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The pioneers of the Petoskey Wine Region are making history—and some spectacular wines. Fall is a fine time to sip and explore the newest addition to Michigan’s wine scene.

50 | A SEPTEMBER SAIL Board the schooner Manitou for her fall “season finale.” Fun is on the agenda: kayaking, beachcombing and stargazing. We’re ready for wherever the wind takes us.

56 | CRAVING WILDNESS Secret coves. Warm beaches. Forgotten homesteads. Lush forests. Let us take you closer to the authentic beauty of North Manitou Island.

64 | LIGHTKEEPERS Her great-great-great-grandparents were lightkeepers at two of Northern Michigan’s most iconic lighthouses: Point Betsie and South Manitou Island.

Life at the lights is heartbreaking, exhausting, beautiful and blessed.

PLUS | INSPIRED LIFE (FOLLOWING PAGE 72)

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25 | SEPTEMBER EVENTS We call this month “secret summer.”

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37 | TRAVEL Experience art in the great outdoors.

87 | OUTDOORS Discover the allure of archery season.

88 | LOVE OF THE LAND The iconic DeYoung Farmhouse is getting the love it deserves.

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The Land We Love TEXT BY DEBORAH WYATT FELLOWS

GREEN POINT DUNES

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ast night, I went to the 30thanniversary picnic celebration for the Leelanau Conservancy.

It was a gorgeous evening filled with magic light in the middle of a golden field and a tent filled with hundreds of people who love the Leelanau Peninsula. Executive Director Tom Nelson asked us to soak in the image of a young person three or four generations from now, standing upon any one of the thousands of acres preserved, experiencing the exact same thing our generation experienced. If you have been involved in a conservancy, you would find this exceedingly easy because that is what drives the work of the members, the staff, the board, the volunteers and the landowners and farmers who make the decision to donate land or put it under a conservation easement that will forever restrict development. It is all about, and only about, ensuring that the incredible land and water of Northern Michigan is protected, to be experienced by all those who are to follow.

The first conservancy I learned of was the Little Traverse Conservancy, started in 1972, and headed for decades

by Tom Bailey, a leader with the vision and the pragmatic and diplomatic skills to bring the idea to the entire Northern tip of the Lower Peninsula. I was on the founding board of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy and served three terms on the board of the Leelanau Conservancy. HeadWaters Land Conservancy has been preserving the lands and waters of Northeast Michigan—some of the largest natural lands left in the lower peninsula—since its inception in 1994. I am a believer in finding ways for landowners to donate or preserve ecologically valuable land and farm-

land using donations from the public, grants and public resources. The work almost always starts quietly, at a kitchen table, with a family talking through their aspirations that the land they love will exist as-is forever, or that a young farmer will be able to actually afford to farm. Before even raising funds, the work is in listening and then crafting a plan that works for the landowner. The work of conservancies is about as collaborative as it gets, bringing kindred spirits of every kind, total strangers who may never meet, together around a common goal.

The work and the stories are all about a love of the land and the water: all of them.

Gordon Peschke, a tool-shop supervisor, had a selfless passion for a piece of land owned by his family since 1882, where rivers intersect and tumble through the thousands of trees Gordon planted. He welcomed all to what is called Seven Bridges, near Rapid City, and generations signed his guest book thanking him for the experience he’d allowed them to discover.

Family pressure caused Gordon to put the property on the market in the ‘70s and he was heartbroken.

When small pink flags slicing the 290 acres into 10-acre lots began to appear, three friends stepped in: Virginia Sorenson, who was chairwoman of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, GTRLC Trustee Lou Ann Taylor and Helen Milliken, wife of former governor Bill Milliken. They were met by one obstacle after another, one night braving a blizzard to get to Lansing and make an impassioned plea to the Natural Resources Trust Fund Board. The board voted unanimously to purchase the land from the developers. Gordon died the following summer

knowing that people would wander Seven Bridges for time infinitum. “My young son caught six trout today,” one visitor wrote. “He’ll remember this spot for as long as he lives. Thanks for letting us borrow it for the morning.

All trout were returned in good shape for someone else to enjoy.”

Keith Parker, 87 years old, grew up on a 340+ acre farm in the heart of Leelanau County. Just recently, Keith and his family preserved 99 acres in a conservation easement, ensuring it will stay in farming for future generations, and also protecting a pristine stream important to the watershed of the lakes. Keith’s grandfather started farming in the late 1800s and they have all worked hard, including second jobs, to stay in farming. “I never want to see it developed,” says Keith. “There have been a lot of offers over the years. Money is hard to come by, and I almost sold it once, but I’m fortunate I didn’t.”

There is a lot of money to be made in Northern Michigan’s greatest commodity: beautiful land. There is continuous pressure on ridgelines with a beautiful view or an old-growth forest. So much land has been preserved through the conservancy effort that it’s sometimes easy to forget the heroic decision it takes for landowners to forego a big payoff and instead, see their land as more valuable than money. As we all revel in our amazing local farm markets and fruit stands, we should stop and thank so many farmers who have ensured their farms will keep farming affordable for the next generation. Conservancy staffs, donors and voters have worked together in innovative ways to ensure farmland will not be taxed as potential development property, but rather as4

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editor’s note what it is: farmland forever available for future young farmers.

Some land preserved is not open to the public—it’s preserved so that it stays ecologically as it is, for the flora and fauna. But thousands of conservancy acres are open as natural areas, trails and quiet beaches with spectacular views. All that land was owned by private landowners whose family made a joint decision to share its wonders with all of us, forever.

People who love the land understand there will be no more invented or manufactured; once altered, forever altered. They understand there will always be the need for people to connect with the land and water, the peace and joy found in losing yourself in the wonder of the Northern Michigan landscape.

There are so many fabulous organizations working to preserve Michigan’s environment; land conservancies are one. To date, the Leelanau Conservancy has protected nearly 15,000 acres, including some of the best fruitgrowing land in the world. The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has protected more than 42,000 acres of land and 127 miles of shoreline on our rivers, lakes and streams. HeadWaters Land Conservancy has six nature preserves and 86 conservation easements across 11 counties. And at a land closing in early August, Little Traverse Conservancy surpassed 60,000 protected acres, including 152 total miles of shoreline.

I encourage you this September, when the world Up North quiets a bit, to think about the simple ways you can ensure the experience you love is there for all who will follow. If it is a conservancy, become a member, donate or volunteer. Support in some way the love of the land that binds you to a family deciding to preserve their piece of the North forever. It really does work through that shared love and a commitment of kindred spirits.

Deborah Wyatt Fellows is founder and editor in chief of Traverse Magazine/MyNorth.com. debwf@traversemagazine.com.

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“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” John Muir

The Sleeping Bear legend lives on in this new children’s book sequel by Katharine Crawford Robey.

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Some stories will hit a nerve from your past. Some will be so far out they’ll seem unbelievable—yet too crazy to make up. It’s an audience experience unlike anything in the region. October through May, Here:Say brings live storytelling to The Workshop Brewing Company in downtown Traverse City, connecting people through life’s many experiences. Founder and Creative Director Karen Stein shares more: Is there a story that stands out from years past?

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up north | Here:Say performance. The theme was Shock and Awe, and this woman told a story about winning the 2018 Ohio Lesbian Festival Arm Wrestling Championship. She entered it on a lark, and one by one was just taking people out. What was so memorable about this story—for one thing, her telling was hilarious—but the other thing was someone in the audience. Lots of people were cheering and invested in the story, but this person was really cheering loudly. It turned out he knew someone who went to the same festival who had texted him, “You’re not going to believe what I’m seeing. This woman is just taking people down in arm wrestling.” The audience member had no idea this story was going to be told that night but had already known about it, in a way, through his friend.

It was legendary to him. And that’s why you do live storytelling.

What makes Here:Say Storytelling unique?

It’s true stories, not fiction, about something that actually happened to you. It’s not an observation or an analysis of an experience. Also, this is something you’ve already been able to process, it’s not something that happened three days ago.

What story theme are you looking forward to this season?

I’m especially excited about the December theme, Island of Misfit Toys.

We all have those stories where we feel like we don’t quite fit in. Even the cool kids have those stories, it’s just so universal. I feel like it’s going to really resonate with a lot of people.

What would you say to someone who wants to tell a story but is nervous to perform it in front of people?

There’s a workshopping process, so it’s not like, “Hey, get on stage, good luck.” I help you get the story ready to be performed. Here:Say shows are recorded and presented in podcast form if you can’t make the live performance.

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Traverse City’s National Writers Series unites nationally acclaimed authors and Northern Michigan readers through inspiring storytelling and conversation. This fall, these writers will arrive on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, and we can’t wait.

SEPTEMBER 5 | DAVID MARANISS A GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY: THE RED SCARE AND MY FATHER In his 12th book, the Pulitzer-winning writer poetically tells the story of his parents’ lives—transitioning from studying at the University of Michigan to joining the workforce to being blacklisted, all as members of the Communist Party USA during the height of the Red Scare.

OCTOBER 9 | RANDALL SULLIVAN THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND A deeply researched account of a mystifying subject: the deadly, desperate and disastrous treasure hunts on Oak Island. Sullivan joins Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina as they attempt to fathom the unfathomable, as seen on their History Channel show, The Curse of Oak Island.

OCTOBER 16 | SUSAN ORLEAN THE LIBRARY BOOK Meet the peculiar characters of the Los Angeles Central Library. Susan Orlean, the author of the acclaimed The Orchid Thief, does here what she does best: makes her readers stop, stare and immerse themselves in overlooked stories.

NOVEMBER 17 | MITCH ALBOM CHIKA: A LITTLE GIRL, AN EARTHQUAKE, AND THE MAKING OF A FAMILY The Tuesdays with Morrie author says Chika is his “hardest yet most important book.” Mitch Albom’s first nonfiction book in a decade tells the story of a young girl he and his wife brought home to Detroit from an orphanage in Haiti and is written as a celebration of her life. —Madison DeLaere All events are at City Opera House at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets available online, or call 231.941.8082. cityoperahouse.org

The Legend Gets a Sequel Author Katharine Crawford Robey has been thinking about the beloved book The Legend of Sleeping Bear her entire life. Like many readers, Robey was pained by the legend’s ending. So, she decided to change it. Robey’s recently released sequel, The Sleeping Bear Wakes Up, honors the Ojibwe legend while giving readers a new conclusion filled with love.

Robey’s roots run deep at Sleeping Bear. In the 1930s, her grandparents built a log cabin near what is now the national park, and the family has spent many summers there. The Wisconsin native made the trip to Northern Michigan along the same route as the mother bear and her cubs—across Lake Michigan, albeit on the car ferry S.S. Badger. “Through the years, the shape of Sleeping Bear Dunes has changed. My story reflects that,” Robey says.

The Sleeping Bear Wakes Up, beautifully illustrated by Julie Copiz and published by Mission Point Press, is available at local stores and online. See the book's cover on page 12.— Carly Simpson

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arts & entertainment: on the stage | upnorth

WEEKENDS UP NORTH

Earthwork Harvest Gathering Celebrated Northern Michigan musician Seth Bernard built a stage on his dad’s truck trailer and held a concert/ potluck for friends back in 2001. Nineteen years later, the event is an inclusive gathering of 3,500+ people, 120+ musical acts and 100+ workshops at his family’s farm in Lake City. Here are ten reasons why this is the place to be September 20–22. earthworkharvestgathering.com BOB’S BURGERS

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by Seth’s dad, Bob, who also co-founded and co-directs the gathering. Bob has a small herd of grass-fed cows and is the man behind the beloved burgers and homemade fries at the gathering.

This event isn’t just a music festival, it’s a place for people to learn, heal and grow. There are workshops about everything from sustainable agriculture and renewable energy to sign language, stress management, songwriting and family yoga.

ROVING MUSICIANS There’s an open mic in the morning and late-night jam sessions. Campfires go into the wee hours where people lead and trade songs.

RIVERQUEST Seth’s nonprofit, Title Track, is taking 24 kids in Flint on canoe and kayak trips with indigenous leaders. They’ll spend three days writing songs inspired by the Flint River, and a bunch of these awesome kids are coming Up North to perform at the gathering.

IT FEELS LIKE A FAMILY GATHERING All people are welcome, and many guests return year after year.

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WALTZ HOUR Bob Bernard is a man of many talents, one of them being the waltz. Sashay under twinkling lights in the barn on Saturday night. (There’s a waltz workshop on Friday night so you’re ready.)

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Get local foods at the market and then head to the community kitchen to cook your meal. You’ll also find panel discussions about food justice, farm animals, a sound garden and more in the market area.

There’s an area for quiet family camping and a place for night-owl camping (separated by a parking lot, farmers market and stage).

People come together to speak about the sacredness of water and our responsibility to care for it. There are also panels on water equity, affordability and Great Lakes protection.

EMPOWERING, COLLABORATIVE AND DOWNRIGHT INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC With 120 acts, there’s a little bit of everything—a Detroit Hip-Hop Showcase, Grammy Award-winning virtuoso harmonica player Peter “Madcat” Ruth, the “psychedelic rock ’n’ roll confetti pie” that’s The Go Rounds and Michigan favorites including Joshua Davis, The Accidentals and May Erlewine. —Carly Simpson

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Live Theater Catch a performance of the much-loved Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest at Traverse City’s Old Town Playhouse throughout September.

Director Kerr Anderson gives us the lowdown.

You have 10 seconds in an elevator— how would you describe the show?

Two bachelors create an alter ego named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives.

Pretending to be Ernest, they each attempt to win the hearts of two women who claim they can only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories but then the women meet... (you’ll have to come to the show!)

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Interactive magic and jaw-to-the-floor illusions are coming to Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee October 3. Bill Blagg’s comedic approach brings more to the stage than just impressive magic. “It’s David Copperfield meets Second City,” Blagg says. Each trick flows together to create a seamless show with plenty of shock, awe and laugh-out-loud moments.

An intimate venue like The Ramsdell will make the performance even more entrancing. “It’s such a close-up space, and I love being in facilities like that performing magic because your connection with the audience, and the experience people get, is different than with a larger venue,” Blagg says. “You’ll experience sleight of hand on a grand scale and a variety of different styles of magic. Plus, it’s a gorgeous building.”

Summing up his show: “It’s over 90 minutes of mind-blowing action. It’ll be hilarious as well as jaw-dropping, and you’re going to absolutely love it.”

What is your favorite part of the script?

I don’t know that I have a favorite part. I grew up in Britain, so essentially, I grew up knowing and loving this play. For a younger audience, it’s just a romantic comedy. People getting caught in innocent lies, falling in and out of love, with a happy, surprise resolution. For adults, it’s a very funny play with fabulous characters based on the outrageous social rules in Victorian England. I suppose my favorite part is the writing. Oscar Wilde had a wicked wit and this is often described as his funniest play and ranked among some of the best comedies ever written.

Why should non-Brits be excited?

This is just a fun show. If you’re not a regular theatergoer, it’s a great way to experience the excitement and interaction of live theater. It’s an opportunity to see a classic comedy done the way Wilde wrote it. —Chris Loud Tickets available at MyNorthTickets.com or call 800.836.0717.

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You’ll have to make your way down a few stairs to find West Bay Handmade, the newly renovated space underneath Traverse City’s beloved arcade bar, The Coin Slot. The bright, cozy store is stocked with more than 50 local vendors, with a focus on supporting Northern Michigan artisans and makers. Find candles from Heartlander Supply; soaps from Lake Soap Co., Thistle + Grey and Frolic & Fern; jewelry and accessories from Amy’s Paper Beads & Jewelry, Sweet Mettle and Gauge Junkie Jewelry; woodwork and funky refurbished furniture and so much more.

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The Market at Cadillac Commons feels like a converted train station, with quilt-patterned concrete flooring and a paneled roof, but this open-air market is not for zipping off to a distant destination; it’s for staying right where you are. The Market provides established community markets like The Made in Michigan Artisan and Farm Market with a new, more permanent space for local artisans to sell their goods on Fridays and Saturdays. Shoppers will find vendors of all sorts, ranging from sellers of homemade preserves and baked goods to wood-burned signs and amber jewelry. The Market will also house Cadillac Farmers Market, a local group that has been selling Northern Michigan produce for 35 years, on Tuesdays and Fridays. —Madison DeLaere

Fine Art for the Community The Oliver Art Center’s annual all-media juried exhibition showcases a variety of fine art from oil paintings to mosaics to sculptures, bringing together the very best works of the Northern Michigan region and beyond. Through the center’s effort to strengthen the community and make art accessible, the event, now in its 15th year, is always free. Artists have the opportunity to submit up to two pieces by August 31. About 120 of the submissions are chosen to be included in the exhibition. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org —Madison DeLaere Opening Reception: September 6, 5–7 p.m.

