David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...

Large Lake Superior waves crash on the Keweenaw Peninsula near Copper Harbor Michigan. Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a ...

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How to get (and keep) the very best berries of the season—and our favorite strawberry recipes. I know we’re sitting snug in the cherry capital here in Traverse City, but it’s … ...

In the loop! Take a cool spin around Traverse City’s Boardman Lake this summer for a lollygagging good time. Here’s the intel + where to stop for sips and bites along the way. … ...

Shipwrecks, storms, final words: historian Ric Mixter traces the Great Lakes' haunting messages in bottles. Before radio ...

Dine has years of ghost-hunting experience and family roots tracing back to Traverse City’s logging days and a Kentucky witch ...

Celebrating the North’s craft beverage scene, across all seven regions.

View of Downtown Traverse City.

A monastery on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula delivers delightful jam. On a windswept coast of the Upper Peninsula, a small band of devoted monks is carving out a life that balances work and worship.