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Pleasant Peninsula
If you seek the best of Michigan, look around you.
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
Pleasant Peninsula
09/05/2025
How to Escape from I-94 Hell
The Lake Express will get you to Wisconsin without having to endure that horrific stretch of road through Indiana and Illinois
How to Escape from I-94 Hell
The Lake Express will get you to Wisconsin without having to endure that horrific stretch of road through Indiana and Illinois
By
O.W. Root
Pleasant Peninsula
09/02/2025
The Coolest Swim in Michigan? Under the Mackinac Bridge
At Alexander Henry Park, you can swim in two different Great Lakes in a single afternoon—just bring water shoes
The Coolest Swim in Michigan? Under the Mackinac Bridge
At Alexander Henry Park, you can swim in two different Great Lakes in a single afternoon—just bring water shoes
By
Buddy Moorehouse
Pleasant Peninsula
08/29/2025
The Monks Who Make Jam at the End of the World
Three holy men live through the year up at the tip of the Keweenaw, and people wait in line to taste the work of their
The Monks Who Make Jam at the End of the World
Three holy men live through the year up at the tip of the Keweenaw, and people wait in line to taste the work of their
By
O.W. Root
Pleasant Peninsula
08/27/2025
It’s Hard to Find Muskegon’s Majestic Mastodons
The extinct mammal is Michigan’s official fossil, because bones keep turning up all over the state
It’s Hard to Find Muskegon’s Majestic Mastodons
The extinct mammal is Michigan’s official fossil, because bones keep turning up all over the state
By
Kamden Mulder
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