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August 2020

  • Say Cheese

    You can still buy bricks of creamy orange-gold Pinconning at the official Cheese Capitol of Michigan — and from the recipe that founder Dan Horn brought from neighboring Wisconsin.

  • Protecting Shoreline, Providing Public Access

    In quiet corners of Drummond Island, the second largest freshwater island in the United States, staff at the Little Traverse Conservancy are working to protect the shoreline and other parcels from development, turning privately donated lands into public nature preserves.

  • The Kind We Catch Here: Tall-Tale Postcards in Michigan

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    The accessibility of burgeoning photography technology merged with American ingenuity and “tall-tale” postcards were created. Also called “exaggeration” and “freak,” they came on the scene about 1910.

  • Finding Their Balance

    Ella Skrocki was just 4 years old when she first toyed around with a surfboard on Lake Michigan. Regardless of weather, she and her parents, Beryl and Frank Skrocki, and younger siblings Reiss and Annabel, often played on the water.

  • Pining for the Porkies

    Remote hikes, beautiful vistas and rustic cabins found in this Michigan wilderness

  • New Inn On the Block

    It isn’t often that a new building is constructed on the ever-historic Mackinac Island where Victorian-era cottages, homes and hotels fill the downtown streets and a few locales off the beaten path.

  • GhostLight Theatre illuminates Southwest Michigan

    Founded in 2018 by Paul Mow and Marty Hesse, GhostLight was named after the light left energized on a stage when unoccupied and otherwise dark.

  • A Round River

    Glenn Wolff and I got lost on the Crystal River. That isn’t easy to do. The Crystal, in Leelanau County, is one of Michigan’s prettiest rivers but it flows only six miles from Big Glen Lake to Lake Michigan.

  • Caring for the Crib

    North Manitou Shoal Light being restored to memorialize its role and accommodate offshore visitors

  • Portage Point Redux

    Think Northern Michigan cottage — and then, the quintessential cottage-style inn — and you immediately picture wide, spacious porches outfitted with decorative pillars and breezy swings.

  • Sunrise Surprise

    Lake Huron community weaves nature, commerce, past and present together

  • Bend Like the Willows

    Being a lifelong water person, I find every issue of BLUE is a pleasure to work on, an opportunity to explore and bring the best aspects of waterfront living and lifestyles to our readers.

  • Say it with Paint

    Boost your curb appeal with a fresh coat of color

  • Closing the Cottage

    I’d crossed the lake to my grandparents’ cottage in autumn just once before. I was six then, and standing on the last remaining section of dock marveling at odd creatures washed ashore.

  • North Country Trail Association Director Finds Her Footing in the Midwest

    As a child, Andrea Ketchmark spent more time on the water than in the woods. She got her first taste of hiking at Wildwood Preserve, a crown jewel of Toledo, Ohio’s, Metroparks system, but it wasn’t until she moved to Colorado for college that she discovered a love for the trails themselves.

  • Port Sanilac: A Hidden Gem

    Just 90 miles from Detroit, Port Sanilac is a small village with a big harbor and bigger heart.

  • Michigan Outings Worth Writing (Novels) About

    Just as he carefully sketches his human characters, best-selling author Wade Rouse gets intimately acquainted with Michigan, the setting for all of his novels, making him both a travel and literary expert.

  • All in the Family

    In many ways, Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars are like sisters in a close-knit family but with different outlooks on life or, in this case, wine.

  • Michigan Artist Celebrates Water

    Water-loving artist Robyn Ladwig conjures coastal works of rolling blue waves by using resin, ink, paint and beach sand.

  • Beth Price

    Travel & Adventure 2020 – Contributors

    Meet the authors, photographers, and contributors who helped bring this issue of Michigan BLUE Magazine to life.

  • A Special Place

    With its vernal pools and hushed wet meadows, Tobico Marsh seems like a tantalizingly secret place. But this special Michigan attraction is just four miles off the I-75 freeway near Bay City. “I enjoy the peacefulness and serenity of Tobico, in all seasons,” said Kathy Woods Booth, a member of the Friends of Bay City […]

  • Virtual Explorations

    Curious what the weather is like on Isle Royale, Mackinac Island or your favorite Lake Michigan beach?

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