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Pleasant Peninsula
If you seek the best of Michigan, look around you.
Pleasant Peninsula
10/09/2025
This Ghost Town Tells the Story of the New World
People brought their families to Fayette, mined iron ore, and when the company folded, they moved on to another place
This Ghost Town Tells the Story of the New World
People brought their families to Fayette, mined iron ore, and when the company folded, they moved on to another place
By
O.W. Root
Pleasant Peninsula
09/30/2025
Lakenenland Sculpture Park is a Scrapyard for Liberal Art
Thank God you can still build a monument to your bad political takes in the U.P.
Lakenenland Sculpture Park is a Scrapyard for Liberal Art
Thank God you can still build a monument to your bad political takes in the U.P.
By
Brendan Clarey
Pleasant Peninsula
09/29/2025
The Glowing Orb That Blinks in the U.P. Darkness
The red and white Paulding Light may be the ghost of an old brakeman or a short-order cook walking power lines with a frying pan
The Glowing Orb That Blinks in the U.P. Darkness
The red and white Paulding Light may be the ghost of an old brakeman or a short-order cook walking power lines with a frying pan
By
Brendan Clarey
Pleasant Peninsula
09/26/2025
How a Small Piece of Japan Wound Up in Saginaw
Because of an unlikely partnership, artists and artisans from the island country built an outpost of their culture
How a Small Piece of Japan Wound Up in Saginaw
Because of an unlikely partnership, artists and artisans from the island country built an outpost of their culture
By
Landen Taylor
Pleasant Peninsula
09/25/2025
Would You Live in a Trailer Park Right on Lake Michigan?
A double-wide outside of Charlevoix shares the same view as a massive eight-bedroom cottage
Would You Live in a Trailer Park Right on Lake Michigan?
A double-wide outside of Charlevoix shares the same view as a massive eight-bedroom cottage
By
O.W. Root
Pleasant Peninsula
09/23/2025
Why Pictured Rocks Isn’t in Wisconsin
Ohio’s greed gave Michigan one of the best deals in history
Why Pictured Rocks Isn’t in Wisconsin
Ohio’s greed gave Michigan one of the best deals in history
By
Tom Zandstra
Pleasant Peninsula
09/17/2025
My Kids Wanted to Live in the Picklebarrel House
An idea from the mind of a cartoonist was brought to life by a food company and now serves as a U.P. landmark
My Kids Wanted to Live in the Picklebarrel House
An idea from the mind of a cartoonist was brought to life by a food company and now serves as a U.P. landmark
By
Brendan Clarey
Pleasant Peninsula
09/16/2025
Michigan’s Best Zoo Is Hidden in the U.P.
In this little oasis near the shore, no one will yell at you for feeding an apple to a bear
Michigan’s Best Zoo Is Hidden in the U.P.
In this little oasis near the shore, no one will yell at you for feeding an apple to a bear
By
Katie Clarey
Pleasant Peninsula
09/12/2025
Why Doesn’t Bay Harbor Feel Real?
The settlement near Petoskey is as well-designed a community, but there’s something a little too perfect about it
Why Doesn’t Bay Harbor Feel Real?
The settlement near Petoskey is as well-designed a community, but there’s something a little too perfect about it
By
O.W. Root
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