David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...

Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a phenomenon that ...

Looking for plans in the Traverse City area and beyond? We’ve rounded up the top events happening across Northern Michigan from Friday through Sunday. This weekend, it’s going to be a spooky good time ...

Southern comfort meets Midwestern farm-to-table sensibilities at one of Traverse City’s newest restaurants. Chef Dan Compton’s cooking is unfussy, deeply seasonal and full of soul. His grandmother’s ...

Dine has years of ghost-hunting experience and family roots tracing back to Traverse City’s logging days and a Kentucky witch ...

MyNorth.com is the online home of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, the flagship publication of MyNorth Media, a Traverse City, Michigan company dedicated to sharing stories and photos about ...

Find the perfect Northern Michigan-inspired gift when you shop our 2025 online gift guide. Curated by our editorial squad of foodies, adventurers, skincare experts and one candle-connoisseur–we’ve ...

There's nothing that'll warm you up better than classic American comfort food and spicy Mexican cuisine. At Frederic Inn, we've been serving plenty of both for over 35 years. Family owned for two ...

Each October, as fall color bursts along the shores of Lake Superior, Fresh Coast Film Festival brings filmmakers, adventurers, storytellers and all-around Great Lakes lovers to Marquette. Peterson ...

Fall in Northern Michigan is magical, colorful and ready to be captured and shared on Instagram—especially from these incredible locations. The season for color tours, pumpkin-spiced everything and ...

Some cookbooks are simply about recipes. Others, like Maureen Abood’s, are about memory, connection, and the joy of passing something beautiful to the next table. The writer and chef, who splits her ...