As winter fades, these seven photos capture Northern Michigan’s quiet beauty. Here are our favorite moments shared on Instagram this month!

Today, the village of Crescent is largely hidden in the 15,000-acre wilderness on North Manitou Island, the long-abandoned homes and businesses left to forces of nature for more than a century.

We go in search of vibrant blooms at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our magazine library.

In everything she does, Holly T. Bird leads with love. The North Stars: In the March issue of Traverse Northern Michigan magazine we meet five women who are connecting the dots, bending norms and ...

A children’s book for little gardeners. A vintage lover’s boutique. Locally made skincare products. Here’s what our editors are loving this month. At sunny Alchemy Farms in Maple City ...

Gussie Peterson is winter’s ambassador, helping people thrive in the cold depths of a Northern winter. And she’s wicked fast on a pair of cross-country skis. The North Stars: In the March ...

I don’t follow basketball, so this month I’m running my own March Madness bracket—to find the best matcha latte in the North. As an ardent always-tea-never-coffee drinker (and a Japanophile ...

Through the Forced Joy Project, Dana Frost is proving that, even in the darkest times, there is still room for love and wonder. The North Stars: In the March issue of Traverse Northern Michigan ...

At Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club it’s not just the lake views or Tunnel of Trees, but what happens when community becomes a way of life. A visit to Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club in ...

Kathreen Francis grew up in the Upper Peninsula, but Michigan State University drew her below the bridge. After raising four children in downtown Lansing, Kathreen was beginning to feel ready for ...

The interior design pros at Quiet Moose share 13 strategies for filling your Northern Michigan home with texture, style and warmth. Cozy is having a moment—with “Mocha Mousse” being named ...

Whether it’s a downtown condo a stone’s throw from your favorite restaurant, a flower farm to ground you or a fixer-upper with sturdy bones, we all have an Up North dream. Here we’re sharing ...