Winter 2022
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Happy Together
For a lake house in West Olive, near Grand Haven, the homeowners wanted their getaway to better accommodate seasonal guests.
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Nature Calls
There’s room for everyone to start making some fresh tracks this winter in Gaylord’s snow-covered dreamland
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Throttle Therapy
Michigan’s legendary, impressive snowmobile trail network showcases stunning snowy scenery
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Nature’s Way
When Frank and Lisa Johnson purchased their lakefront property in Pinckney nearly 20 years ago, they envisioned a future “lake escape.”
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Bean There, Let’s Do That!
Ellie Krieger Creates “One-Pot Wonders” with highly nutritious legumes
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Field Guide: Winter 2022
Exploring Michigan: Tips, trends, and tidbits.
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Saving a Lifeboat
In the movie based on real events, The Finest Hours, 32 men rescued from the stricken tanker S.S. Pendleton sit crowded on a small boat while the sea continues to rage around them.
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Navigating Choppy Waters
As the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak sent a wave of Michiganders to their second homes for remote work with picturesque waterfront views, many digital nomads discovered the expected tranquility had been displaced with discord over trespassing and access to waterways.
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Making Waves
A complete gut ensures a dated design lives up to its potential
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Thrill-Seeking in Muskegon
My exhilarating introduction to luging came 15 years ago at the Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park.
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Designers’ Notebook: Winter 2022
Green trends, tile style, a restaurant in good taste, and a new and inspiring home/garden book.
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Window Stopping
For the holidays, my mom would place an electric candle in each window that could be seen from the road. She’d also tie a tiny faux sprig of holly to each window latch.
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Capturing the Seasons
An artist for all seasons: Meet talented painter and busy mom Betsy O’Neill.
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Frosty Fun
Boyne Mountain recently announced its Renaissance 2.0 vision, which includes much-anticipated resort enhancements such as SkyBridge Michigan, the world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge, slated to open in summer 2022.
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Winter Reading
It took me a while to get into Viola Shipman’s latest novel, “The Secret of Snow” (Graydon House Books). For the first 70 or so pages, it moves between the newsroom of a Palm Springs TV station and a meteorologist named Sonny Dunes and Sonny’s days growing up with her family and kid sister in northern Michigan.
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Timeless Style
Lou DesRosiers and Jennifer Asmar share insightful ideas on making the most of water views.
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Picture-Perfect
Lou DesRosiers and Jennifer Asmar share insightful ideas on making the most of water views.
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Bathing Beauties
Cozy accents for your cottage bathrooms.
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Light the Season
Waxing poetic on wintry candles.
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Cottage Canine
Some doggone must-haves for your pooch.
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Synthesized Spirits
Local foragers and farmers provide the vital ingredients used in this Elk Rapids distillery’s signature cocktails
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Farmhouse Conversion
Sylvan Table earns high marks for its creative menu and homey atmosphere
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Traverse City Hot Spot
Rebranded Delamar hotel improves on its bay views and cozy amenities
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Rolling Out the White Carpet
Cadillac blankets visitors with warm welcomes and outdoor delights
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Orvis
Orvis the dog watched intently as professional fishing guide Chris “Uber” Raines defied the wintry weather to fly-fish for steelhead on a flies-only stretch of the Pere Marquette River near Baldwin. The stretch of the National Wild and Scenic River known as Claybanks looked like a winter wonderland as the biggest, stickiest snowflakes I had […]
