Some Michiganders drive an hour or more for a single plate of food, and on the north side of Grand Rapids, a small strip mall…
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By day, most of the rocks on Michigan’s Lake Superior shore look like plain gray beach stones, the kind you step over on the way…
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Some Michigan towns make headlines, and some quietly let people live well without the fuss. Up on the Lake Huron shoreline, one small community has...
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Some Michigan families plan whole Saturdays around a single lunch stop, and the one in this story sits in a...
By Hannah Whitmore on Oct 28
Most Michigan kids learn a few lines about the state’s first people and then flip the page. The real story...
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Michiganders don’t need a plane ticket to Italy to stand face to face with ancient Rome. Tucked along a busy...
By Hannah Whitmore on Oct 28
Some shops sell sweaters and coffee mugs. This one sells wet specimens, gothic decor, vintage toys, and art prints made...
By Hannah Whitmore on Oct 28
Some burger joints blend into the scenery along Woodward Avenue. This one does the opposite, with a building so brightly...
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