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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.

trick or treating and halloween decorations

Trunk-Or-Treat Reveals Our Crippled Society

O.W. Root·Oct 30
A FedEx van and other vehicles on a ferry deck cross blue water toward Drummond Island's autumn-tinged shore.

Is Drummond Island Too Noisy?

O.W. Root·Oct 30
two hearted river and upper peninsula

Why No One Visits Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River

O.W. Root·Oct 27
Stone cabin in woods.

When a Cottage Becomes a Cabin

O.W. Root·Oct 26
Low, sandy island with sparse green brush sits alone in calm blue water under a clear sky.

The Most Tropical Spot in Michigan Is a Barren 2-Acre Island

O.W. Root·Oct 22
Red Can-Am side-by-side ATV parked among vibrant fall foliage on a forest trail in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

You Can Only Get the U.P.'s Best Fall View on a Side-By-Side

O.W. Root·Oct 16
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