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The Ghost Town at the Tip of the Thumb Consumed By Fire

Port Crescent was once a bustling frontier town of 500 people, but it all burned in 1881
old metal bridge

The Ghost Town at the Tip of the Thumb Consumed By Fire

Port Crescent was once a bustling frontier town of 500 people, but it all burned in 1881
  • Pleasant Peninsula

Forget Hollywood, Holland Actually Is the Best Place on Earth

Nicole Kidman’s new Amazon film tries to make the city out as a place hostile to outsiders, and while there is a kernel of truth

Forget Hollywood, Holland Actually Is the Best Place on Earth

Nicole Kidman’s new Amazon film tries to make the city out as a place hostile to outsiders, and while there is a kernel of truth
  • Pleasant Peninsula

There’s No Pain Like a Great Lakes Polar Plunge

It’s all about the adrenaline rush from the frigid water and the self-affliction along the way
man ice plunging

There’s No Pain Like a Great Lakes Polar Plunge

It’s all about the adrenaline rush from the frigid water and the self-affliction along the way
  • Pleasant Peninsula

Ice Climbing Michigan’s Pictured Rocks is Deadly Fun

Slowly creeping up a giant frozen waterfall takes a pioneering spirit and a lot of planning
ice climbers looking at frozen waterfall

Ice Climbing Michigan’s Pictured Rocks is Deadly Fun

Slowly creeping up a giant frozen waterfall takes a pioneering spirit and a lot of planning
  • Pleasant Peninsula

Canada Can Keep Its Maple Syrup

Michigan only taps 1% of its maple trees, and our sugarhouses could pump out liquid gold just as well as our northern neighbor
michigan maple syrup in bottles

Canada Can Keep Its Maple Syrup

Michigan only taps 1% of its maple trees, and our sugarhouses could pump out liquid gold just as well as our northern neighbor
  • Pleasant Peninsula

In Winter, Mackinac Island Runs on Snowmobiles

Residents don’t have another choice for driving on icy roads on an island without cars
snowmobiles on mackinac island

In Winter, Mackinac Island Runs on Snowmobiles

Residents don’t have another choice for driving on icy roads on an island without cars
  • Pleasant Peninsula

The Alewife: A Curse for the Great Lakes, a Blessing for Salmon

After this invasive pest devastated native fish, Dr. Howard Tanner introduced salmon to the Great Lakes to gobble them up
man holding alewife fish

The Alewife: A Curse for the Great Lakes, a Blessing for Salmon

After this invasive pest devastated native fish, Dr. Howard Tanner introduced salmon to the Great Lakes to gobble them up
  • Pleasant Peninsula

Stuck on Mackinac With 500 of Your Closest Friends

A middle-aged guy told me he just got divorced, they met on the island, and are both still here, two of the 500
Horse drawn carriage in winter on Mackinac Island

Stuck on Mackinac With 500 of Your Closest Friends

A middle-aged guy told me he just got divorced, they met on the island, and are both still here, two of the 500
  • Pleasant Peninsula

Lake St. Clair, a Distant Alien Planet

Before I moved into my high-rise apartment, I had never thought about the beauty of 430 square miles of ice
Man on lake st clair

Lake St. Clair, a Distant Alien Planet

Before I moved into my high-rise apartment, I had never thought about the beauty of 430 square miles of ice
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Category: Pleasant Peninsula

If you seek the best of Michigan, look around you.

Canada Can Keep Its Maple Syrup

Canada Can Keep Its Maple Syrup

Michigan only taps 1% of its maple trees, and our sugarhouses could pump out liquid gold just as well as our northern neighbor