Work has started on both islands but only North Manitou Island has closed its docks and village for the 2025 season. This means visitors will be without a ferry service this summer.

If you’re looking for a classic summer vacation in Michigan — the kind where water, woods and whatever are available at your ...

Starting at a welcome table at the base of the dune, visitors will stroll through a lantern-lit one-mile trail up to the dune ...

Wendy Byard, author of the new suspense novel "Devil in the Dunes," will be at the Hoot and Honey Bookstore in Manistee from ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) recently announced public summer programs. This year’s schedule ...

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If you think stunning beaches are reserved for coastal areas only, think again. These gorgeous Great Lakes beaches will give ...

Ron Reimink knew how uncomfortable and annoying swimmer’s itch could be. He spent much of his adult life trying to eradicate it in lakes across northern Michigan. Then one day, he realized he was ...

With dedication and ingenuity, a recovery team has been helping the endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes, with 450-foot heights and 35 miles of shoreline, is America's "Most Beautiful Place," offering adventure but caution is advised due to potentially deceptive and unsafe dune ...

With more than 66 percent of U.S. households owning dogs — and most of them, it seems, coming to visit the Traverse City area ...