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Say It With Cookies
Customized cookies just might be the antidote to cookie-cutter event offerings. Michigan is home to Cookies by Design locations in Shelby Township, West Bloomfield,...
Serenity & Seclusion
A new community gathering space has opened in the heart of Traverse City’s pastoral Old Mission Peninsula. Extending 18 miles into Grand Traverse Bay,...
Clare Embraces Sculpture
A whimsical peacock on McEwan Street. A sculpted sparrow outside a restaurant. Phoenix Rising near the bank. All are sculptures that have been spotted...
Urban Air Launches in Commerce Township
After Wassem Ayer and his best friend, Amer Batal, took their children to an Urban Air Adventure Park while vacationing in Pennsylvania, they couldn’t...
Diversity in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Midwestern hospitality, history, and culture can be found at every turn throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region, which encompasses Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties,...
Keeping It Fresh—With a Sense of Humor
Andrea Gengler is CEO of Rock Events, a team of professionals that provides event services to Rocket Companies and recently launched as a stand-alone...
Dutch Touch
At the western edge of Michigan on the shores of Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan, Holland has a vibrant downtown, beautiful scenery, and Dutch-infused history...
Honorable Intentions at New Marquette Distillery
The 1936-built Nordic Theater has been reincarnated as The Honorable Distillery in downtown Marquette. Owners Anne White and Scott Anderson have restored the old...