Adventure Michigan™

Beaver Island: Where the Night Still Lives!

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There are only a handful of places left in...

Dive Into Fun: Top Must-Visit Beaches in Michigan – Part Three

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Grand Haven State Park Family-Friendly Environment Grand Haven State Park is...

Dive Into Fun: Top Must-Visit Beaches in Michigan – Part Two

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Scenic Views Sleeping Bear Dunes offers some of...

Dive Into Fun: Top Must-Visit Beaches in Michigan – Part One

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Silver Lake Sand Dunes Michigan is home to some...

Detroit Style Skating at Roller Skate Detroit

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Keith Walker’s first experience skating was at the age...

Music

The Great Lakes Are Not a Backdrop: A Series

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An Introduction to the Rights of the Lakes Series The...

Corporate Power, Extraction, and Control

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Corporate power. It’s not a buzzword, but a system...

How Power Actually Works: A Series

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An Introduction Most people don’t feel confused about politics because...

Real Men Cry

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A Love Letter to Detroit and the Detroit Lions ...

The Housing Crisis You’re Not Seeing

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When someone loses their home, it doesn’t usually happen...

Politics

The Housing Crisis You’re Not Seeing

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When someone loses their home, it doesn’t usually happen...

Political Violence Wears a Suit

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September 10, 2025. Today. The day Charlie Kirk—far-right political...

American Democracy Is Neither Free Nor Given

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Nothing we have in this world has ever been...

The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

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For now, the Great Lakes Basin has held off...

A Green Light for Wall Street’s Next Heist

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Another “bipartisan” bill is promising to screw the little...

Michigan Trail Adventures™

Navigating Michigan’s North Country Trail: A Hiker’s Guide

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Spring is in the air. A bit too soon,...

Waterfall Magnetism

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This is Part 2 of Jay’s experience hiking 1200...

Magical Michigan

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Adventures Along the North Country Scenic Trail We are embarking...

A Day of Adventure and “Surprises” at Big M

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Big M Recreation Area - Manistee National Forest -...

A Scenic Wilderness

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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area - Oakland Charter Township,...

Arts & Culture

Real Men Cry

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A Love Letter to Detroit and the Detroit Lions ...

Local Authors to Explore This Season

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The Great Lakes Basin Bookshelf—Fall 2025 Reading List. The Great...

The Michigan That Made Hemingway

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Before the legend, there was a boy, a lake,...

A Draft Day Overview

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As most Michiganders know, Detroit was host for the...

The Role of Professional Sports in Revitilizing Struggling Urban Economies

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In the grand narrative of urban revitalization, professional sports...

Michigan History

Lake Superior’s Pictured Rocks: 500 Million Years in the Making

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Carved by Time. Painted by Nature. Stand on the...

Lost in “Shipwreck Alley”

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THE DISAPPEARANCE AND DISCOVERY OF THE IRONTON IN THE...

Old Presque Isle Lighthouse

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Perched on the rugged shores of Lake Huron, the...

Historic Shipwreck Lore off the Coast of Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light

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Historical photos courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard and historical...

Are School Attacks a New Phenomenon?

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I am 33 years old, and the first clear...

Michigan Food & Drink Adventures™

Snug in the Harbor with OG Ice Cream

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Snug Harbor and Dairy Treat - Grand Haven, MI Man,...

The Perfect Ambience: Two Tony’s – Spring Lake, MI

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After a great workout, my partner Jayde and I...

Beyond Expectations: Anna’s House – Grand Haven, MI

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Breakfast is my favorite meal when I eat out....

A Venture Out of Our Comfort Zone: Waverly Gastropub – Holland, MI

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Whatever restaurant my girlfriend, Jayde, and I find ourselves...

“Unbelievably Delicious”: Village Baker – Spring Lake, MI

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I wanted this to be the first place that...

Lifestyle

The Great Lakes Are Not a Backdrop: A Series

Rights of the Lakes 0
An Introduction to the Rights of the Lakes Series The...

Corporate Power, Extraction, and Control

How Power Actually Works 0
Corporate power. It’s not a buzzword, but a system...

How Power Actually Works: A Series

How Power Actually Works 0
An Introduction Most people don’t feel confused about politics because...

Real Men Cry

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A Love Letter to Detroit and the Detroit Lions ...

The Housing Crisis You’re Not Seeing

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When someone loses their home, it doesn’t usually happen...

Spend Local

Beaver Island’s St. James Campground

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Close to the Water. Close to the Sky I came...

Beaver Island Retreat

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More than just a canvas tent in the woods....

Journals Unlimited

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Spend Local Great Lakes™ supports small businesses throughout the...

Fat Matt’s BBQ

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Spend Local Great Lakes™ supports small businesses throughout the...

Small House Farm

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Spend Local Great Lakes™ supports Great Lakes small businesses...

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