Exhibition: September 6–October 4

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end of the Mighty Mac in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City for the 62nd Annual Labor Day Bridge Walk. mackinacbridge.org exhibit features the work of eight prominent female artists in The Invisible Roots Which Connect Women, part of the Downtown Traverse City Art Walk. higherartgallery.com Harvest Stompede weekend kicks off the fall season along the Leelanau Wine Trail with a self-guided tour, world-class wines and culinary delights.

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CADILLAC’S CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL WHEN: SEPTEMBER 28, 2–10 PM WHERE: CADILLAC COMMONS This festival feels like a party in your backyard with all your favorite friends. You’ll find the best Michigan beers, ciders, meads and spirits, alongside food and retail vendors, live music and yard games right in downtown Cadillac. Every year (this is it’s 10th anniversary!), the festival features a few up-and-comers in the brewing industry in addition to long-time favorites. Arcadia Ales, Right Brain Brewery, Bee Well Meadery and Clam Lake Beer Company are just a few of the Michigan makers you’ll find at this year’s event. (Tip: Start practicing for the cornhole tournament at 5 p.m.)

MUSIC LINEUP 3:30–5 PM: Gregory Stovetop 5:30–7 PM: 1000 Watt Prophets 7:30–9 PM: Phillip-Michael Scales Take home a commemorative pint glass with your general admission ticket, or get more drink samples with VIP tickets—both available at MyNorthTickets.com.

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Emily lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and offers an overview of her residency before she heads home. Sept.

13: Celebrate Fiber Without Borders, a juried exhibition of 2D and 3D work exploring fiber materials in fresh, original ways. A reception to launch the exhibition takes place from 6-8pm. A revolution in the use of fiber materials—from wool, to paper, to plastic, to fruit skins—as the basis for art making began in the 1960s and has continued unabated to the present time. Fiber Without Borders exhibits contemporary work, on display through Nov. 7.

Sept. 19: Documentary and discussion on yarn. Knitting and crocheting, long dismissed as home hobby and granny-craft, are at the forefront of the current revolution in fiber arts. Sept. 27: Artist-In-Residence Talk with Maureen Janson from 12-1pm. Maureen Janson Heintz’s GAAC artist-residency focuses on her experiments in long-exposure photography. The Madison, Wisconsin resident will take advantage of Leelanau County’s woods and dark skies, and focus on these natural features.

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Explorations in Wood: Selections from the Center for Art in Wood From Philadelphia’s Center for Art in Wood, These works stem from a love of wood and display a rich variety of wood type and processes, including woodturned vessels as well as more sculptural forms. Many celebrate the natural beauty of wood, evident in rich warm-brown tones and assorted grain patterns, typical of materials gathered around the globe. Traverse City. dennosmuseum.org

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The U.P. Fall Beer Festival takes place overlooking Lake Superior in scenic Mattson Lower Harbor Park, downtown Marquette. Attendees can choose from over 600 locally crafted beers from more than 80 Michigan breweries. 15 drink tokens are included with admission and each drink token is redeemable for a 3 oz. sample of beer.

Certain specialty beers may require two or more tokens (due to MLCC regulations prohibiting the selling of alcohol below cost). Additional tokens will be available inside the festival for 50 cents. travelmarquettemichigan.com

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Classic Irish Fashions Harvest Festival at Van Riper State Park: 20-22

Have a spooktacular good time during the Harvest Festival weekend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. On Friday night, participants make "boo bread" with the campground hosts and then head to the pavilion for a Monster Mash dance.

On Saturday there will be face painting (fee involved), a wagon ride, games, crafts, a campsite decorating contest, a children's costume contest, trick-or-treating and the infamous haunted hike. On Sunday morning, the winners of the site-decorating contest and children's costume contest are announced at our campground host site. Detailed schedules will be available closer to the event date. A Recreation Passport is required for entry into Michigan state parks. michigan.gov/dnr Leland Heritage Festival: 21

Wander the village and experience Leland, past and present. The Annual Classic Car Show, 14th Annual Wood Boats on the Wall, library used book sale, dining and shopping specials and live music! Exhibits, presentations and tours, interesting and educational interpretive displays. 11am-3pm, 231.866.1133, lelandmi.com Bellaire Harvest Festival + Scarecrow Extravaganza: 28

Celebrate everything Antrim County with the Bellaire Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Annual Harvest Festival from 10-6pm. Experience why Antrim County is “in the heart of it all” with Bellaire’s Harvest Festival featuring art, flea markets, local brews, tunes, scarecrows and more. Highlighting the Harvest Festival, is an Antrim “Craft Beverage” Tent featuring Antrim County producers including Short’s Brewing Company, Bee Well Mead & Cider, and more. Rock out to local music from regional musicians during Harvest Festival’s “Open Mic Sessions” on Broad Street. End the day with Short’s Oktoberfest. Lederhosen encouraged! bellairechamber.org

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Great Lakes Children’s Museum Crafts: 3, 10, 17, 24

Tuesdays between 11am-12pm. All materials provided for you and your little one to create together a fun souvenir to remind you of your trip to the museum! Crafts are different every week; check the daily calendar for specifics.

Best for children ages 2 to 6. Admission $7 per person. greatlakeskids.org

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An Evening with David Maraniss: 5

Is it possible to be a good communist, a good father and a good American? Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss explores that question in his new book, A Good American Family, about the life of his father, Elliott Maraniss—a newspaperman, a World War II veteran who commanded an all-black company, and an accused communist informant during the McCarthy era. He paid a high price for his beliefs within a supposedly free society when he was fired and blacklisted for five years. Yet he never lost faith in his country. Guest host is John U. Bacon whose new book, OVERTIME: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football, comes out this fall. 7pm at the City Opera House, Traverse City. nationalwritersseries.org

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THE GARDEN PARTY WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 FROM 3–6 PM WHERE: NORTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE’S HARRIS GARDEN, PETOSKEY Extravagant hats, chic eats and pleasant surrounds. The Garden Party Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to young adults attending trade or culinary schools, will be hosting a fundraising event featuring signature dishes from 20 restaurants, more than 100 wines and classic cars. We caught up with Sydney L. Ross, owner of Great Lakes Wine and Spirits and co-founder of The Garden Party Foundation with his wife, Elizabeth.

How did this cause come to be so close to your heart?

When you look at urban centers around the United States, many kids are not graduating from high school, and the students who are going on to college end up with degrees they can't get jobs with and they have a lot of student debt. In the meantime, welders make more than $100,000 a year but you can't find a welder, you can't find a carpenter and you can't find a plumber.

If you teach youth a trade, they can make their own living and go anywhere in the United States. What we are advocating for is an environment within the school system where we start these trades earlier—junior high through high school—and by the time they get through it, they have a skill they can earn a living with. We are giving young adults the opportunity to learn skills that will allow them to be self-sufficient and prosper—vocational training.

What are you particularly excited for at this year's event?

We are thrilled to announce the Greg Vadnais Quartet will be performing at this year's Garden Party. Additionally, we are excited for our new event date. This is the fourth annual Northern Michigan Garden Party event that will take place in Petoskey, Michigan. In the past, we have hosted this event in August. It is going to be our best year yet!

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As a finalist on the television hit The Voice, Joshua Davis performed duets with Sheryl Crow and Adam Levine and helped break the mold as the first artist to sing original compositions on the show. A two-night run of Josh Davis and his band will be sure to captivate regional audiences!

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Season opening concert presenting the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer, David Lockington entitled, Violet: Viola Concerto. This piece was written for the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and music director and violist, Libor Ondras, and was inspired by the birth of Lockington’s granddaughter, Violet. Variaciones Concertantes by Alberto Ginastera will also be on the program. A pre-concert talk with Music Director Libor Ondras will take place at 6pm. The Great Lakes Center for the Arts is located in Bay Harbor, Petoskey. MyNorthTickets.com

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One of Northern Michigan favorites is coming to City Park Grill in Petoskey. See The Accidentals LIVE to kick off the autumn season. Favorites and new releases. Named among Yahoo Music’s “Top 10 Bands to Watch in 2017,” The Accidentals’ adventure began in their hometown of Traverse City when Larson, a sophomore cellist, and Buist, a junior violinist, were paired for a high school orchestra event. The gifted young musicians became fast friends and before long, bandmates. For tickets and more information, visit MyNorthTickets.com.

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Boardman River Nature Center: 9, 16, 23, 30

Visit the Boardman River Nature Center in Traverse City for a brief tour of the native plants that make their grounds beautiful! Then, stick around to get hands-on experience with native gardens, and real take-home lessons to use in your own yard. No experience necessary! Master Gardeners, Wild Ones members, and experienced volunteers are there to help and learn with you. This event is FREE and open to all ages. Every Monday, 5-7pm. natureiscalling.org Events at the Botanic Garden: 12, 19

Sept. 12: Beth Christiansen, Education and Outreach Specialist at Lake Superior State University’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education, will discuss techniques for walking labyrinths for health, wellness, and healing benefits from 7-9pm. Sept. 19: Roberta Dow, MSU Extension Educator, will discuss water stewardship and what we can do to protect both surface and ground waters from 7-9pm. Located in the original Traverse City State Hospital’s Granary. thebotanicgarden.org Star Party at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park: 21

Visit the Dune Climb for a Star Party and view Jupiter, Saturn and the summer Milky Way. Park pass is required for entry.

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The Importance of Being Earnest: 13-28

In this, Oscar Wilde’s most renowned comedy, two bachelors create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome social obligations. When they attempt to win the hearts of two women who claim to only love men named Ernest, confusion reigns in this tangled tale that Wilde called A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.

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Trout and Salmon Extravaganza at Bay Harbor: 5-8

The first day includes a boat check-in and captains’ meeting followed by two days of fishing competitions on Little Traverse Bay. The third and final day is for kids. bayharbor.com Top of the Lake Snowmobile Show: 6-7

Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum hosts the St. Ignace Snowmobile Show with sleds on display inside the Little Bear Arena East. Admission and display are free. This event is held in conjunction with the Owosso Antique Tractor Parade and Show. Visitors will be amazed at the vast array of historic tractors on display at Little Bear East Arena, merchandise tent, tractor games, raffle drawings, music, prizes and much more! 906.477.6298, snowmobilemuseum.com Northern Home & Cottage Petoskey Home Tour: 14

Six incredible homes, one beautiful day. Join us in the Petoskey area for the 2019 home tours and get the chance to explore some of the most stunning homes "Up North."

Proceeds from your ticket benefit Child & Family Services.

10am-5pm. 800.836.0717, MyNorthTickets.com

Landmark Lodging & Waterfront Dining Bay View inn, Bay View Victorian country inn on the shores of Little Traverse Bay. 800-258-1886

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The Taste of Harbor Springs celebrates 25 years of raising funds for culinary scholarships! This very popular fundraising event takes place at the waterfront in Harbor Springs from 12–3pm. Enjoy unlimited tastes from participating restaurants with your admission ticket—drink tickets for new beer, wines and ciders are separate this year. harborspringschamber.com Beaver Island’s Model T Car Show: 21

The Michigan Crankun T’s Club returns to Beaver Island this year for a car show and cruise. About 20 Ford Model T's with a variety of bodies are expected for the weekend event. beaverisland.org Farms, Food & Health Conference: 26-29

Building on the momentum of four previous conferences and trainings, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities is proud to partner with Munson Healthcare, Great Lakes Culinary Institute of Northwestern Michigan College, and Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District to present the first joint Farms, Food & Health Conference with culinary medicine training for accredited healthcare professionals. This event brings together the cross-sector networking and interactive workshops and presentations of Farms, Food & Health with the hands-on culinary training of Culinary Medicine. By tying these two events together, as well as adding a large public keynote address, teacher training workshop, expo, and many more conference-related activities, this event will highlight innovative initiatives, engage a large, diverse audience and provide much-needed technical skill-building for healthcare providers and educators. groundworkcenter.org Libby Stallman is calendar editor of Traverse. Enter your event information at MyNorth.com/events two to three months prior to event date. Questions or more information email Libby@mynorth.com.

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LAKENENLAND, MARQUETTE Visitors describe the work of Tom Lakenenland as a mirage when they hike down a wooded trail only to come upon an elephant with pink stripes and yellow polka dots plus a pair of Paul Bunyan-sized lumberjacks next to wolves doing handstands. Lakenenland's creations are now an official art park with 60-plus pieces inspired by his oversized personality.

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Meet Ernest Hemingway in a new way—well, a few new ways—as you wander 30 acres of ever-changing woods where 50 sculptures are strategically placed along 1.6 miles of trails.

“Hemingway Haunts” lets you meet a young Hemingway through human-like shadows on trees made from walnut dye. Elsewhere, stones suggest a river and showcase works from the author's Big Two-Hearted River. Go September 15th to hike with Director Joseph Beyer and hear his vision for the park's future. MICHLEGACYARTPARK.ORG

watch the current-day S.S. Badger going in and out of port— it’s the last coal-fired, steam-powered car ferry operating in the U.S. There are 20 sculptures on the trail, which wanders throughout Mason County, all with stories you'll hear by scanning the QR code (or calling the number) on each marker sign. MASONCOUNTYCULTURE.COM/TRAILS

WALK OF ART, ELK RAPIDS On a beach just south of Elk Rapids, two men in hats portaging a canoe look almost real—save for the fact you can make out the knots in their wood legs and arms. Thirty rotating sculptures by nationally known artists are displayed along a forest dune and a quarter-mile of beach frontage making for a gallery surprise within the Elk Rapids Day Park. ARTRAPIDS.ORG

BOARDMAN LAKE TRAIL, TRAVERSE CITY Four steel sculptures by Detroit's Robert Sestok are set along the trail near Oryana Community Co-op. The sculptures will be on display for two years and future displays are planned once the trail is completed around the lake.

MASON COUNTY SCULPTURE TRAIL, LUDINGTON “The Spirit of Ludington,” a sculpture of a weathered captain at a ship’s wheel, pays tribute to the city’s maritime heritage and celebrates all Ludington sailors, past, present and yet to come. Nearby, a sculpture of the car ferry sits where you can

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After a while, jamming became a wordless, working gratitude that I had not been practicing but which wafted into my face in apricot steam.

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I did not get the kitchen gene, though if a baked apple crisp will do—fast, uncomplicated, and forgiving—I can manage not to offend. BUT I do make jams. Or rather, I make something like jams, which I sometimes pass off as sauces (jams that didn’t set), and sometimes chutneys (too many peppers on hand).

I grew up with jams, and in that weary farmhouse kitchen where I am always a child, windows still fog with caramelized peach, brown sugar, and cinnamon, as well as the pop of sealing jars. Then I left my childhood home, left jams behind until I married. When David’s dear family—who I adored and wanted to like me despite my eccentricities—announced that at holidays they exchange homemade items, often baked, I knew I was in trouble. It’s tough to stack a dozen apple crisps in the back seat to St. Louis. But about that time, my mother gave me her decades old, second-hand waterbath kettle, an enormous canning pot in that old style of granite enamel, dark-speckled as a

winter’s night sky, streaked with rust.

I remembered her jams, tiny jars of dusty sweetness, bright flavors resting on root-cellar shelves, carried up to give as “house” gifts. With her old kettle, I could process jam in summer, be ready for David’s family tradition, make extras for my friends, and avoid the buying madness of the holidays.

At first, I wasn’t good at jamming because if you use pectin, exactitude is required—not my forte. There were moments when I knew the jam had failed, was convinced that it would taste exactly like sugared turpentine, that at last I’d taken too many liberties, put jalapenos (well, they were ripe!) in with the plums—what was I thinking? But there was forgiveness: you can add cinnamon to anything and it will be restored, if quirky. I renamed unset jams as fancy sauces. I came to odd bits of jamming lore: rhubarb and saskatoon make the best northern chutneys, McIntosh are fine for apple butter, wild blueberries hide in the Empire dunes. Through

autumn, my kitchen turned sticky and my house scented with plum, pear and caramelized onions.

As I grew in skill, I realized it worked best when I pictured my friends, or David’s or my family spooning into a jar, spreading on toast in the dead of winter. The jam might not set, might have to be passed off as a gluten-free syrup, but that ritual for good friends and family became encapsulated in those half pint jars, and then held—the essential part—sealed in Mom’s water bath kettle.

