A Sandy Car Means You’re Doing Summer Right

When sand gets all over you and the floor of your vacation rental, it means grand adventures are going on

Want Resilient Kids? Put Them in the Fair

It’s the parenting secret Michigan fair families have known all along

Most People Have Never Been in a Real Sauna

Despite the marketing and slick videos, a dinky infrared element in a tiled room isn’t going to add years to your life

The Best Monday Morning Starts at 4 a.m.

While everyone is clearing out their inboxes, you could be raking in 20-pound salmon

Why Sailors Endure Deadly Races on the Great Lakes Every Year

Most are more concerned about the adventure and working together than the first-place flag at the end

The European Hotties on Mackinac Island Never Forgot How to Party

While most American Zoomers don’t remember how to have fun, “booty night” at Horn’s Bar felt like a European nightclub

Polo Isn’t Just for the Country Club Set

Since the Grand Rapids Polo Club was formed in the 1990s, the sport has had a foothold in West Michigan

A Waterford Woman Is Restoring the Softball Field of Her Dreams

Her family needed more space, her husband wanted more land, and she wanted a diamond

Inside Mackinac Island’s Professional Stone-Skipping Scene 

The world record holder, with 88 skips, came to show his stuff against the locals this year