Mushroom-shaped cottages, a Normandy-inspired castle and a fever dream of a boathouse are just a few of the stories told in stone and timber. Perched between Lake Michigan and Round Lake, Charlevoix ...

Chef Adam McMarlin crafts a seasonal menu shaped by the harvests and changing seasons of the Leelanau Peninsula, where farm-fresh flavors meet fine dining. On colorful St. Joseph Street in Suttons Bay ...

Great coffee, linger-worthy digs, delish menus—here are a few of our favorite brunch spots in town. By Nicole Lane and Cara McDonald Sisters Under the yellow-and-white striped … ...

Who serves up the best slice of pizza? Which food truck has everyone talking? Taste your way across the region with the Red Hot Best 2026 winners for restaurant, burger, pizza and more. Chianti pairs ...

Start your day off right! Explore the 2026 Red Hot Best winners for breakfast, bakery and coffee shop as voted by you. At Mission Point Resort, Round Island Kitchen is known for hearty breakfast ...

The Little Traverse Wheelway connects some of Northern Michigan’s most unexpected contrasts—from quiet Victorian-lined ...

Love history? Nature? Architecture? There’s a walking tour for that. Follow sidewalks, river bends and lake breezes through ...

After more than 63,100 nominations and 177,700 votes, a record-breaking 22,200 people voted in the 2022 MyNorth Red Hot Best Awards to kick off the second From Traverse City to Marquette and beyond, ...

View of Downtown Traverse City.

Celebrating the North’s craft beverage scene, across all seven regions.

A monastery on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula delivers delightful jam. On a windswept coast of the Upper Peninsula, a small band of devoted monks is carving out a life that balances work and worship.

From crisp cool-climate classics to complex reds coming into their own, these are the bottles putting the North on the map. To the initiated, Northern Michigan means postcard-worthy beaches, endless ...