And that’s when she started showing up, my mother’s spirit in my kitchen, her gnarled hands placed over mine, yanking the boiling water bath off the heat with an oomph. That strength, that autumnal confidence. She liked that I was using the kettle, liked counting each pop with me as the jars cooled.

Last summer, as I was lifting the last ginger peach batch out of the kettle—my favorite in early fall, I noticed the stove top was wet, not just smeary with4

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spilled fruit, but drenched with water.

I saw it then, the leak. The water bath kettle, 50 plus years old, had given up, sprung a leak along a dent that was probably made the first year Mom used it. I felt my failures come back to me, the power of jam-making slip away.

The kitchen went empty.

With deep regret, I bought a new pot, spent good money for what my mother should have had, stainless steel, and for three whole attempts, not one jam set.

I know, I know: success has nothing to do with the water bath but rather with the fruit, pectin, those mysterious balances that I believed had been lost with Mom’s old pot, now relegated to potting September mums. I blamed the fancy new kettle though I’m sure the failures had everything to do with my insecurities and inaccuracies. In my heart, the question: where was she?

How would the jams, the love, be truly sealed in if I didn’t have her rusty kettle?

In a last ditch, late-season effort, I turned to apple butters. I picked abandoned apples in freezing rain, yanking orbs off leafless trees. I cut the near-frozen flesh, cooked it down, and without thinking, dumped in cinnamon and chopped dried ginger, because you know, I had left that ginger out last week. As early dusk came on, the sauce thickened to butter the color of a caramelized fall night. Those too-cold apples had something going for them, some lost season had been released in their thaw. Something else was thawing too. Would it work?

As I loaded the jars, held them over the boiling water of the new pot, my mother’s spirit appeared at my shoulder. Of course, she says, you know apple butter is set before you process.

Yeah, Mom, that’s why I’m taking no chances—to draw you in. I lowered the jars into the new kettle, knowing her truth—it doesn’t matter if the jam sets, it’s the water bath that seals and holds the sweetness in place until we take it in as we face the cold.

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THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES FOR THE PIONEERS OF THE PETOSKEY WINE REGION. GET TO THESE FAMILY FARMS IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF THE TIP OF THE MITT SOON SO YOU CAN SAY, “I WAS THERE WHEN...”

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The tasting room at Mackinaw Trail Winery & Brewery has taken the air of a casual party as Dustin Stabile brings a bottle from a private stash, then pours small splashes of the dark, rich nectar.

The 30-something winemaker and operations director is one of the first ever to have made ice wine from this red wine grape called Marquette—named after a renowned French explorer, and being fashioned into increasingly beloved wines of all styles through such experimentation. He left just six rows to freeze on the vines here at Mackinaw Trail Winery and Brewery and made little more than enough for his wine club, but he wants feedback on whether he should make more.

The unanimous nods (and spontaneous begging) tell him all he needs to know, though the group happily moves on to the tasting of the flights waiting on the table. There’s a smorgasbord of delights to try, dry and sweeter, from a sparkling Blanc de Noir (blended with the familiar Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) to wines made from Frontenac Gris, La Crescent and Petite Pearl bred for climates with the occasional winter deep freeze that could wipe out an entire crop of less hardy fruit.

When tasting room manager (also Dustin’s mom), Laurie Stabile, realizes no one at the table has sampled rosé, she comes out with a tray of glasses, filled with a rosé made from estate-grown Marquette, smiling at the fact that her slippers indeed read “Rosé,” and “All Day.” The family dog, Syrah, moves between tables, accepting tips in the form of pats. Winery founder Ralph Stabile spins tales from the bar with tasting options ranging from a brew named “Jesus Should Have Made Beer” to a bartender’s secret pour of raspberry sparkling wine and beet cider. The resulting combo is an uncanny and delectable resemblance to a PB&J. If this all sounds more like casual pub fun than high-end winery,

it is that too. But know you will find exceptional wines here, too (one sells for $100 a bottle). Experimentation is a hallmark of the trail itself, the young winemakers who for the most part are driving the development of Michigan’s newest American Viticultural Area, the Tip of the Mitt AVA, and of the world’s newest wine grapes too.

Dustin Stabile is president of the newly rebranded Petoskey Wine Region, a collection of a dozen (and growing) wineries, which are embracing hybrid grapes as their signature, and creating wine through sophisticated techniques. Mackinaw Trail was the first winery in the Upper Peninsula when founded in a two-car garage in 2004, and at its new Petoskey facility has vineyards mature enough that the winery can offer estate-grown-only wines (for its Mackinaw Trail label) starting this fall. Elsewhere, the trail boasts such “only-here” stops as the tasting room serving wine made from maple sap (Maple Moon), one that shares space with farm animals you can feed and a farm-to-table restaurant (Pond Hill Farm), and one in which you sip inside a castle (1918 Cellars at Castle Farms).

An absolute perk of the Petoskey Wine Trail is the rural beauty, and by a couple of definitions. Country roads take you over hills with views of sunsets sinking behind bucolic farms, past gaggles of turkey. Inside cozy tasting rooms it’s the farm families themselves usually making the pour. But one thing you quickly discover is that these are not your everyday farmer’s wines.

Sophisticated makers like Stabile, Josh Morgan at Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery, and Matt Killman of Walloon Lake Winery cut their winemaking teeth under some of the state’s top experts. Stabile trained at the Michigan State University research winery under “the father of Michigan wine” Stan Howell, and Morgan under Black Star Farms’ Lee Lutes, and the three work together and share discoveries and techniques.

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“I like to call us the young guns,” Morgan says. “Anyone who is our age could have gone to California to work there, or anywhere in the world. We chose to work here because we think it’s a new and exciting region. We get experimental power that no one else gets.

They’re doing it the same way every time in California; customers expect a varietal characteristic from everything you produce, and people have been making that wine the same way for 500 years.

We don’t have any of that preconceived notion here.”

But while they embrace being the underdog trail, the frequent association between experimental grapes and sweet wines or lesser quality wines is a fallacy, he says, and recent awards in state, national and international wine competitions bear that out.

Petoskey Farms won four awards (including a double gold for Marquette) for the four wines entered in the recent Indy International Wine Competition, while Mackinaw Trail won best of class for its Frontenac Gris and several other awards. In 2017, Walloon Lake was perhaps the one officially breaking the “glass ceiling” for cold-hardy wine grapes when its Marquette-based North Arm Noir took Best of Class in 2017 over all other dry red wine competitors.

But while the stamp of approval from experts helps, just as important to the trail’s success, winemakers say, is the preferences of millennials who increasingly make up the wine-buying public.

The craft beer and cider generation embraces the “different,” says Walloon Lake Winery’s Killman.

“Once you’ve had an $8 Cabernet, that only goes so far to excite the palate,” he says. “When people get the chance to try something new or they don’t recognize, especially people our age, it gets them out of their comfort zone. I know I always try to find the weirdest

varietal I can when going over to someone’s house—something I know no one else is going to bring to a party. That’s pretty much all we’re creating here.”

Just a minute down the road from Petoskey Farms, the September sunshine has attracted some enthusiastic customers to Maple Moon Sugarbush and Winery, including a young couple on their honeymoon who bears out Killman’s thinking. They’d tried every kind of craft beer, they said, sipped in some of the world’s classic wine-growing regions, one tells the server. “But we’ve never had a maple wine—ever. And the maple trees are right over there. It’s really cool.”

At Mackinaw Trail, a half-dozen volunteers are picking wine grapes, cementing the “we’re all in this together” sense elsewhere on the trail. And at Petoskey Farms, customers trickle onto a patio that looks over a panorama of vineyards, backed by hills of trees just starting to turn to their autumn oranges and golds. Most carry sampler trays with pours in many dazzling hues—Morgan and owners Andy and Tracie Roush encourage open-mindedness in selections.

“I want people to come in with a clean slate,” Morgan says, “to experience this for what it is. It’s new. It might be five years old, or 15 in the case of Marquette. I just made 33 cases of Frontenac Blanc, and as I’m pouring it for people, I’m saying, ‘You are tasting a varietal not many people have tasted yet. You are pioneering this with us. Tell me what you like and what you don’t. You will shape the future releases of this wine.’ ”

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Meet the Marquet te The odds that an experimental grapevine will become a named grape varietal is roughly 1 in 15,000, says Drew Horton, enology specialist and research winemaker at the University of Minnesota’s Grape Breeding and Enology project.

The odds are even higher that a wine grape ends up so versatile, so resistant to cold and mildew and also so tasty that it becomes a favorite with both wine growers—and wine drinkers. The red wine grape Marquette, you might say, has really beaten the odds.

This “it” grape has made the pages of publications from Bon Appétit to The Wall Street Journal; it’s also flying off Petoskey area tasting room shelves in the form of dry reds, a rosé that is tasty when chilled or at room temperature, and even as a rich ice wine.

What sets it apart is both taste and versatility that seem to please every palate, notes Josh Morgan, winemaker at Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery.

“This is a hybrid in the truest form, and it makes really good wine.

As we start entering more competitions, sending our Marquette wines to Wine Enthusiast for scoring, you’ll see more of the larger wineries across the country start to take it seriously, too.”

Marquette is one of nine hybrid wine grapes developed at the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center. What the university is trying to do with grapes—and by all accounts, has done—is push wine grape growing further north in latitude by breeding varietals hardy enough to survive the world’s harshest winters, i.e. Minnesota’s.

Winemakers are experimenting with Marquette grapes grown in Northern Michigan, North and South Dakota, Vermont and Maine, even northern China, Finland and Alaska.

Like other winemakers playing with the grape’s potential, Horton says he was drawn to the university’s program by the opportunity to be a pioneer. He’d worked as a winemaker in spots like Santa Barbara, California, one of the most beautiful places in the world and one with some of the most beautiful grapes.

“But there are 10,000 winemakers making 10,000 Chardonnays,” he says. “When I read about these new grapes, my thought was, ‘How often to you get to be among the very first generation of people to work with these new grapes?’ That wakes me up and gets me to work every day.”

Depending on where it’s grown across the world now, Marquette wines might have cherry, plum, blackberry or mulberry characteristics, Horton says. Some have an earthy taste reminiscent of damp soil or rain in a forest. While often bold and intense, Marquette can be made into delicate rosé wines as well. Climate is everything to the resulting taste—that “terroir” combination of soil, temperature, precipitation and wind. While the grapes thrive on sandy, gravely hillsides like those found across Northern Michigan, the sweet spot winemaking style is likely yet in the grape’s future.

Josh Morgan, winemaker at Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery, says he’s still experimenting. He won a double gold for Marquette at the recent Indy International Wine Competition for a wine he’d previously entered and was more successful after time in the bottle. From that discovery, he’ll allow the next batch to barrel age, he says. Such experimentation is often done collaboratively with other winemakers on the trail.

“Keep in mind people in Burgundy and France have been playing with Pinot Noir for over 1,000 years. They know everything there is to know about how to grow it, how to make wine from it. Marquette was only released in 2006.”

Petoskey makers, from experience that’s been borne out by awards, are finding Marquette and Michigan to be a pleasing match. Here, Marquette tends to have dark fruit characteristics, plum and dark sweet cherry in aroma and flavor. Many describe it as jammy, Morgan says, like a rich plum jam.

While Pinot Noir can exhibit similar fruit characteristics, it’s important not to expect a Pinot when taking a sip, he says.

Marquette has its own distinct personality, and what it brings to a bottle is part of the fun.

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A SEPTEMBER SAIL I BOARD THE SCHOONER MANITOU FOR HER SEASON FINALE: A FOUR-DAY CRUISE FROM TRAVERSE CITY. CELL PHONES OFF. PORTS OF CALL UNKNOWN. WE’RE HEADING WHEREVER THE WIND BLOWS. STORY AND PHOTOS BY KATHY BELDEN

My good friend Wenche suggested we go on a sailing cruise on Traverse City’s tall ship Manitou, home-ported on West Grand Traverse Bay. A cruise on Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan? Sign me up! I had dreams of glorious gentle breezes, and warm September days. The possibility of late afternoon swims off Manitou danced in my head…

Tall ship Manitou is a striking and familiar sight in West Bay. She sails three times a day in the summer. And when the season winds down after Labor Day, she goes out for some exciting extended cruises in September.

I soon discovered that much of the fun of this four–anda-half-day cruise is that you don’t know exactly where you’re going. The website promised a sail from Traverse City to some beloved Lake Michigan ports ... we might visit the Manitou Islands, Old Mission, Northport and perhaps even Charlevoix.

What makes this particular trip special is the voyage on the vessel itself. Manitou is a schooner-replica—a gaff-rigged 114-ft. beauty that was typical of schooners that graced Lake Michigan in the 1800s.

In typical seamanship fashion, I recorded my musings in a log…

Tuesday, Day 1 We board the ship at 6:30 this evening. Our gregarious captain, Brett Derr, meets us at the gangway. I can immediately tell we’re in for a fun trip. First impression of the captain?

This guy doesn’t look like a captain of a tall ship—he looks like a cowboy from the Wild West, straight down to his cowboy boots. (More on this later.)

Crewmembers whisk our luggage away to our cabins.

Each passenger gets a quick tour of the vessel.

Manitou’s uber-efficient first mate, Brianna, reminds us to grab the brass railings, and descend the ladders backward. (By the end of the trip, we’re proficient at carrying our souvenir Manitou mugs up and down the ladders without spilling a drop of coffee or wine.)

The galley, salon (ship-speak for dining room) and our cabins are below deck.

The two combined head/showers are up on deck. I admire the gorgeous woodwork and gleaming brass. The entire vessel is pristine.

I settle in to unpack—I realize I brought too much stuff.

Each cozy cabin is equipped with reading lights, extra

blankets and thankfully, a porthole that can be opened for some fresh air—with some acrobatics required from the top bunk.

Even at the dock, there’s a gentle roll, with creaks and noises to get used to. The crew explains this is why boarding takes place the night before the cruise—to get people accustomed to the boat and find their “sea legs.”

I fall asleep to a light drizzle, with Manitou rhythmically swaying and creaking. I pray the weather will improve…

Wednesday, Day 2 The smell of fresh coffee wafts down to the cabin, and I head topside to be greeted by a cloudy, blustery day.

At 7 a.m. a “soft breakfast”—an informal spread of coffee and fresh muffins—greets the early risers on deck, lovingly prepared by Chef Lexi. The brass breakfast bell rings promptly at 8 a.m. for a full spread.

Lexi knocks our socks off with this first breakfast.

A vegetable frittata, cantaloupe, sausage and piping hot coffee are the perfect fuel for the day ahead. Captain Brett gives us a hilarious safety speech, but it’s clear that safety of crew and passengers are his highest priority.

After breakfast, we head topside while the crew readies Manitou for departure. Brianna gives an expertly detailed explanation of the sails and lines. Since this is a windjammer cruise, passengers are encouraged to help with sailing tasks, or any of the other tasks on board, including kitchen duty.

I pitch in to help raise the foresail. It’s an absolutely exhilarating moment when the sails fill with a satisfying “whoosh.” We laugh and cheer. We’re off! I’m having an Up North moment, and find myself just a little choked up because this is so cool.

Manitou seems to fly straight north, up the blue expanse of West Bay. We marvel at crewmember Aaron’s Spider-Man skills as he climbs the rope ladder to inspect the rigging high above the deck. I breathe a sigh of relief when he safely climbs back down.

There are always lines to be handled on deck, and crewmember John gives us great tips to keeping it all ship-shape.

He’s in perpetual motion.

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I’m amazed at just how big the bay feels when you’re out in the middle of it. Even familiar landmarks are hard to spot.

When we approach the 45th Parallel, Wenche and I try to see landmarks on the shore of East Bay, where we both own cottages. Even with binoculars, it’s hard to see what we’re looking at. Perspective is everything. It’s so majestic, and makes me feel so small.

The sun finally comes out about 5 p.m. We lower the sails and drop anchor at Old Mission Bay, in the snug little cove in front of Haserot Beach.

After dinner that evening, a few of us jump into the dinghy captained by Brett. I capture a pretty shot of Manitou. The lighting is delicious. Moments later, we pull up on the shore of Haserot Beach and make the mile-long walk to the iconic Old Mission General Store. Afterward, we get in the dinghy and head back to the mother ship under cover of darkness.

The evening lanterns are lit on Manitou’s deck. It’s stunning.

Thursday, Day 3 It’s a crisp, sun-dappled morning.

