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O.W. Root

O.W. Root is a writer based in Northern Michigan, with a focus on nature, food, style, and culture.

Vineyard rows with protective netting stretched across grapevines, with Old Mission Peninsula winery building visible on hillside

Old Mission Clamped Down on Its Wineries, and Now It Owes Them $50 million

O.W. Root·Oct 9
lake michigan heights trailer park

Would You Live in a Trailer Park Right on Lake Michigan?

O.W. Root·Oct 5
Small wooden visitor center with red metal roof welcomes ferry passengers to remote Bois Blanc Island

The Island With No Paved Roads Where Camping Is Free

O.W. Root·Oct 2
Historic concrete ore dock extending into Marquette harbor under clear blue sky, connected by wooden walkway

Where Brutalism Feels Right

O.W. Root·Sep 26
Giant wooden troll sculpture with intricate carved features and textured shingles towering above forest canopy in Germfask

How a Danish Artist's Giant Wooden Troll Found a Home in the U.P.

O.W. Root·Sep 19
Tower of History rises against clear blue sky, viewed from below showing its distinctive concrete brutalist architecture

The Oddest Building in All the U.P.

O.W. Root·Sep 11
pellston regional airport

Michigan’s Best Airport Has Only Two Gates

O.W. Root·Sep 8
Smiling elderly man with white hair stands in boat's wheelhouse, wearing Lucky Brand t-shirt surrounded by navigation equipment

Rescue Diver, Goat Wrangler, Minister—The Many Jobs of an Indispensable Captain

O.W. Root·Sep 3
Families swimming and playing at Lower Tahquamenon Falls, with children diving into the rushing water below the cascade

I Found the Only Waterfall in the Lower Peninsula

O.W. Root·Aug 28
sleeping bear dunes

Leelanau, the Last Holdout Against Dollar General

O.W. Root·Aug 27
Green and black Kawasaki side-by-side vehicle navigating sandy terrain at Silver Lake Sand Dunes with orange safety flag

Why Tourists Get Hurt on Lake Michigan

O.W. Root·Aug 21
Sandy Lake Superior shoreline with dense forest meeting calm waters under cloudy skies in the Apostle Islands region

Annex the Apostle Islands

O.W. Root·Aug 14