Small Lakes, Big Adventures: Exploring the Chain of Lakes Water Trail
Friday - 1PM-7PM
Frankfort Art Fair
A juried fine arts show.Friday - 4PM-7PM
GTB Pre-Powwow Festivities: Community Potluck & Beach Night
Food, live music, swimming & more. Bring a lawn chair. Earn an extra raffle ticket when you bri…Friday - 5PM-7PM
Fireside Chats - August
Each gathering follows a loose theme—serving as a gentle starting point rather than a set age…Friday - 5:30PM-7PM
Author Event: Jillian Laine
Celebrate Jillian Laine’s new book, "Henry Tudor Must Die."Friday - 6PM-9PM
Boyne City's Stroll the Streets
Held Fri. evenings through Sept. 4. Enjoy live music, children's activities, & much more.Friday - 6PM-9PM
Friday Night Live, TC
Featuring live music, performers, interactive nonprofit activities, food vendors, & more.Friday - 7PM-9PM
Downtown Gaylord Summer Concert Series
Featuring Pinter Whitnick.Friday - 7:30PM
Cruz Contreras And The Black Lillies w/ Agnes Su Opening
The Battle Against Aquatic Invasive Species
How five invasives are changing our waters, and what you can do to help
Tens of millions of recreators … Read More >>Going After the Polluters
The Watershed Center is holding Brunette Foods accountable for polluting Elk Rapids waterways
In such a pristine place … Read More >>Guardians of Lake Michigami
How local tribes are fighting for the Great Lakes
It’s a founding belief of … Read More >>On the Water with Lake Life Efoils
Get to know one of the newest (and coolest) waterspouts
If you’ve ever been out … Read More >>Protecting an “Invisible” Resource
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is focused on science, advocacy, restoration, and public engagement
The Little Traverse Watershed is … Read More >>
To Flock or Not to Flock?
Flock cameras swarm northern Michigan, stirring debate over safety or surveillance
You have likely driven past … Read More >>
Feature
The Music of the Earth at the Botanic Gardens
The Botanic Gardens at Historic Barns Park has had a lot to celebrate lately, from the opening of the new Debra J. Edson Family Education Center to the one-year anniversary of their children’s sensory …Aug. 8, 2026 |
Dining
Buchan’s Blueberry Ice Cream
There’s no shortage of ice cream options in northern Michigan, especially in the summer. But Buchan's Blueberry Hill has a secret weapon: growing its own ingredients. The fifth-generation farm on Traverse City’s Old Mission …Aug. 8, 2026 |
Opinion
When Safety Isn’t Safe
For several years, I’ve had the gift of this space to write about environmental issues. I’ve tried to use it to inform, and sometimes persuade, on topics that I care about. In all this …Aug. 8, 2026 |
Virtual Express
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Often Messy
The old bromide is that all politics are local. We should add that they are also often messy. Over in Leelanau County, anot… Read More >>
Two Fairs, Just Eight Miles Apart
Do you like cattle or crafts? Antique tractors or local art? Monster trucks or made-in-Michigan treats? For one set of answe… Read More >>
The Great American Pie Contest
Take a bite out of Antrim County Fair’s Great American Pie Contest! Although Antrim has one of Michigan’s smalle… Read More >>