After another fabulous breakfast, we (well, mostly the guys) haul up the 500 lb. portside anchor, which requires a lot of teamwork and manpower. One passenger remarks that the effort is like “shoveling snow.” It takes us a while to tack out of Old Mission Bay because it is so windy. Brett tells us the wind is blowing about 20 knots and we sail with three sails—reefed. Lexi emerges with a delicious, hearty soup, served on the deck, as it’s just too tippy to eat lunch down below. Manitou is doing an impressive 8-plus knots, despite having reefed sails.

Brett checks in with each passenger, making sure everybody is comfortable because, as he says with gusto, “It’s a bouncy ride!”

The captain is clearly enjoying this incredible wind. “Some of the best wind we’ve ever had!” he enthuses.

I’m happy I’m wearing lots of layers, including wind pants, hat, gloves and scarf. It feels more like November, not September. We laugh like kids at the occasional cold spray flying over the boat.

My fantasy about taking a swim later today evaporated hours ago.

The conditions, however, make dinner prep challenging for Chef Lexi. Undaunted, she brings her large bowl topside, and sits on top of the aft cabin whisking egg whites for our chocolate mousse tonight.

We spend the day doing a lot of tacking in the Bay. Brett says it’s too windy today to head into the open waters of Lake Michigan and up to Charlevoix. I express some disappointment—how cool would it be to come through the channel into Charlevoix and have the bridge open just for us?

I want to ask if I can go out in the dinghy with one of the crew to get a shot of Manitou under sail. Looking at the big waves and wind, it doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Later, we turn around and head for Northport, near the northeastern edge of the Leelanau Peninsula. Brett deftly maneuvers Manitou into the marina with the help of her diesel engine. It’s like threading a needle. Crewmembers Brianna

and Gus scramble into the dinghy to help guide us in. There are no berths large enough to accommodate a vessel of this size, but we are able to tie her up along the breakwall.

The harbormaster’s office in Northport has modern and clean facilities—hot showers! It’s too cold to use Manitou’s showers, since they’re not heated. Several passengers decide to explore the delightful harbor town of Northport, just steps from the marina.

We’re all enjoying the camaraderie that develops on these kinds of trips. There are 19 passengers—mostly Michiganders and a few out-of-staters. There are singles, couples, friends and a father-daughter duo. Many great conversations start on deck, as well as during those family-style meals. I switch tables every meal to get to know all of these interesting people.

Evening relaxation involves reading, cards, conversations and just chilling out. People are using their phones only to take photos. All look happy and relaxed.

I casually ask Captain Brett where he learned to sail.

(Never, never assume that someone with such great sailing skills grew up sailing.)

“I didn’t—I’m from Wyoming.” I think he’s joking. He’s not.

As a kid, the captain dreamed of becoming a lighthouse keeper or a captain. He left college for awhile, made his way to Florida where he became a crew member on a tall ship.

He eventually graduated from college, but the lure of life as a tall ship captain was irresistible.

“See that flag up there? That’s the ‘Rocky Mountain Navy.’”

Brett points to the black and white captain’s flag that flies off one of the sails. On this flag there’s a bison, an anchor and four stars that represent the four guys from out west who are now tall ship captains. The same flag is replicated on his personal coffee mug, which is almost always in his hand.

He’s eloquent about the romance of tall ship sailing: “A tall ship allows us a time capsule to take us back to an earlier time of human interaction with water. We can close our eyes and envision giant ships crashing through the waves carrying cargo to the far ends of the earth, all at the mercy of Mother Nature,” he says.

“For thousands of years, time was set by the wind and the waves and the folks that sailed them,” he explains. “To be able to step back in time, unplug ourselves from the noise of modern society on a tall ship is such a wonderful opportunity.”

I couldn’t agree more.

Friday, Day 4 We leave Northport and head north until we are about 8 miles south of Charlevoix. I spot the huge cement plant in Charlevoix in the distance, as well as a freighter far out into Lake Michigan. After the discussion of unplugging, he pulls out his phone to check an app that identifies Great Lakes freighters; it’s really kind of humorous. And of course, Manitou has radar and all the modern navigational aids, and a diesel engine that’s only used for navigating the marinas.

It’s so cold and windy with some impressive waves! I’m getting windburn.

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Today’s lunch is tomato bisque with homemade bread. It really hits the spot.

Some passengers take a turn at the helm, including me.

I’ve never steered a sailboat larger than a 22-footer; I’m a bit nervous. I feel the power of the wind and the responsibility of steering Manitou. It’s exhilarating!

All of us on board are impressed by the skills and teamwork of this energetic, hardworking crew of six. We also note that they are extremely polite to one another.

I mention this to the captain, complimenting him on his crew and his leadership.

“I can teach anybody how to sail. I can’t teach teamwork and work ethic.”

Sometimes, he hires people with restaurant experience and NO sailing experience, he says, because he knows how hard they can work.

His own work ethic is remarkable. For example, crewmembers take turns doing a two-hour night watch, including the captain. “I won’t ask my crew to do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Chef Lexi usually stands the early morning watch because she rises around 4:30 a.m. to start breakfast prep. And since great food is critical to the passengers and crew, Chef Lexi delivers. She’s a formally trained chef, and works effortlessly (with her assistant, Gus) to crank out three amazing meals a day for the 19 passengers and six crewmembers. Cooking is done with a wood stove, including baking bread and cookies.

After lunch, a few of us stay in the galley and help Lexi with some dinner prep. Manitou heads back down West Bay, and drops anchor in the harbor at Suttons Bay for our last night of the trip. We see a rainbow, and the sun is peeking out. We’re close enough to see and hear the strains of a marching band on shore—it’s Friday night football! Our last dinner is a hearty chicken curry with a side of pineapple salsa.

Wine bottles are shared. There’s music and singing later…

Saturday, Day 5 We wake up to sunny skies, and temps hovering in the mid-40s. It’s really looking like fall in Sutton’s Bay—we notice the trees on the shore are starting to change colors.

Brett tells us that in a few days, Manitou is headed across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for a required Coast Guard Inspection of her hull.

Then, Manitou sails back to Traverse City where she will be tucked in for the winter, and readied for another season of sailing on Grand Traverse Bay. It’s a short sail back into Traverse City, where we gather for a group photo and say our goodbyes and thanks to the crew.

What a terrifically fun week of great sailing, great camaraderie, and unbelievable food. Tall ship cruising it turns out, is the ultimate, and a most welcome, unplug.

Kathy Belden is a freelance writer and consultant. She has a lot of Up North cred despite making her home in Canton, Ohio. kbelden56@gmail.com

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CRAVING WILDNESS

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE NORTH MANITOU’S LUSH WILDERNESS AND UNTOUCHED BEACHES EXIST SO CLOSE TO HOME. A DESERTED ISLAND IS JUST WHAT WE NEED TO COAX GRATITUDE FROM A BUSY LIFE. TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SAM BROWN

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Off the coast of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, North Manitou Island juts up from the cerulean depths of Lake Michigan carrying an air of mystique that flirts with our imaginations. What was once a hub of activity for loggers, farmers and homesteaders now carries the weight of mystery many of us ponder as we squint across the lake at that little sliver of land.

Manitou Island Transit, departing from the wooden dock in Leland’s Fishtown, only runs one 2.5-hour ferry ride to the island per day. So unless you arrive on a private boat, a visit to North Manitou requires an overnight stay. Perhaps this is why the island carries so much mystery—it’s simply easier to wonder about the island than carve out time to explore it.

The year 2017 saw 4,048 people take the ferry to visit North Manitou Island—a small number compared to the roughly 1,143,857 annual visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It was time to add a few more wandering souls to that number.

At 15,000 acres and with more than 20 miles of shoreline, North Manitou has plenty to offer for those willing to make the journey across the Manitou Passage. The Lake Michigan floor here is littered with wrecked boats, most from the 19th and early 20th centuries, that did not make it through the dangerous and fickle stretch of water. Once you step off the ferry, you don’t have to look far to wonder about the history of the island. The distinct remnants of lumber operations, farms and vacation homes still stand in various states of decay. Thanks to the National Park Service and other nonprofits, some of these buildings wear fresh coats of paint and are well maintained. Others have surrendered to time and weather.

Like most remote slices of land, North Manitou was first exploited for its untapped resources. Over time, the economy evolved from fur trapping to lumber milling. The islands’ hardwoods

fueled the glowing furnaces of steamships on their journey up and down Lake Michigan. Agriculture and farms, specifically fruit orchards, sprang up to replace the clear-cut lands and sawmills.

Land ownership spun in and out of various hands but what remained was the enduring spirit to carve out a life on this remote island. In 1860, there were 56 households. The island wasn’t just something people visited. They called it home, grew food for their families and embraced a sense of isolation with a purpose that most of us avoid at all costs.

Long before this island was settled by Euro-Americans, the Native Americans would paddle their birchbark canoes across the passage. With all the resources they needed on the mainland, we rely on oral tradition and clues left behind to know the purpose of these trips. Some say they used the island as a resort and/ or for spiritual worship. Something inspired them to make the dangerous passage, and we were about to understand why. For the first time, I board a ferry with my wife to replace wonder and guessing with facts.

We’ve come to disconnect. To prove to ourselves that if we don’t post about it on social media, it still tastes and looks just as good. What we found was an embrace from a desolate island that encouraged a rhythm to life we all need more of. Time here, under these stars, means piling up sand under your sleeping bag for a pillow and many other small, gentle reminders of the fortunate lives we live; for the food in our pantries, healthy bodies and

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Transportation is via your own two feet.

We trounce down footpaths that thread their way around the island. —SAM BROWN

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people we love.

The island demands more from our increasingly comfortable lives. Transportation is via your own two feet (or arms). We choose inflatable paddleboards instead of backpacks and boots. The boards are stable enough to support our weight and the provisions for our visit. They also reward us with the unique perspective into the clear water that surrounds the island.

And, the island is still bold enough to nudge us back to the wild ways our moms would scold us for (in small doses ... don’t worry, Mom). A place where you can eat with your hands, wipe your mouth with a shirt sleeve, wash your dishes in the lake with a handful of sand and go to bed naked while eating chocolate. To be free again—barefoot, sunburned and wild, a little stinky too.

Once we set up camp a few hundred yards from the lake, we strike out, me with a paddleboard wrapped up like a wet sandy burrito carried on my back. Our goal is to seek out the inland lake for a little bass fishing.

The few trails that thread their way around the island see very little foot traffic. Brambles and poison ivy grow on the fringe, ready and willing to grab ankles. Old homesteads still dot the island and we can’t help but wonder what people must have gone through to create a life for themselves on this island. My wife and I romanticize about that possibility—to wake up on this quiet chunk of the Mitten every morning, growing food from its soil and enjoying the fragrance winnowing through this island life.

We trounce down footpaths, pass graveyards and old stands of apple trees that feed the local deer. The mosquitos seem happy to have some visitors and we can only pause to take a few sips from

our water bottles before they acquire their target. Once at the lake, a gentle breeze pushes us around on the inflated board as we make long, lazy casts with a fly rod to impatient smallmouth.

The next day we hike to Dimmicks Point, a long sandbar that knifes its way into the Manitou Passage on the southern end of the island. Here, the lake bottom drops from 34 feet to 200 feet in two-tenths of a mile. This is a testament to the lake bottom’s topography and why there are so many wrecks in the passage.

With a ferry on the way to pick us up, this is our last destination.

We munch on snacks as we gaze out at spots on the mainland where we usually stare at the island. We admire this new perspective as our eyes scan the distant shoreline for familiar landmarks: Whaleback, Clay Cliffs and Pyramid Point.

However, it didn’t take long for Leelanau County to look strange and begin to coax the same feelings that brought us to this island in the first place. A fresh perspective on something you know so well is a healthy reminder to stop taking it for granted. Even if you need to take a boat and sleep on the ground to gain it. None of this should make it seem out of reach for anyone able to buy a ferry ticket and carry 30 pounds on their back.

Perhaps you, too, will find that one must embrace isolation on an island that is hard to get to and requires a reliance on our own wits—where you can let your imagination wander while your soul inhales the wildness it needs.

Sam and Laura Brown live in Leelanau County. Keep up with their adventures @gnarggles and @laura.lou9

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M A K E YO U R G E TAWAY AS A TRULY ISOLATED ISLAND, CAMPING ON NORTH MANITOU OFFERS VISITORS AN AUTHENTIC ESCAPE. YOU DON’T NEED A REASON TO COME TO THE ISLAND; A TRIP TO THE ISLAND IS THE REASON.

CAMPING: North Manitou’s 15,000 acres of wilderness offers the most solitary camping experience in Northern Michigan. The island is operated by the National Park Service as a protected wilderness area, meaning that visitors must exercise the utmost respect for the island’s pristine ecosystem—even used toilet paper must be carried off the island if possible. There are only eight designated campsites on the island, which are near the island’s dock and the ranger station in the village. However, camps can be set up almost anywhere on the island—at least 300 feet from water, buildings and other camps. The island’s only water spigot and outhouse are also located near the ranger station. Wood fires are permitted only in the two fire rings at the village’s campsite. With such limited resources available on the island, campers must rely on their own skill and intuition and a sense of exploration. nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/nmicamping.htm TRANSIT: Leland Harbor is headquarters for the Manitou Island Transit, the ferry service to the Manitou Islands—a service that has been operated by generations of the Grosvenor family since 1917. In the summer the ferry does a morning drop and evening pickup to South Manitou Island. Ferry service to North Manitou, however, is just once a day, so visiting the island means camping overnight.

CAMPING PERMIT: National Park Service camping permits and passes must be purchased at their Leland dock before arriving on North Manitou Island.

Manitou Island Transit makes every effort to sail on schedule, however, Lake Michigan, especially in fall, can change quickly. Delays due to wind and weather issues are real, so campers should always pack extra food in the event that the ferry is unable to run. 231.326.9061, manitoutransit.com.

ONCE UPON A TIME: Curious about those ghost homesteads and life on the island before it became part of our National Park System? Stitch together North Manitou’s riveting real-life backstory and get a feel for the island in its full vivacity by exploring the wealth of archives—photographs, newspaper clippings, genealogies and oral histories—at manitouislandsarchives.org.

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LIGHTKEEPERS HER GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ALONZO AND ALICE SLYFIELD FIRST KEPT THE SOUTH MANITOU LIGHTHOUSE FROM 1853 TO 1859, THEN POINT BETSIE’S LIGHT FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS. HERE SHE TELLS THE FAMILY STORIES OF THE “WICKIES” WHO CARED FOR TWO OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S MOST ICONIC LIGHTHOUSES. TEXT BY JULIE H. CASE

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une 8, 1854, and it’s snowing. There’s no electricity in the South Manitou Lighthouse set on a sandy knoll near the Lake Michigan shore, nor in the rudimentary stone keeper’s quarters below it.

The short rubblestone house is deteriorating—the eaves rotting and the fireplace collapsed. Outside, the snow falls to six or so inches before the rain begins, and the J.Y. Scammon is washing ashore in the storm. Inside, Alice Slyfield is giving birth to her second child, Charles B. Slyfield.

Alonzo is on the watch when he sees the brig come in, and rushes to help the passengers get from ship to land. It’s only after he returns to the lighthouse, along with the shipwrecked crew, that he learns his son has been born.

“On our return with the shipwrecked crew to the lighthouse, we found that during my absence I had been blessed by the arrival of an eight-pound blue-eyed boy, and there was indeed a feeling of happiness in the station that night, and I felt satisfied that I had accomplished more that day than on any other day of my previous life,” wrote Slyfield in recommending that son, Charles, for a position with the United States Life Saving Service in the early 1880s.

From 1853 to 1859, Alonzo and Alice kept the light—a central oil lantern surrounded by 11 oil lamps—on at South Manitou. They quartered the men who were building the new keeper’s quarters in 1858, and they assisted with other wrecks, such as that of the schooner Mina Kinny, all while earning a very small salary, until Alonzo resigned in 1859 and the family, now grown to four, moved to the mainland.

Their time away from lightkeeping would be short-lived.

Alonzo was already on the mainland, building a house north of Bar Lake, when Alice and the children made the mid-July voyage over in a Mackinaw boat to join him in 1859. Three-year-old Mary became sick along the way. Some three weeks on, on August 15, Mary finally began to appear better, and so Alonzo took leave of the family and headed by boat for St. Clair where he had business. But she was not better. At sunset that night, the family shrank to five when Mary died of dysentery.

