019
Author: Jen W. O’Deay
Getting off the beaten path, taking the road less traveled: there’s just something thrilling about experiencing the uncommon. Combine that feeling with an opportunity to pull aside the curtain and peek behind the scenes at the hidden spots and secret gem…
Posted on December 3rd, 2018By Herb Zeilinger, CTIS
Back in the mid to late 1960’s and early 1970’s, a group of Frankenmuth families would each rent a cabin at a resort on Drummond Island. The goal was to spend a week fishing. For me, it was the highlight of the summer…going on vacation and spendi…
Posted on June 12th, 2018Crossing the Straits!By: Joyce Pitrone Hawkins
I was born and bred a southern (southeast Michigan, that is) gal whose roots were planted 100 years ago by my parents in Michigan’s Marquette area — God’s Country — the U.P.
In the 1940…
