Skip to main content
EnjoyerMichigan Enjoyer
Man in dark uniform walks along chain-link fence outside brick institutional building where youth detention abuses occurred

Abdul El-Sayed's House of Horrors

After he "fixed" a juvie jail, kids suffered rape, beatings, and were given expired meds

Charlie LeDuff

Featured

Salmon in hand held net.

The Best Time to Catch Salmon in Michigan

James Zandstra·Aug 19
Worker in safety vest operates equipment on back of moving red truck, representing Michigan's blue-collar workforce

Working Men Are Michigan's Real Swing Voters

James Dickson·Aug 19
Six cheerleaders in matching uniforms pose with pom-poms, with one circled on the left identified as future "Cheers" actress Jackie Swanson

The Cheerleader From Cadillac Who Became a Star on “Cheers”

Buddy Moorehouse·Aug 18

Latest

The State Gaslit Us About Cougar Sightings for 100 Years

James Zandstra·Aug 18

Michigan’s Easternmost Point Isn’t Even Marked

Bobby Mars·Aug 17

How I Almost Died on North Manitou Island

Noah Gould·Aug 17

I Grew Up Next to a Nuclear Reactor

Mark Naida·Aug 17

This One Little Trick Could Make Detroit a Free Agent Draw

Jay Murray·Aug 16

Top Read

Red barn-style IGA Express grocery store with large "BACON" sign, surrounded by bright flowers under blue sky

Michigan’s Best Bacon Is Smoked in a Town Surrounded by Loons

Brendan Clarey·Aug 13
Worker in Captain America shirt and Dodgers cap stands with cleaning equipment outside abandoned Sears building in Livonia

Why an Absentee Owner Is Finally Cleaning Up This Rotting Sears

Jay Murray·Aug 13
Round goby fish lying on wooden dock surface with Great Lakes water and boats visible in background

Can We Tame Zebra Mussels With Another Invasive Fish?

Jack Ducote·Aug 15
More Stories →

Ope or Nope

View all →
From the Archives

Don’t ‘Sleep on’ Flannel Sheets

Faye Root · January 8, 2025

Video

View all →
Charlie LeDuff

Abdul El-Sayed's House of Horrors

August 19, 2026
Pleasant Peninsula

Airline Decline

August 17, 2026
O.W. Root

Annex the Apostle Islands

August 14, 2026
Charlie LeDuff

Who Killed Samantha Woll?

August 12, 2026

The Enjoyer Map
of Michigan

Explore the Map

Sign up now and start Enjoying.

Original reporting, commentary, and the best of everything Michigan.