The family spent two years in that house before Alonzo got an appointment to keep the lighthouse at Point Betsie, which had been built in 1858. On September 9, 1861, the family loaded their household goods into two boats and made the trip to the light, towing the boats along the shoreline until a wind picked up at Platte River and they sailed the rest of the way, landing at 2 p.m. In those days, numerous Native American families lived in the area—camping at the shore to hunt and fish through the summer, moving up one of

the local rivers to trap and hunt in the winter, according to Charles’s autobiography, A Brief Sketch of the Life of Charles B. Slyfield. Yet once the former keeper, Peter Barnes, left the lighthouse, the Slyfield’s only permanent neighbors were one mile north, and one mile east on the Crystal Lake shore.

In 1861, the lighthouse at Point Betsie was a brick structure with a 37-foot tower, at the top of which hung a decagonal cast iron lantern. That light, a Fourth Order Fresnel lens, was centered around an oil lantern that consumed 5.25 ounces of oil each hour and burned from dusk until dawn. Rotating around it, powered by a clockwork type mechanism, were hundreds of glass prisms that reflected that light, 53 feet above lake level, flashing every 90 seconds and visible some 10 miles away.

For 21 years, the Slyfields kept the light on at Point Betsie, living at the lighthouse, and it wasn’t only Alonzo doing the work. When he was called away to care for the sick—he also had training in natural medicine—the responsibility for fueling, operating and maintaining the lamps would fall to Alice. It’s hard to imagine climbing the steep stairs to the lamp in the dead of night, a wind howling outside and numerous children below. When they arrived at South Manitou in 1853 it was just Alonzo, Alice and their oldest daughter, Ella. By the time they landed at Point Betsie in 1861, the family included also Charles and Edwin, with Mary deceased. From 1862 to 1871 the couple would have three more children: Elmer in 1862, George in 1865 and a final daughter, Jessie, in 1871. In fact, Alice was already a grandmother—Ella’s first was born in 1870—when she became a mother for a final time in 1871.

The family didn’t, however, just tend the flame. They also gathered what came ashore. In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, that included barrels of flour thrown off a passing propeller boat, which ran ashore at Sleeping Bear shortly afterward. It took six hours for the barrels to float to land. By the time the Slyfields got them home and had the flour repacked it came to 60 barrels—enough to keep the family in flour for years, and enough to sell to settlers from Benzonia, too. The Slyfield’s neighbor, Joe Oliver, got about 40 barrels as well.

Charles and Ella went away to Benzonia for school in the winter of 1865, living in a rented log home nearby with a young widowed woman to keep house for them. Come late March, Alonzo took a horse to fetch the children, traversing the length of the ice-covered Crystal Lake, to get them home.

Only eight years later, the lake would dramatically drop 20 feet with the attempt to create a channel connecting it to Lake Michigan.

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The water just beyond the point acted as a transit lane, too. The Ann Arbor Railroad didn’t begin service between Toledo and Frankfort until 1889, and what Charles calls “the state road” was only completed in 1870, and then was still rough. Instead, passing propeller ships would stop offshore, or in Frankfort, to deliver the occasional supply, or take things away—the half barrels of salted fish Alonzo and his sons would catch and sell. In those days, if the lake was calm, propellers would always stop when flagged, explains Charles in his autobiography, as they knew the keepers had no other way to ship anything. They took on people, too.

“The Benzonia people would come to the Light in the early days of the colony and have Father put them aboard some passing propeller so they could get away from the wild and wooly part of the country,” he writes.

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4.5 miles north, a mile shy of the Platte River; the other, The Comet, on a bar about a mile north of Point Betsie, likely near where Crystal Downs stands today. The morning after, Charles awoke to see a man walking to the lighthouse in soaking undergarments. At the fire, they warmed and dressed him, and learned the man had swum to shore with a line tied around him but was so cold he couldn’t tie it to anything and instead wrapped it around a root before coming to the lighthouse for help. By the time the Slyfields arrived at the wreck others were also on site. Together, they tied the line to one end of a flat-bottomed skiff and buoy lines the Slyfields had brought to the other end, allowing the crew to drag the skiff to The Comet and climb aboard in twos, so the men on shore could pull it to land. It would be the first true lifesaving mission at Point Betsie—one that preceded the building of the lifesaving station on site by four years.

In 1882, some 21 years after he’d first begun tending the

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Point Betsie Lighthouse, Alonzo retired from the keeper’s position, and his son Edwin took his place until 1888.

For 165 years, from the first light in 1858 to the last in 1963, the lightkeepers, a.k.a. “wickies,” kept house at Point Betsie, and for most of that time they fired the lamps by hand. It was only in 1921 that the station hooked up to the electric grid and an electric bulb was installed in the lens. With automation came a reduced need for lightkeepers altogether, and the last keeper retired from Point Betsie in 1963, although the lighthouse wasn’t completely automated until 1984.

Today, Point Betsie continues as a lighthouse. Visitors can tour the original home, climb the steep, narrow stairs to see that light for themselves and look out over the vast expanse of Lake Michigan—past the point that claimed The Comet, and on to where the Scammon sank.

Julie H. Case is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles B. Slyfield. She relied on his autobiography, A Brief Sketch of the Life of Charles B. Slyfield, a family history of the Slyfield wives written by Sherrie Risch, and numerous historical documents in writing this story. When Julie isn’t writing about travel, wine, or weird science, she can be found deep in America’s forests, foraging for mushrooms, which she blogs about at soIgather.com. @julieHcase www.julieHcase.com // Images courtesy of the Benzie Area Historical Society and Sherrie Risch.

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CARING FOR YOUR SMILE

ROCK HUNTING WITH KIDS

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ALL-ACCESS TRAILS

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A Home that Adapts

BY COURTNEY JEROME

Designing a home you’d like to live in for the rest of your life can be a daunting task. Planning for the future includes a lot of unpredictable aspects—everyone ages differently, and you don’t know how you’ll be affected. And designing a home that prepares you for that uncertainty? Well, that’s why many seek help from professionals.

Registered architect Michael Leaveck from DesignSmiths Architecture in Traverse City recommends designing a home for aging in place with one key factor in mind: Adaptability.

“A little bit of extra thought in planning now can really make things a whole lot easier in the future,” he shares.

“That's what we emphasize. Build the house you want now, but think a little bit about the future. So you can adapt if you need to.” That means while you may need grab bars in your bathrooms as you age, don’t install them quite yet. But think ahead and install blocking within the walls now, so when bars are needed, you can easily adapt.

“Most people want one master suite on the main level.

What we tell people is that it's a good idea to think about these things long term, but don’t necessarily let that dictate everything you do. Because things change a lot. Kids may leave the area—or live next door. What happens if one of us ends up in a wheelchair? But there’s a good chance you won’t.

A lot of things happen as we age.”

So what else can you think ahead about when designing a home for aging in place? Michael shares his advice.

it, just build extra-wide stairs to get to those rooms. You have the ability to add a mobility stair lift later in life if you need assistance to get to your bedroom on the upper level. And these stairs can be wide enough for someone to join you on your route.

APPLIANCES

Some people struggle with round door knobs later in life— especially those who develop arthritis. Levers are easier to control with limited mobility to your hands.

Washers, dryers and kitchen ranges only last for so long. Get what you want now and replace with front control buttons in the future when you need to.

KITCHEN

While you can install low countertops now (and end up stooping over for years preparing meals), instead install regular-height countertops and budget for the potential future need. You can always adjust one or more sections of the cabinets to a lower level when the time comes for a relatively reasonable cost.

EXTRA-WIDE STAIRS

We joke around here: “If you stop using the stairs, you lose your ability to use the stairs.” So keep an upstairs if you want

ENTRY TO THE HOUSE

The main factor to consider now is how to get from the garage into the house. And plan ahead for a ramp. You don’t want to install the ramp now, but think about where it will go in the future.

FULL-WIDTH DOORS

A full-width door into the master bedroom and master bath— do it now. It’ll feel more comfortable and they are easy to operate. Plus, it’s not a bad idea to build a roomy bathroom, either.

GRAB BARS

Assistance with accessing the toilet, shower, and sink includes an easy installation of grab bars. But there’s no need to install these until you have to. Changing out millwork is pretty easy.

Having the blockwork ready to go is easy to do day one. Just make sure to take pictures before the drywall goes up and put it in the house binder to refer to.

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CASEMENT WINDOWS

Install these now instead of double-hung windows. Since casement windows don’t get harder to open as you crank, they’re easier to operate with age.

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You can have a smart home now for only a couple hundred dollars. Have it day one or wait until later. The big game changer was when the technology added voice control. Before you needed to be a geek to get into this stuff. Now it’s just, “Alexa, turn the lights on!”

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CARING FOR YOUR SMILE

BY COURTNEY JEROME

Interlochen’s Dr. Debra Lewis has been practicing dental care since 1997, and over those 30 years has taken the time to get to know each one of her patients. Here are her tips for maintaining a healthy, sparkling smile as you age.

KEEP UP YOUR ORAL HEALTH CARE.

“Those good habits you’ve established in the past—keep doing those. The need is always there. Nothing changes as you age,” says Dr. Lewis. This means brushing twice a day for two minutes a day, not forgetting to floss and being aware of sugary and acidic drinks in your diet. “Especially now that things are conveniently bottled and canned,” she adds. “Pay attention to flavored coffee; seltzer waters have acid that make the bubbles and diet pop doesn’t have sugar but it’s still high in acid that can be detrimental to the enamel on your teeth.

Keep doing what you’ve been doing if you’ve already established good oral health care.”

PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR MEDICATIONS.

“As we mature and our medication list increases, that can be a concern. A lot of medications have sugar sweeteners added to them to affect the flavor, and sometimes they cause dry mouth,” she mentions. If dry mouth happens to you, she recommends mouth rinses, lozenges and/or gum to stimulate saliva.

YOU’RE NOT TOO OLD FOR BRACES!

“Yes, your teeth can be aligned at any age!” says Dr. Lewis.

You can try traditional braces or there are new positioning appliances, clear and similar to a retainer, that you wear 24/7 to move your teeth around (check out brands like Invisalign).

“People like it because it’s not bracket and wires, it takes about the same amount of time to align and can cost basically the same.”

CONCERNED ABOUT COLORING?

“After a lifetime of coffee, red wine and cigarettes, sometimes teeth are darker than they were to begin with.” comments Dr. Lewis. She recommends talking with your dentist, as many new whitening techniques are effective.

IF YOU’RE AN ACTIVE ADULT, WEAR A MOUTHGUARD!

“It’s the same type of thing we tell our teenagers about protecting our teeth. Basketball or hockey players on the maturity league, it’s still important to wear mouth guards to protect our teeth,” shares Dr. Lewis.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR GUMS.

“So many people say, ‘Oh, I’m getting older, is that why my gums are receding?’ Maturity doesn’t necessarily mean an increase of gum disease. It can be affected, but just because your age is adding up, doesn’t mean that’s the reason for receding gums,” she says.

SPICE IT UP AND TRY NEW PRODUCTS!

“There are so many new and useful products like power toothbrushes, water picks/flossers, different types of toothpastes for sensitivity, whitening, or gum health. Find what works best for you.” And when it comes to selecting a toothpaste, she recommends choosing one with fluoride to prevent and protect new decay and exposed root surfaces—among other oral health concerns.

GET FLOURIDE TREATMENTS.

They’re not just for kids. “We suggest older patients have fluoride treatments,” she says. “Even as an adult, we recommend the in-office treatment once or twice a year.”

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Adds Mecky, “We work FOR you. As independent advisors, we have only your best interests and goals at the forefront of our advice.” Best of all, both Kristi and Mecky strive to help create an intentional alignment with financial investment goals and your values and missions. “I feel it is my personal social responsibility to help my client reach their financial goals according to their own values,” says Mecky. “Combined we have over 30 years of experience helping clients invest with their intention. Our goal is to help align your financial resources according to your values, and plant seeds for financial returns.”

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C & M Rock Shop near Honor started as a summer projSo what’s the best way to get kids interested in rock huntect. Bruce and Shirley Mueller sold rocks they dug up or ing? “Turn them loose in here,” says Shirley. “Let them ask found themselves, offering their wares from card tables set up us, ‘What’s this?’” on Shirley’s grandparents’ farm along U.S. 31. That was 1966.

Adds Bruce, who has a masters degree in geology from the Over the years, C & M has grown.

University of Illinois, “Have kids bring in Now housed in a former barn basement things that they’ve found. Kids get really and overflowing onto tidy rows of tables excited to learn how old it is and how it outside, it’s a seasonal rock shop destinaformed, and we can generally tell them tion for both curious passers-by and rock all about it.” hounds alike.

There’s certainly no shortage of places On any given afternoon, you’ll find all to hunt for rocks in Michigan. Michigan ages sifting through an astounding array has the longest freshwater coastline in the of rocks and fossils—polished and rough, U.S., and Michigan is home to the largsold loose and as jewelry. Kids especially est variety of stones in the entire world. love picking out their own treasure, or Glaciers covered almost 200 million acres showing Bruce and Shirley a cool rock when they formed and acted like a githey found in their backyard or at the ant conveyor belt bringing rocks south to beach. what is now Michigan.

Bruce has been passionate about geol“I tell kids, the glaciers started at the BRUCE AND SHIRLEY MUELLER HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 69 YEARS, AND ogy since childhood, when a 350-millioncoast of Canada and picked up a piece WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS. year-old fossil he found set him loose on of everything. In Michigan, we can find a lifetime of seeking knowledge. Shirley things that could only have come from jokes that she got interested in rocks in 1950 ... the year she the bottom of Hudson Bay,” says Bruce. and Bruce got married. “I did collect rocks on the driveway Budding rock hounds can check out Lake Michigan Rock as a girl,” she says, gesturing out the rock shop’s screen door.

Picker’s Guide, Lake Superior Rock Picker’s Guide and Lake Huron “I put them on Grandma’s kitchen windowsill, and, strangely Rock Picker’s Guide co-authored by Bruce Mueller and Kevin enough, later I’d see some in the driveway strikingly similar to Gauthier for more information about our state’s coolest stones. those I’d already found,” she laughs.

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Concierge for Care Here in Traverse City, Kim Bauml and her team of angels find the ideal solution for caring for an aging family member.

BY COURTNEY JEROME

Kim Bauml knows firsthand what it’s like caring for a loved one at home when it’s no longer safe to do so. Her late husband’s cancer had gone to his brain. When he put toothpaste on his razor to brush his teeth, Kim knew right then and there it was time for help. She recognized the signs, as she had spent her career working in the senior care industry before leaving to stay home with her husband. Witnessing it herself gave her a “crystal-clear understanding about what this process is like for people.”

Now, it has been 10 years since Kim’s husband has passed, and she has spent her time continuing to support families at this stage in their lives through her Traverse City LLC, Options for Senior Care Living, whether it’s due to illness or aging.

“Seventy percent of the time we’re contacted by a family member rather than the actual resident themselves—adult children who are just starting to search. Sometimes it’s because they’re ready, others because they’re reluctant. Quite a few calls are from folks who never expected to be in the situation they’re in. Maybe they’ve fallen. Or are in rehab and haven’t made the progress they’d hoped to,” Kim explains.

“When there's a role reversal it’s uncomfortable for the adult children and the parent. What we try to do is support them, because there’s guilt,” she continues. “You used to live with your kids in the past, but our lifestyles don’t support that any longer. What seniors often tell me is they don’t want to be a burden or dependent on their kids. They want to be with people their own age who have had similar experiences.

Lost spouses. Physical abilities. They usually do really well in a community.”

So helping them find the right community is exactly what Kim and her team do. They spare the logistical nightmares and emotional expense for families, as their services are freeof-charge and supportive every step of the way.

Kim recommends considering your options early. How? Here are her tips.

Have family and friends involved. Don’t feel like you need to do it alone. It’s important to have people around to support you. If not family, look to friends and organizations that support seniors.

Start having the conversation before you need to have the conversation. Use language such as: “What are your wishes? What if ? I hope that this never happens, but if it does, how would you like us to handle things? Would you like to know what your options are in advance?” People are intimidated by these conversations. So the earlier you can do it, the better. Then give them space. Maybe it includes having 8

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a conversation with the doctor. The less kids have to be involved in telling them what to do the better. We don’t want them to be the bad guy.

Start early and see what’s out there. When people know what’s out there (the costs, the activities and amenities they offer) people really get excited about it! Some people have an idea from visiting friends over the years, but what we want to erase from their minds is the image of their parents at an old nursing home. That’s their fear. Adult children say to me often, “I made a promise a long time ago that I wouldn’t put them in a home.” So we recommend not to make that promise, because you don’t know what situation you may be in.

People plan for retirement, and that normally includes living at home. But what if it doesn’t? The sooner they start to think of their heath and designating someone to make decisions for them when they’re not able to, the better. If you haven’t decided on power of attorney (both medical and financial), it puts a tremendous strain on everyone. It makes it more difficult to navigate the healthcare system and senior care. There are elder care attorneys available to guide people.

