Tulip Time Celebrates Spring, Dutch Culture
“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.” — Marianne Williamson…
Butterflies are Blooming at Frederik Meijer Gardens
“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.” ―…
Choose Joy: Find the Light During the Dark Days of December
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” – Henri Nouwen Choose joy. It sounds so simple, especially during the holidays. But the dark days…
Michigan Snowmobile Trip Takes Us to Mackinac Bridge
“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.” – Anonymous Our Michigan snowmobile adventures have taken us to…
Michigan fall drives: Traverse City, Old Mission color tours
“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.” – Dodinsky When it comes to…
Michigan fall drives: M-22 Manistee to Leelanau color tour
“There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees – as if we are all to be allowed a chance to peel, to refresh, to start again.” – Ruth Ahmed Highway…
Michigan fall drives: Muskegon to Ludington color tours
“Spring is beautiful, and summer is perfect for vacations, but autumn brings a longing to get away from the unreal things of life, out into the forest at night with a campfire and the rustling…
Snowmobiling Pictured Rocks Always Highlight of Winter
“It’s the place people go to escape, a place made of cabins, pine trees and lakes. But no matter how far you drive, there’s no sign to say ‘you’ve arrived.’ So just follow your heart…
Inn at Bay Harbor Offers Quintessential Northern Michigan Escape
“Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when…
Make it Michigan: Year-in-Review includes top spots to vacation in 2020
Take it from travel experts and a local: Michigan is the place to vacation in 2020! Last week, I was elated to see both Mackinac Island and West Michigan receive national media attention as top 2020 travel destinations.
