Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Today, this historically important riverfront, on one of the busiest waterways in the world, is...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer As I’ve gotten to know Detroit, I’ve come to understand that just when you find some wonderful...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer When we can park our car on Friday night and never turn it on again until we leave again on Sunday...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Every Michigan town has something to offer, especially in the summertime. Plainwell, 20 minutes...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Yoopers, a term for describing folks who live in the Upper Peninsula, are a hardy all-season...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer With spring in the air, however, we could all make a little more of an effort to improve our...

Pork ribs and a beer at Darkhorse’s Spring Smoke Off Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer It’s everywhere, an undeniably growing...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer It is April, and that means the horses are returning to Mackinac Island. The island’s 500-plus...

Published in The Battle Creek Enquirer Many people, when they think about Ann Arbor, remember a visit to the internationally known art...

Published in The Battle Creek Enquirer To battle March cabin fever, a road trip to Grand Rapids is an excellent antidote. Very few cities...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer On a rainy, snowy Sunday in February, a visit to the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit is a...

With full winter now upon us, it’s time to embrace the cold and get some snow time scheduled. In my family, only one of us likes to ski...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer We hadn’t been to Greenfield Village in Dearborn for several years, but with out-of-town visitors,...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer For years, I had seen billboards touting Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth. I’m not...

When the leaves start changing, I start thinking about a leaf-peeping trip somewhere among Michigan’s amazing fall foliage destinations....

When the weather gets crisp, it’s time to pick my annual quota of fresh apples. It’s one of the rites of fall for our family. Even as...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Those of us who have the opportunity to spend time in Detroit know that the city is rapidly...

You might want to visit Muskegon for its 26 miles of sandy, white beaches and dunes, but I preferred to spend my day there on a classic...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer At the first glimpse of sunny skies, with temperatures predicted to soar to the low 80s, it was...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer When I think about the Fourth of July, I remember parades and picnics and fireworks lighting up...