The more planning you can do, the better.

Is there any financial assistance? Find out what’s available to you in the future. Do you have access to long-term care insurance, Medicare waiver or veteran’s assistance? (The Aid in Attendance Program assists veterans with activities of daily living: toileting, dressing, etc; there’s a substantial amount available for veterans in assisted living. Right now up to $1,800 a month is available if they qualify. A surviving spouse is eligible for up to $1,200.)

Think about your things. When you’re sitting in a hospital bed, it's not the time to think about, “Do I want my pink chair or my green chair?” There are agencies to help move and narrow down your belongings.

Get on a waitlist early. Most places have at least a sixmonth wait. There’s a small fee to put your name on a waiting list with no obligation. You can get called for three years and just say “yes” when you’re ready. Have that peace of mind that your name is on the list. There are new communities coming to the area that will alleviate the wait-list pressure, too.

Try it out! After your first visit, go and look a little closer.

Go back for lunch and dinner! Try the food. Get to know the people who live there, who will be taking care of you.

There are short-term options to try: Respite winter stays from November to April; short-term stays during rehab. Or there are families with people living at home who want to go on vacation, and make pre-arranged stays to take care of their loved one when they’re gone.

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• Leelanau County Senior Services • Grand Traverse Commission on Aging • Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan • Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency • Hers! Options for Senior Care Living

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An old brick vault in the heart of Harbor Springs is the new home for oral history. The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society recently opened a new recording space in one of the Harbor Springs History Museum’s vaults, specifically for the community to come in and record their oral histories.

The Historical Society has always placed a high priority on protecting the past, and this “Voices from the Vault” exhibit exemplifies that mission.

“Everyone is welcome to visit the vault not only to record their own personal history but to look through transcriptions of oral histories already in the museum’s collection,” shares Executive Director Kristyn Balog.

In addition to the vault, which serves as a repository for local history, the second floor of the museum hosts genealogy

research stations. Open during regular business hours, the community is encouraged to engage in exclusive free access to ancestry.com via the society’s subscription.

Staff members are on hand to help visitors learn how ancestry.com works, and are available to answer other general genealogy questions. Of course, advanced notice of arrival is always appreciated.

“We preserve and protect the heritage of the Harbor Springs area. It is our mission to bring that history to life and to help spark an interest in local and personal history with the people in our community,” explains Kristyn, inviting the community to visit their grand building on East Main Street.

To keep tabs on the ever-evolving, historic heartbeat of Harbor Springs, check out the Historical Society's downtown headquarters or harborspringshistory.org.

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FEATHERING A NEW NEST We asked Mary to share her strategies on making the transition as painless as possible.

1. Be prepared. Just as parents are making plans for their kids to leave for their first year away at college or other adventures, they should also be planning for their own upcoming experience by filling their calendar with new experiences. The most important thing is to proactively change the routines in your life in ways that will lessen the impact of the loss. I suggest scheduling getaways, new daily, weekly or monthly time commitments such as an art class, fitness routine or joining a book club. Rediscover your partner by focusing on what the two of you enjoyed doing before you had children. Reconnect with friends who are also empty nesters or who never had children.

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2. Don’t be surprised by feelings of loss. Parents have made many sacrifices for their children and when they leave it may make them feel unappreciated.

Remember that this is tricky for your children as well and though they may seem thoughtless and unappreciative, they just need space to find their own bearings. Try not to take offense.

3. A healthy dose of selfishness is the best offense of the new empty nester.

Your new role is to show your kids what a happy and fulfilled life looks like. The most important thing is to stay busy, spend more time with other adults who are not in the throes of parenting and respect your kid’s need for space.

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Mary Rogers knows a thing or two about having an empty nest. Not only did her Traverse City home transform into one recently, but she also coaches countless listeners and followers across the world on this very topic. Mary’s podcast, The Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife, features real-life stories of midlife transformation—including parents transitioning teenagers to young adults.

“My listeners appreciate the fact that I don’t sugarcoat the experiences of our 50s,” explains Mary. “Many of life’s toughest circumstances get dropped in our laps at the same time our AARP card arrives in the mail.

“With another 15 to 20 years until retirement, we are rarely given the opportunity to be the shiny superstar at the office, and our parents have increasing demands on our time as their health fails,” she continues, noting her listeners report feeling invisible both at work and in everyday situations.

“Add to that our changing relationship with children who no longer need us or want us in their everyday lives and it can feel like the world has turned its back on us.”

While many may compartmentalize their lives into chapters, and defer their own dreams and aspirations until after their kids have grown and flown, Mary didn’t see that as a viable option during her transition. And she recommends others think the same.

“Today, I can say that my brood, at 47, 33 and 19, are interested in what I’m up to because I am always leading an interesting life independent of my role as a mother,” she shares.

“Parents who can graciously put down the parenting reins and redirect their focus to their own lives will typically enjoy more fulfilling experiences in their 50s while at the same time developing deeper and more mutually meaningful relationships with their adult children.”

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In 2012 it became the first universally accessible waterfall in the nation! Ocqueoc Falls, 11.5 miles west of Rogers City, offers a beautiful 6-mile paved trail. Areas designed to be accessible include picnic spots, trails, river access and a rock climbing wall.

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Enjoy the beautiful sights of the widely loved Mackinac Island Loop on the 8-mile asphalt pathway around the outskirts of the island. Also known as State Highway 185, the Mackinac Island Loop is the only highway in the United States that doesn’t permit motorized vehicles on its route. Keep your eyes peeled for the classic Mackinac attractions to marvel at— hello, Arch Rock, Fort Mackinac and Grand Hotel!

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Taking the Leap into Financial Planning Different generations, different priorities, different strategies. Here’s how financial planners are helping younger Millennial and GenX clients get ahead of the money curve.

BY CARA MCDONALD

GenX and Millennials may not have a ton in common when it comes to pop culture and worldviews, but when it comes to financial planning, they share some important similarities—a distrust of the traditional ways of investing, for one.

And on the plus side: They both still have earning potential and time on their sides.

We picked the brains of some of Northern Michigan’s top financial planners with a thing for helping folks who need a nudge to get started.

1. THE MILLENNIAL’S MIYAGI Brian Ursu at Intentional Wealth Advisors, Traverse City When it comes to finances, “studies show that young people are looking for a guide when it comes to planning,” says

Intentional Wealth Advisors’ Brian Ursu.

“Not a robo advisor. These are important decisions, they want to trust, and trust is earned.”

And in short supply for this generation.

“They watched parents lose jobs or a car or the family cottage during the recession, they’ve seen what debt did,” Ursu adds.

“They learned a lesson, and they want to get out from under debt.”

Problem is, many younger people are overwhelmed—they’ve seen health care reformed dramatically, they’re looking at investments, dealing with student loans, and it’s all coming at them at once. “It’s like a patient coming into the ER and you’re trying to figure out what to deal with first. They are ascribing equal importance to all concerns, so they’re paralyzed.”

Ursu’s strategy is to meet with clients

and prioritize: back-burner some issues, pull critical ones to the top of the list, then make a plan of attack. “When everything is equally important, people will do nothing. Once you can organize mentally for them where the priorities are, you see their shoulders drop; they can do it.”

What about their older brothers and sisters? “Gen Xers—and I’m one—felt we’d walk into the lifestyle our parents had when we graduated college. ‘Hey, I’d like to live on the bay because my parents did.’ I don’t think Millennials have that same burden of entitlement.

They’re willing to work to get it done.”

The advantage for Xers, however, is there’s a sense of urgency to them. “And that’s a good thing,” says Ursu. “The way we help them is to do a comprehensive financial plan and analysis.”

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Retirement seems like a nebulous thing for younger people, so that’s where the analysis kicks in. Clients look at what they’ve done, what they’re doing and where they want to be. If those don’t align, you change the math—planning is, according to Ursu, just a never-ending exercise in story problems. The question is, how much are you willing to change the variables? “In order to make your plan work, you may have to put away five hundred more dollars a month, or work two more years, or you may have to sacrifice a little bit of your lifestyle at retirement and live on $80,000 a year instead of a $100,000. They are all solvable,” he says, “but without having that analysis, you’re flying blind.

With a flight plan, you’re going to land.”

Gen Xers struggle more with wanting luxury items now—the vacation home, the SUV. They’ve worked harder and longer and want to enjoy life, Witkowski says. This approach to spending can put them behind the eight ball in a different way than Millenials.

But for both generations, he suggests the same answer: “Worrying about what could have been is a waste of time.

Stop looking at the past and optimize what you need to do moving forward. The solution is getting real and taking an x-ray of your current situation and working with somebody with expertise but who also sees things from a different standpoint.

There are always going to be trade-offs—you’re just going to have to balance the life experiences that you want now with the life experiences you want down the road.”

Look for Ursu’s book Now What? A Practical Guide to Figuring Out Your Financial Future, written specifically for millennials (or anyone who is becoming financially aware for the first time), to be released winter 2020.

2. THE MISTAKE MENDER Neil Witkowski, Founder/CEO of Isadore Private Wealth, Traverse City In general, both generations have a mistrust in traditional ways of financially reaching a fulfilling retirement, explains Neil Witkowski, CEO of Isadore Private Wealth in Traverse City. “They don’t trust the stock market. And when it comes to saving, they’re a little behind the eight ball.”

Witkowski explains that Millennials in particular are struggling under the weight of staggering educational debt. “That is THE thing that is defining them. What makes it even more difficult is they aren’t getting the financial education at the high school and college level in general, so when they have to rack up all this debt, they’re having difficulty figuring out how to pay it off and refinance it.”

Their generational aversion to debt can push them to make unwise choices—some Millennials are so focused on paying down education debt that they don’t contribute to a 401k. “They miss out on employer matches—we’re talking about potentially a 100 percent return on your contribution. It’s a tremendous missed opportunity,” says Witkowski. “The other big one I’m seeing is they are taking out loans from their 401k. They see it as cheap financing. But if they terminate the job, that loan automatically goes into default, but the payback of that loan has to come from wages. So they are getting hit with early distributions—earned income tax and a 10 percent penalty. It’s a really expensive mistake.”

So, too, is taking the convenience of tech too far. While younger generations have responded well to easy-access, no-brainer budgeting apps like Mint and free stock-buying apps like Robinhood, they can come at a price. “What’s positive is these apps encourage financial engagement. But they can also create ‘hyper trading’—this constant tweaking and buying and selling that can make for emotional decisions; you miss out on the longer-term gains in the market.”

3. THE GENX DREAM WEAVER Autumn Soltysiak at hemming& Wealth Management, Traverse City “Here’s what I love about this generation,” says Autumn Soltysiak of hemming& Wealth Management: “Gen Xers, who are hard at work mid-career, are questioning what retirement even looks like. They look around and ask themselves, ‘Do I want to power through on the same trajectory, or... what would it look like if I do something else?’ ” One couple she works with are Gen Xers—two engineers without kids who have been really intentional about saving.

They’re not quite 40, and with her help they quit their jobs to buy an RV and travel around the country. “Because they are focused on controlling their lifestyle, they were caught up in their savings goals and were able to step away from their careers to decide what’s right for them. It’s fun to see people being nontraditional with their paths.”

Another client has a stable government job but decided she didn’t want to pursue it anymore. “We put into place a timeline where she can phase out of her job and do some­thing new, which is to go into property management full time,” Soltysiak explains. “Her rental income will go from a side hustle to a real income source in retirement.”

Retirement in general is a challenging concept for people who have worked so hard for so many years. “Most of our clients want to continue to do something that’s meaning­ful, and they’ve found they have skills that are in high demand—whether it’s consulting, mentoring, or working at a favorite gallery. It’s difficult to actually give up a paycheck because they have reached a point where their skills are rewarded. There’s also social aspect to work that is really important. When we do our coaching, we say, what if there’s no income coming in, and most of them say, ‘I don’t want to do the schedule I’m doing now, but I still see myself working.’ ” Soltysiak sees this re-thinking of work—and ensuring you enjoy it—to be really critical because the last working years tend to be the highest earning years, “So if you can find work-life balance and prolong retirement, that’s one of the most powerful savings strategies you can make.”

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Retirement for Entrepreneurs No 401k, no employer match— here’s how to plan when it’s just you against the world.

BY CARA MCDONALD

Small business owners are our economy’s economic engine— entrepreneurs generate half of all private sector jobs, payroll and output. But when it comes to their own financial future, they can be so focused on investing in their business and employees that they may need a hand getting a retirement plan together.

Dennis Prout of Prout Financial Design and host of the weekly New Retirement show on 580 AM, says a common challenge is forgetting to diversify. Many biz owners can be over-focused on the value of their businesses as an asset—but how do you convert an asset into income?

Focusing on growth can be a retirement planning positive, says Prout. “If the business is seeing significant growth, they’re going to put a lot of eggs in that basket, and if it’s successful they can earn returns much better than the stock market. The stock market can yield 10 to 11 percent annual returns, whereas 15 to 20 in their own business may not be a stretch at all.”

If entrepreneurs have excess cash flow that they need to put to work, he recommends looking at a few varieties of IRA. “A simple IRA has a cap of $13,000 to $16,000 annually, based on age. These are each available for business owners and their employees, too,” Prout says.

When thinking about an overall plan, many entrepreneurs forget they have some overlooked advantages. “They have an asset that’s growing. It may be the equipment they own, the real estate they purchased, the inventory; those could well be retirement assets. We include business values when we run a plan for someone.”

Another edge they have: They’re not in a position that limits their capability of inventing and providing that service that’s not out there. “Obviously entrepreneurs are generally taking more risk, but the returns can be much greater for having done that,” Prout adds. “The return can be shown in terms of real dollars.”

But the very vision that makes them successful in their business can make them poor at keeping track of other things, like taxes. Prout says a willingness to hire out the skills they don’t have can make all the difference: “A good accountant is worth his or her weight in gold.”

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PREPARE FOR THE “SEVEN SATURDAYS.” “Before retirement, Saturday is typically a peak spending day for people. Once you retire, there are seven Saturdays a week, and most retirees haven’t budgeted for that. We have discussions with clients about how much they are spending today versus what they will realistically spend in retirement to make sure their ‘spend number’ is accurate.”

—Rick Simonton, The Simonton-Walsh-Hanosek-Mangum Wealth Management Group, Merrill Lynch, Traverse City

DON’T TOUCH SOCIAL SECURITY UNTIL AGE 70.

“Many Americans file for social security at 62—as soon as they’re eligible and get a reduced rate. This reduces their benefit for the rest of their life, and potentially their surviving children and spouse’s life. For every year you delay tapping those benefits it pays off, consider delaying your social security payment—which could increase your payout by as much as 132% of your standard benefit. It’s a move that could significantly impact your retirement income over the years.” —Autumn Soltysiak, hemming& Wealth Management, Traverse City LONG LIVE THE FAMILY VACATION. “Family vacations or ‘off-site’ holiday celebrations are popular must-spends in retirement outside of daily living and health care expenses. Although most families travel for spring break or vacation during the summer when the kids are young, we have encouraged clients to specifically allocate funds for these special trips throughout life. Whether they are every year or every few years, these events become a very important tradition that can be documented via pictures or stories written by each family member, creating lifelong memories.” —R.S. TRADE YOUR TIME IN RETURN FOR LUXURIES. “Love concerts? Volunteer as an usher at Interlochen. Can’t live without golf? Work part-time at the pro shop and earn free play or shop discounts. This can really add to your quality of life and save you considerably on spending.” —A.S. BEWARE DECEPTIVE DOWNSIZING. “Almost one in three Americans moves into a new home around the time of retirement.

We typically see a significant downsize in square footage of a home, but the quality of the home—construction, view, location—often improves significantly. The net result is there is usually not a significant savings despite the downsize, and many times the smaller home costs more.” —R.S. BUT DON’T FORGET TO GO BIG. Retirement is a transition from a savings plan to a spending plan. If you’re a good saver, sometimes it’s hard to switch because you’ve been focused on building your wealth. It’s important to have a clear idea of what’s really important to you—is it experiences, travel, time with family, giving to a cause or person. Our job is to empower you to make it happen. For bucket-list items, we educate the client to show that they can afford the first-class ticket or the family cottage, because that can be transformational spending. —A.S. PLAN A SECOND ACT. “Our clients are typically okay financially upon retirement. However, the biggest adjustment is defining their purpose after retirement. Many have been running very hard their entire careers and have had many responsibilities. Upon retirement, that comes to a halt. So, we’ll have conversations with clients to make sure they are ready and ask them to describe what their ‘Second Act’ looks like. We will often encourage consulting, volunteering or attending classes. The folks who say they will play golf every day upon retirement usually indicate that it was great for six months—and then they got bored.” —R.S.

