Michigan

We’ve partnered with Cynthia Ellingsen the author of “The Lighthouse Keeper” to give one lucky winner a copy of this sweet summer romance set in an idyllic town on the shores of Lake Michigan.  

We sat down with Chris and Aubrey Martinson, the owners of the Chelsea Alehouse, to talk about beer, music, and life in Michigan.

For great food in a beautiful and historic former stage coach stop, take a drive to the White Horse Inn the oldest restaurant in Michigan.

Christmas on the Farm is a fun and intriguing snapshot of the holiday season on an 1880’s Michigan farm at the Waterloo Area Farm Museum.

Can you imagine Life In Michigan without Frankenmuth, Michigan? We can’t, so when Jennifer Ring contacted us about writing a guest post about Frankenmuth we said, “Yes!” Thanks to our first guest blogger, we now have a taste of it. Thank you Jennifer for your lovely post. We...

The 2016 Dark Horse Brewery 4 Elf Party did not disappoint. Like their Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th Imperial Stout, their party just gets finer and finer. This year the elves were thick as thieves and drinking beer like it was 1999. Add to that a pink bunny, Jesus, exotic food and 5 excellent...

Kickstand Brewing in Commerce Township offers up delectable beers and top notch food in a warm and friendly space.

The Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake, Michigan is telling our veterans’ stories. They’ve got a megaphone and their stories are powerful, so listen up! 

Thunderwüde are a blazing bluegrass band born in Chelsea, Michigan. We witnessed their musical magic at a house concert in Manchester.

Michigan’s Dexter Cider Mill is the quintessential fall experience! Cider, ginger snaps and a tranquil spot on the beautiful Huron River to enjoy fall color. Afterward, we added a dash more color with a hike in Stinchfield Woods.

The 8th Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival on Oct 21 & 22, 2016 in Eastern Market. There were over 800 beers, perfect weather, and thousands of smiling happy people. The old saying, “beer makes me happy” was certainly true this past weekend in Detroit’s Eastern...

Legs Inn is a Historic site and for nearly 90 years has served delicious authentic Polish cuisine. It has been described as one of Michigan’s “most unusual architectural marvels” and is quietly perched on Lake Michigan’s upper coast in Cross Village.

POP-X may sound like some crazy new energy drink, but it is actually a brilliant exhibit that pops up each year at Liberty Plaza in Ann Arbor.

Kitch-iti-kipi what? No, it is not a kinky itch you might have contracted in the 70’s but the name of an emerald green pool near Manistique in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

On Saturday, September 10, 2016, was the Eighth Annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival in Marquette and it rained but it didn’t matter because there were more than 80 Michigan Breweries and over 600 different beers to sample.

The annual Chicken Wing Thing at Dark Horse Brewing features hot wings, awesome beers, and fantastic live music. Rain or Shine!

The 10th Nashbash in Ann Arbor celebrated country music with the Whiskey Charmers and Judy Banker starting the night off right.

Wolf and the Crane had the Cadieux Café rocking with new music that glows with the power of Detroit rhythm and blues.

From Blue To Gray unleash their new album Abstention of Interference at the Loft in Lansing to a crowd of metal fans.

The Rumpus Room in Chelsea knocked it out of the park with a fantastic show with local blues great Laith Al-Saadi and jubilant soul music from Nicholas David.

It was huge! It was Hot! And it was Wonderful. With over 1,300 Michigan craft beers to sample, it was simply the best Michigan Summer Beer Festival yet.