We're kicking off the New Year in Northern Michigan with a full slate of winter events, festivals and outdoor activities.

An antler chandelier hangs over an antique oak table original to the home—Harrison found it with a plastic cover glued to it ...

A family penchant for tinkering and fresh tracks gives birth to Michigan-inspired skis with a joy-stoked cult following.

These photos shared with us on Instagram prove that winter Up North is truly magical. Here are our photos of the month!

To many, Danielle Reeber is known simply as The Cookie Lady. It’s an accurate title. Her booth at the Interlochen Farmers Market teems with dozens of intricately decorated confections: Dainty ...

Rick Turchetti has fond memories of spending time on sprawling, sparkling Crystal Lake as a child. When he and his wife, Kathy, began searching for a cottage Up North, he naturally gravitated to ...

On Christmas eve in 1968, Jim Mccormick wrote a letter to his wife, Marilyn. It was their first Christmas together, and he had forgotten to buy her a gift. “I did the only thing I could do ...

After a devastating house fire, homeowners Jim and Jan Norris brought in their original design-and-build team to rebuild the home–with an elevated new look. In the early 1980s, Jim and Jan ...

Honorable mentions: I’m loving “The Forager” lip balm—crafted with tallow, pinyon pine resin and native rose hips—by Circles ...