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PICKLEBALL IS GAINING MOMENTUM WITH 50+ CROWD

BY COURTNEY JEROME

GARY’S TOP 5 PICKLEBALL PARKS Boardman Valley Nature Preserve: 8 new reservable courts on the banks of the Boardman River. Can play inside the YMCA if you get rained out without having to move your car.

There’s a swimming area to jump in and cool off after playing!

Herman Park in Suttons Bay: 2 beautiful state-of-the-art courts with nice wind screens.

And you can reserve the courts online through the township.

Dog Park in Traverse City: Where to go if you’re looking for a lot of fun people and energy.

Saturday mornings from 9-12 there are probably 40-50 people there.

Glen Arbor: The park behind downtown is gorgeous with 3 courts. Lots of tables to sit at and people watching on basketball and tennis courts. Then you can go to Art's Tavern and have a beer and burger afterwards.

Grace MacDonald Park: Find 3 dedicated courts and 2 converted tennis courts on the east side of Traverse City, with lots of action on weeknights and weekends. Bonus: Beer and pizza at Peegeo's afterward.

On a Saturday morning at the Traverse City Dog Park, you’ll find around 50 people of all ages playing a game of pickleball. A combination of tennis, badminton and racquetball—with longer volleys played on a smaller court—the relatively new sport of pickleball is gaining momentum. Why? Easy access. Low costs. And it’s an easy workout that is lots of fun. Courts are constantly filled with locals and vacationers of all skill levels, coming together to socialize and get in a great workout.

“A lot of the courts are open-play concepts so people can drop in and play. As a result, you develop a lot of relationships. There’s a social component that attracts people,” says Gary Ford, president of the Traverse Area Pickleball Association. “People laugh and joke and when the game’s done, they share stories. And the next thing you know they go out to dinner together and take vacations!”

Gary’s been playing pickleball since 1984, before the sport became popular in the early 2000s. “We’re probably the first community to establish pickleball outside of Seattle,” he explains.

“Which just means we’ve been doing this for a long time!”

Gary even competed at the first national pickleball championship in Florida in 2003. He says one of the reasons why he loves pickleball is that there's openness to the sport he hasn’t experienced before in others.

“As president, I get people emailing me saying, ‘I’ll be on vacation in TC for two weeks, where can I play with people at the same level as I am?’ I guide them: Dog Park at 10 a.m.

Or higher-level players who don’t want to play open—I say, ‘Come join us.’”

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Veg Out! From blending veggies in sauces to adding them to your favorite breakfast recipes, try these tips on how to get more vegetables in your daily diet, from Amanda Evans, MS, RD, CDE, a Registered Dietitian at Charlevoix Hospital and the Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Wellness Workshop. The Wellness Workshop offers low-cost health screenings and wellness activities—think yoga, diabetes education, strength training, support groups and cooking classes—in the heart of downtown Charlevoix. These are her top tips on how to up your veggie intake at every meal.

BY COURTNEY JEROME

10 WAYS TO EAT MORE VEGETABLES Make “fries.”

Fill up that sheet pan! The obvious white potato and sweet potato are good options but consider carrots, turnips, parsnips, beets and various types of squash. A drizzle of olive oil and a light sprinkle of salt or your favorite seasoning makes the flavors come to life.

Eat vegetables with breakfast.

Try options such as omelets, frittatas or egg skillets and add peppers, tomatoes, onions, spinach, mushrooms—whatever veggies you like.

Add vegetables to sauces such as marinara for pasta dishes.

Experiment with various vegetables. If chunky sauce isn’t appealing, try pureeing vegetables to mix into the sauce.

Replace pasta and rice dishes with zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice.

Eating zucchini noodles will never be the same as eating pasta noodles—but it’s fun to change it up a bit. Instead of

making spaghetti and using a red marinara sauce, I sauté the zucchini noodles and add various vegetables, including diced tomatoes.

such as mushrooms, spinach or colorful bell peppers. Or if the texture is an obstacle, try adding pureed carrots or sweet potato instead of diced.

If you enjoy fruit smoothies, don’t forget your vegetables.

You can add a cup (or more) of raw baby spinach without altering the fruity flavor.

Need a quick lunch (or breakfast or dinner)?

Make a veggie wrap with bell peppers, onions, spinach and more.

Make muffin/bread recipes that include fruits and veggies.

My family likes banana zucchini oatmeal muffins, sweet potato muffins, baked blueberry oatmeal cups and even pumpkin pie quinoa breakfast cookies.

You can also do this with pancakes, waffles and so much more. Don’t overlook “bites” made with various fruits, vegetables, grains and nut butters as a way to work in a quick, healthy breakfast or snack.

Add vegetables to “burgers.”

If you are not wild about veggie burgers, use ground beef, turkey or chicken and add in your choice of diced vegetables

If cost is a factor, purchase frozen fruits and vegetables instead of fresh.

A bowl of thawed berries can be a tasty treat! Keep frozen fruit on hand for smoothies—no need to add ice! (Tip: Be cautious of canned options—they often contain more sodium and sugar.)

Always add more vegetables than the original recipe calls for.

Be it soup, chili, homemade pizza, casseroles—I always add more vegetables.

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THE BUZZ ON HEARING AIDS Jeanne Strathman, President of the Advanced Hearing Center in Beulah, tunes us into what’s new with these devices that are so essential to a vibrant quality of life. Recognized by the State of Michigan as an expert in the field, Strathman has been national board certified in Hearing Instruments since 1992. Strathman also helped found a campaign to donate used hearing aids to people in need in Ethiopia and Mexico.

BY ELIZABETH EDWARDS

The importance of hearing seems obvious—yet current research is revealing that there is so much more to the science of hearing than has been previously understood.

Definitely. Achin Bhowmik, the chief technology officer at Starkey Hearing Technologies [a leading manufacturer of hearing aids], calls the ear the pathway to the brain. We know hearing loss is connected to a number of significant health issues including dementia, depression, and cardiovascular disease. Hearing is so fundamental that the symptoms of hearing loss mimic the symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia. One study showed that 70 percent of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia were actually only suffering hearing loss. When words are not getting through to the brain you begin to decipher language differently and consequently respond differently.

On top of all of that, when you can’t hear, your relationships are severely affected.

All that science must be inspiring innovation. Bring us up to speed on what is going on in the field.

The latest thing is hearing aids with artificial intelligence and the ability to control them from your phone or computer.

Besides providing quality sound, Starkey’s new Livio Ai hearing aids have sensors that can track your general health and fitness and also detect if you’ve fallen and then send a message to your contacts. They can also stream your cell phone, TV, music and much more. The overall goal is to make hearing aids cool—to end the stigma of wearing them.

That all sounds exciting for the boomer to millennial generations, but my 87-year-old mom would never be able to

stream music from her phone. As her caregiver I have personally found dealing with her hearing aids very frustrating— including changing those pea-sized batteries, something she can’t do by herself because she has sight and dexterity issues. Any help on the way for her (and me!)?

Yes, rechargeable sealed lithium batteries. Sealed means you don’t have to take them out of the hearing aid to recharge them. Sealing also means they are more humidity resistant— humidity can short out hearing aids. We are also finding custom-fit molds (versus the little rubber domes) are easier to set in place for people with dexterity issues. They also don’t fall out as easily which means they don’t get lost as easily.

Is there any technology on the horizon to make changing those teeny-tiny wax filters any easier? That job is worse than threading a needle.

That’s why it’s good to have a clinic to work with. We realize that job is tough for a lot of our customers so we tell them to just stop in at our desk and we will change the filters.

Which brings me to over-the-counter hearing aids that seem about a third or less of the cost of the hearing aids you get from a clinic. What do you think of those?

Yes, the FDA recently approved over-the-counter hearing aids. They are cheaper. But think of the person who buys a pair, wears them a week and the filters clog up. She has no one to go to for help to change them. And are they programmed for her? And then maybe they get damp and short out. She’s basically just lost her investment. Over the counter hearing aids are best used for backups—for when your real pair is being serviced.

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Back in the Conversation Trish Fiebing knew she was somehow missing out. But it wasn’t until the 76-year-old Traverse City resident went to Munson Healthcare’s William and Leni Carls Hearing Clinic to have her hearing checked, at the request of her sons, that she realized her hearing had declined. Fitted with a small, nearly imperceptible pair of hearing aids, Trish suddenly realized what she had been missing.

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I just wanted to run home so my sons could see that I could hear. It was so exciting!” the avid volunteer says. “I’m [now] more comfortable and relaxed, and I don’t have to worry about where I sit. On the phone it makes a big difference. And talking at the dinner table. I don’t miss everything. I’m amazed at how many people ask me why I wear my hearing aids all the time.

And I think ‘Why wouldn’t I?’ Trish got her hearing back and she’s fully experiencing everyday life again.

What will you get back to?

Visit munsonhealthcare.org/liveamazing to read more amazing stories and share your own.

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9 WAYS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE ARTS Northern Michigan is filled with vibrant, active retirees who find ways to funnel lifelong passions and professional skills into the local causes they support.

And chances are, there’s a welcoming, like-minded community that comes along with it.

We recently checked in with Mary Gillett, the convener of Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network on this very topic. She is eager to create an arts ecosystem across our region, a process that involves advocating for arts and culture both individually and collectively. She calls it advocacy with a little ‘a.’ Here are just some of the ways Mary hopes we can build relationships in the arts community and find ideal matches for volunteers and their talents.

1 | ON THE STAGE

Volunteers are the power behind the curtain at civic theaters throughout the region, as well as support for the professional theater. Whether looking for the chance to exercise your acting chops or to work behind the scenes, there are dozens of ways to get involved, including: orchestra, costumes, props, lighting, set construction, stage crew, directors, producers, choreographers, and box office.

• Manistee Civic Players (celebrating its 80th anniversary this season from its historic home stage at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts!)

• Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City

2 | AT OUR ARTS CENTERS

Be a greeter, docent or help out at special events. Also consider asking local gallery owners if they need a hand with artist opening nights or special installations.

• Cadillac Footliters, Cadillac • Benzie County Players

• Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City

• Leelanau Players, Leelanau County

• Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen

• Little Traverse Civic Theatre, Petoskey

• Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, Frankfort

• Elk Rapids Players Theater Company, Elk Rapids

• Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey & Traverse City

• Riverside Shakespeare, Traverse City

• Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix

• Lakeside Shakespeare, Frankfort

• Glen Arbor Arts Center, Glen Arbor

• Parallel 45 Theatre, Traverse City

• Leelanau Community Cultural Center, Leland • Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee • Great Lakes Children's Museum, Traverse City

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3 | AT THE FESTIVALS & FAIRS

• Traverse City Film Festival, Traverse City

Festivals, fairs and special events last just a day or two but often require months or even a year of planning—volunteers are needed at all steps!

• Vogue Theatre, Manistee

• Harbor Springs Festival of the Book • Charlevoix Dragon Boat Festival • Paint Grand Traverse, Crooked Tree, Traverse City

• Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs 7 | MAKING MUSIC

Support our community bands and ensembles!

• Traverse City Film Festival

• Voices Without Borders, Petoskey

• Downtown Traverse City Art Walk

• Little Traverse Choral Society, Petoskey

• Small town and street festivals local to you ...

• Encore Society of Music, Traverse City

4 | SHARING OUR HISTORY

Keep our region’s rich stories relevant and accessible to all.

• Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland • Michigan Barn Preservation Network • Fishtown Preservation, Leland

• Elk Rapids Cinema, Elk Rapids

• Historic Tours of the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City • Mills Community House, Benzonia

• Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Traverse City • Grand Traverse Pavilions, Concerts on the Lawn • Gopherwood Concerts, Cadillac • Roots on the River, Manistee 8 | DANCING IN THE STREET (AND ON STAGE)

Bringing original choreography and seasonal classics to our regional stages means a need for costumes, sets, makeup, rehearsal assistants, and greenroom support.

• Fife Lake Historical Society

• Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre, Traverse City

• Charlevoix Historical Society

• Company Dance Traverse

• Harbor Springs Area Historical Society

• SwingShift and the Stars, Traverse City

• Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

• Traverse City Dance Project

• Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

• The Croft Residency, Horton Bay

5 | CREATIVE OUTDOORS

9 | BUILDING A NETWORK

Guide school tours and educational programming. Also pitch in for summer concerts, winter tours, and with grounds upkeep.

Connecting dots and sharing each other’s stories is crucial to keeping arts and culture vibrant in our lives. Mary at Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network is grateful for the many volunteers that keep our arts communities perking Up North. Here are a few needs that she and other networks have: administration, bloggers, community champions, grant writers, volunteer gallery sitters, planners, business mentors and thought leaders. For more info go to NWMIARTS.ORG.

• Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville • Art Rapids! And Walk of Art Sculpture Park, Elk Rapids • Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan • Paddle Antrim • Traverse City Arts Commission Tours • Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire 6 | GOING TO THE MOVIES

MORE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT ...

Celebrate our volunteer-driven regional film houses.

National Writers Series, Traverse City Front Street Writers, Traverse City Battle of the Books, Traverse City Up North Arts, Cadillac Northport Community Arts Center, Northport Arts for All of Northern Michigan, Traverse City

• The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay • Garden Theater, Frankfort • State Theatre and The Bijou by the Bay, Traverse City

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“Transportation gets more challenging as you get older. It’s a loss of independence,” says Cindy Kienlen, Director of the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging. “Fifty percent of the actively driving people we surveyed feared whether they were going to be able to safely drive in the future,” she explains.

“They worry about depending on someone else to drive them everywhere. This survey validated our program.”

Cindy is talking about COAST— short for Commission on Aging Senior Transit—a partnership between the COA and the Bay Area Transportation Authority. The program kicked off its inaugural year in 2017, transporting seniors across Grand Traverse County two to three days a week, free of charge.

Now their 18-seat bus (with room for wheelchairs) provides door-to-door transportation service to seniors four days a week and has provided more than 4,430 rides to date.

In order to utilize this free transportation service, community members first need to be a Grand Traverse

County Commission on Aging member.

All this free membership takes is proving you’re over 60 years old and that you live in Grand Traverse County.

Then, seniors can call BATA up to two weeks in advance to schedule rides. Seats are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. “Some people literally set their alarms to 4:45 a.m. to schedule their ride,” shares Cindy, noting the phone line opens at 5 a.m. The COAST bus runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Starting October 1, Tuesdays will be part of the schedule as well.)

“I think it’s really important for people to feel comfortable with public transportation,” Cindy adds. So that’s what they do. Caregivers are welcome to come along, too, even if they don’t meet the age requirement. Plus the COAST bus often has the same driver. Instead of parking in your driveway to pick you up like other transportation services, the driver will help you right from your door—a huge benefit for those with walkers and wheelchairs—and serves as

a familiar face that brings comfort to riders. And when people pick up the phone to schedule their rides, they’ll hear the friendly voice of one of BATA's helpful Customer Service staff.

Now COAST isn't only used to get to and from medical appointments like you may expect. In fact, medical appointments and runs to the pharmacy take up less than half of the rides.

COAST also makes drop offs for religion, employment, personal visits, and even shopping.

“We have a couple both in wheelchairs—their biggest outing of the week is going grocery shopping together.

People have asked why they don’t get their groceries delivered. But they don’t because this is their outing,” says Cindy.

“They look forward to it!

“For whatever reason, if you need the COAST bus to help you get there, call and schedule a ride,” invites Cindy. Line up a Commission on Aging membership by calling 231.922.4688, and schedule a ride via COAST/BATA at 231.941.2324.

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COOKING UP COMMUNITY

BY COURTNEY JEROME

Whether you want to stay connected or keep your kitchen (and dinner party) skills tip-top... there’s a cooking class waiting for you in Northern Michigan.

We checked in with Liz Lancashire of the well-loved oil and vinegar purveyor, Fustini’s, to find out what’s cooking at their Traverse City location.

Can you tell us about the teaching styles of your instructors?

The chefs are very good at answering all questions (there are no dumb ones!) and make sure their recipes are approachable. We want these recipes to be easily replicated at home. Students will definitely get generous samples of whatever is made! It is a fun, social evening out with up to 10 people in each class. We have both demos and handson interactive classes.

What are the top techniques people tend to learn?

Most of all, people love learning new ways to use their favorite oils and vinegars. Sometimes they have vinegar that’s been relegated to the back of the cupboard, and they get new inspiration on how to use it. Or maybe they learned a great new way to make pasta for their next event. From learning the difference between a quality olive oil versus a commercial one, or learning alternate uses for vinegars, it is definitely a great way to inspire new and experienced cooks.

How about the social aspect of the class? It’s more than just cooking!

Absolutely! With intimate sizes, guests really enjoy getting to know each other and share ideas in a relaxed setting. More than once, friendships have formed in class and it is always great to see guests returning to class with friends or relatives. Sometimes participants share cooking ideas and uses too; it's wonderful to witness how food can bring us all together.

Find Fustini’s fall schedule at Fustinis.com.

GET COOKING ACROSS THE NORTH

Oryana Community Co-Op, Traverse City This September, learn how to embrace the flavors of the fall season by making tacos from scratch or creating a vegan meal featuring produce from fall harvest. You can also become more comfortable in the kitchen by joining their free Monday evening culinary classes.

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Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey Each class at their commercial kitchen in Petoskey features a guest chef from a local restaurant. The fall season begins on September 24, and includes popular restaurants such as Chandlers, The Pier, Petoskey Cheese, Walloon Lake Inn, The Cantina, That French Place, Grey Gables, Willows, Pour and The New York!

NMC Extended Education, Traverse City Learn both new and old fall favorites via themed culinary classes from NMC. Amazing Apples; Pumpkin: Beyond Pie; Sheet Pan Dinners; Soup: Comfort in a Bowl; Authentic French Crepes and Cajun-Creole Cuisine are on the lineup. Is your mouth watering yet?!

PHOTO COURTESY OF FUSTINI'S

Oliver Art Center, Frankfort Famed former restaurateur Joe Meur instructs a seafood class in Frankfort on September 25. He teaches some of Oliver Art Center’s most popular culinary arts classes, interweaving his expertise as a chef with a fun sense of humor.

Dining RESTAURANT GUIDE | LOCAL TABLE | DRINKS

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DESTINATION MARQUETTE Marquette’s ornate sandstone architecture, Belle Époque accents and ultrafriendly outdoor adventure vibe all merit the long drive north. But if Lake Superior swallows all that and leaves us with nothing but its food and drink, that will be enough.

Read on for a food tourist’s guide to Marquette and smack yourself for not having been there sooner.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS 9/7

THE GARDEN PARTY North Central Michigan College - Harris Garden

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HARVEST STOMPEDE Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail

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NORTHERN HOME & COTTAGE HOME TOURS Petoskey Area

9/15

THE ACCIDENTALS PRESENT: MAY ERLEWINE AND SAWYER FREDERICKS Fountain Point Resort

9/16

ESTATE AND WINE TASTING TOUR Black Star Farms

9/19-20

"THE VOICE" JOSH DAVIS Center Stage Theater

9/21

HOPS & PROPS ON THE RIVER Downtown Manistee

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THE ACCIDENTALS LIVE IN PETOSKEY City Park Grille

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TC GERMANFEST Trinity Lutheran Church and School

9/28

VETERANS INSPIRATIONAL ART SHOW Old Mission Peninsula

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destination marquette | dining THE MARQ

Eat and Imbibe in Marquette Pack your bikes, your boots and your best flannel because you’ll need to burn some calories and then replenish them in the food mecca of MQT. ZEPHYR

JEAN KAY’S PASTIES & SUBS

215 S FRONT STREET, MARQUETTE | 906.273.0740 Scratch the urbane itch with a glass of Cru Beaujolais and a slate board stacked with country paté, smoked duck and French cheeses at this swank downtown wine bar.

1635 PRESQUE ISLE, MARQUETTE | 906.228.5310 No junket to the Yoop is complete without a two-pound pastry envelope stuffed with beef and rutabaga and slathered with gravy. Jean Kay’s is the source in this town.

LAGNIAPPE

THE DELFT BISTRO

145 JACKSON CUT ALLEY, MARQUETTE | 906.226.8200 Buzzy subterranean wormhole to NOLA serving expertly swizzled sazeracs, legit étoufée and Cajun barbecue shrimp sound-tracked with a house zydeco band.

139 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, MARQUETTE | 906.273.2455 This indie theater-edgy bistro serves praline croissant French toast, whipped ricotta with honeycomb and duck fat cashews and a sublime fried chicken sammich with maple bacon jam and Brussels sprout slaw.

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THE MARQ

102 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, MARQUETTE | 906.273.1531 Build your pre-dinner buzz with a Maple Old Fashioned then chow down with Germanic fortitude with wurst, crispy schnitzel and cold steins of Weissbier.

THE MARQ 113 WEST BARAGA STREET, MARQUETTE | 906.273.2069 Our only advice is to show up with a crowd or appetite sufficient to order everything on the menu. Nothing, from the fried cheese curds with romesco and giardiniera to wood-grilled whitefish with grits and bacon shrimp dashi, is to be missed.

THE PASTA SHOP 824 NORTH THIRD STREET, MARQUETTE | 906.228.6620 The U.P.’s legacy of Italian immigrants is alive and well at this artisan shop that sells fresh pasta by the pound or cooks it up to order with a host of housemade sauces.

VELODROME COFFEE COMPANY 519 WEST WASHINGTON, MARQUETTE | 906.273.2556 To weekend binge like a boss Yooper you’ll need a few cups of deftly brewed third wave coffee. Park your fat tire pony out front and sip a honey latte like a Northwoods hipster.

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Find More Northern Michigan Restaurants at MyNorth.com/Restaurants

Original Pancake House Crepes, waffles, pancakes, omelettes, egg specialties. LD • BAR • $-$$ 840 FRONT ST., BAY

Mary’s Bistro Well-rounded menu of bistro fare and the most taps on the island. LD • BAR • $-$$ MAIN ST. AT

Vintage Chophouse/ Wine Bar All-American steakhouse flavored with retro sophistication. LD • BAR • $-$$$

Mighty Mac Hamburgers Breakfast sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and more. Indoor seating or carryout. BL • $ 7463 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.8039 Millie’s on Main Charming soda fountain and grill. LD • $

HARBOR, 231.439.2770

INN AT BAY HARBOR AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 3600 VILLAGE HARBOR DR., BAY HARBOR, 231.439.4051

Vivio’s Northwood Inn Locals love this cozy, rustic, wildlife-decorated log cabin with Italian cuisine and specialty pizzas. LD • BAR • $-$$ 4531 S. STRAITS HWY., INDIAN RIVER, 231.238.9471

| WATER VIEW

MACKINAC ISLAND & MACKINAW CITY

BLD | BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER

Amigo Burrito Mexican Grill Burritos, tacos and quesadillas made to order. Dine in or carry out. Located in Murray Hotel’s lobby. LD • $ 7260 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND,

BAR | ALCOHOL SERVED $ | ENTRÉES INDER $10

906.847.8010

$$ | $10-20

Cannonball Drive In Burgers, sandwiches, pizza, ice cream, fried pickles and more. Dine inside or out. Located at historic British Landing. BBQ hayrides peak season, call for reservations. Group meals and hayrides available. LD

$$$ | ABOVE $20

• $ 7641 BRITISH LANDING RD., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.0932 Mackinac Island Mackinaw City Pellston

Carriage House at Hotel Iroquois Old-World charm, piano bar. Regional menu: whitefish, filet mignon and seafood. BLD • BAR • $$$ MAIN ST. ON THE WATER, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3321

Cawthorne’s Village Inn Planked whitefish, desserts.

Harbor Springs Bay Harbor Petoskey

BLD • BAR • $$ 1384 HOBAN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3542

Chuckwagon Mackinac Island’s quintessential diner. BL • Gaylord

Cudahy Chophouse Steaks, chops and fresh fish at this restaurant in Stonecliff Manor tucked away in the woods up island. Reservations recommended. D • BAR • $$-$$$

Traverse City

Frankfort

$ 7400 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.0019

8593 CUDAHY CIRCLE, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3355 Cadillac

Manistee

PETOSKEY & MACKINAC STRAITS ALANSON/BAY HARBOR/ BRUTUS/CHEBOYGAN/ INDIAN RIVER/ODEN The Boat House Seafood-centric, überfresh cuisine with contemporary presentation in a 1940s boathouse right on the Cheboygan River. D • BAR • $-$$ 106 PINE ST., CHEBOYGAN, 231.627.4316

Black Mountain Lodge Hikers on Black Mountain love settling in post-walkabout for the glorious view of East Twin Lake and freshly prepared trout, perch, quail, lobster and homemade bread with honey-walnut butter.

D • BAR $$-$$$ 10621 TWIN LAKES RD., CHEBOYGAN, 231.625.9322

Brutus Camp Deli Breakfast spot famous for its homemade food, big portions and rustic décor. BL • $ 4086 US31,

Dog House Hot dogs, nachos, chips and more. Picnic tables under big umbrellas. Located at Windermere Point on the Straits of Mackinac. LD • $ 7498 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.6586

Feedbag Donuts made daily. Hot dogs, brats and more.

Located near the Surrey Hills Carriage Museum. BL • $ CADOTTE AVE., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3593

Gate House Casual inside and outside eating with live music and televisions. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 1547 CADOTTE AVENUE, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3772

Goodfellows Italian Chop House Fun Italian cuisine in a comfortable atmosphere. Classic and tasty sandwiches, pastas, pizzas, steaks and seafood. BLD • BAR • $$$ 1395 HOBAN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.0270

Grand Hotel Main Dining Room—coat and tie for gentlemen, dresses or pantsuits for ladies, for full breakfast, lunch buffet and 5-course dinner. BLD • BAR • $$$ 286 GRAND AVE., MACKINAC ISLAND, 800.33-GRAND

BRUTUS, 231.529.2222

Horn’s Gaslight Bar Southwestern cuisine. LD • BAR • $

Dutch Oven Café and Deli French toast and farmers omelet stratas, sandwiches on famous homemade bread. BL

Huron Street Pub & Grill Classic pub food. LD • BAR •

7300 MAIN ST., 906.847.6154

• $ 7611 U.S. 31, ALANSON, 231.548.2231

$-$$ 7304 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.8255

Fox & Rose

Island House 1852 Grill Room—Prime rib, chicken, seafood, veal. BD • BAR Ice House BBQ—casual dining, burgers, gourmet sandwiches, sweet potato fries and creative martinis. LD • BAR • $$ 6966 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND,

Steaks, fish, seafood. LD • BAR • $$$ 795

FRONT ST., BAY HARBOR, 231.752.2122

The Greenside Grille at Indian River Golf Club Serving a complete menu and Happy Hour offerings overlooking the 9th hole. LD • BAR • $–$$$ 3301 CHIPPEWA BEACH RD., INDIAN RIVER, 231.238.8515

Hack-Ma-Tack Inn Classic 1894-era hunting and fishing lodge on the Cheboygan River near Mullett Lake specializes in steaks and seafood. Dock space and overnight slips. LD • BAR • $-$$ 8131 BEEBE RD., CHEBOYGAN, 231.625.2919

Knot Just a Bar Contemporary sports and oyster bar perched on the Bay Harbor marina. B • $ 4165 MAIN STREET, BAY HARBOR, 231.439.9989

Mulligan’s Inviting pub with steamed littleneck clams, shrimp-topped burgers and pasta. LD • BAR • $–$$ 320 NORTH MAIN ST., CHEBOYGAN, 231.627.2459

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Island Slice Pizzeria, bakery and ice cream shop. Located at the Horse Corral Mall. LD • $ 7248 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.8100

Jockey Club at the Grand Stand Located on the first tee of The Jewel golf course. Sandwiches, salads, full dinner menu. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ GRAND AVE., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3331

Lucky Bean Coffee House Fresh pastries and coffee all day. $ 7383 MARKET ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 248.342.2988 Mama LaRosa’s Pizza Buffet Pizza buffet with salad bar.

Located in the Murray Hotel. LD • $ 7260 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 855.696.8772

STAR LINE DOCK, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.9911

7296 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.9901

Mission Point Resort Bistro on the Greens—LD • BAR • $ The Round Island Bar & Grill—Burgers and sandwiches LD • BAR • $ Chianti—upscale, affordable Italian. D • BAR • $$-$$$ Lakeside Marketplace—gourmet pizzas and hot dogs BLD • BAR • $$ 1 LAKESHORE DRIVE, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3312

Mr. B’s Pizza, coney dogs, soft-serve ice cream and more overlooking the Straits. L • $ 7367 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3530

Murray Hotel Breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs, homestyle potatoes, sausage, bacon and more. B • $ 7260 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 855.696.8772

Mustang Lounge Traditional bar grub, burgers, dogs, pizza and an array of great fried munchies. BL • BAR • $-$$ 8 ASTOR ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.9916

Pancake House Breakfast sandwiches, omelets, Plath smoked meats, waffles, pancakes, deli sandwiches and more. BL • $ 102 MAIN ST., 906.847.3829 The Pink Pony Bar & Grill The island’s entertainment oasis—loud, bustling, with pastas and steaks. LD •

BAR • $$ MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3341

Smokey Jose's Water-side restaurant where BBQ and bourbon meet tacos & tequila. LD • BAR • $-$$ 7263 MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.0466

Seabiscuit Café Cozy exposed-brick walled pub in a restored 1880s bank building. Sip a brew and dine on a wonderfully eclectic menu. LD • BAR • $-$$ MAIN ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3611

Sushi Grand Mackinac Island’s first and only sushi restaurant opens this year. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 1547 CADOTTE AVE., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906. 847.3772

Tea Room at Fort Mackinac Refreshments with a view of the harbor and Straits of Mackinac. BL • BAR • $ INSIDE FORT MACKINAC, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3331

Yankee Rebel Tavern Warm, casual restaurant highlighting updated renditions of American culinary classics in a rustic, colonial setting. LD • BAR • $-$$ 101 ASTOR ST., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.6249

Woods Elegant mansion in the island’s interior that offers casual fine dining, extensive wine list and duck pin bowling. LD • BAR • $$$ 8655 CUDAHY CIR., MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.3699

Audie’s Chippewa Room—Whitefish prepared six ways

by Chef Nicklaus Jaggi along with seasonal Michigan fare.

D • BAR • $$ The Family Room—Northwoodsy ambience, Formica tabletops. BLD • BAR • $$ 314 N. NICOLET, MACKINAW CITY, 231.436.5744

Darrow’s Family Restaurant 50s-era classic eatery open seasonally with fresh fish, roast pork and beef, sky-high pies, and other wholesome family fare. LD • $-$$ 301 LOUVIGNY, MACKINAW CITY, 231.436.551

Nonna Lisa’s Italian Ristorante Stromboli, chicken parmesan, rosemary salmon, Nutella pizza. LD • BAR • $-$$ 312 S. HURON, MACKINAW CITY, 231.436.7901

Scalawags Whitefish & Chips Family restaurant with a nautical atmosphere features local whitefish, chowder and, of course, chips. LD • BAR • $ 226 E. CENTRAL, MACKINAW CITY, 231.436.7777

CROSS VILLAGE/HARBOR SPRINGS/ PELLSTON/PETOSKEY American Spoon Café Gleaming black-and-white full-service cafe. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 413 E. LAKE, PETOSKEY, 231.347.7004

local table | dining Barrel Back Smoked pork tacos, chopped salads, gourmet pizza and pasta, grilled beef tenderloin and more.

Over 20 craft beers on tap and signature cocktails. LD • BAR $-$$$ 04069 M75, WALLOON LAKE, 231.535.6000

Beards Brewery Pizza, burgers, salads, wings and culinary surprises including pho. LD • BAR $$ 215 E LAKE ST. PETOSKEY, 231.753.2221

The Bistro Local favorite for saucer-sized homemade pancakes, home-cooked comfort food and soups like carrot bisque and chicken ’n’ dumpling. BL • $ 423 MICHIGAN ST., PETOSKEY, 231.347.5583

Boyne Highlands Main Dining Room—Casual American with Scottish influences. Focus on fresh, seasonal, local ingredients. Seminole Pub. BLD • BAR • $–$$ 600 HIGHLANDS DR., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.3000

Chandler’s Brick-walled and -floored dining inside or on the patio offers two ways to savor this art-filled eatery’s upscale menu. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 215 HOWARD ST., PETOSKEY, BELOW SYMONS GENERAL STORE, 231.347.2981

City Park Grill Hemingway drank at the massive mahogany bar in this casual spot. Scratch cuisine, wood grill, hand-cut steaks, pastas, fresh whitefish, and live entertainment. LD • BAR • $$ 432 E. LAKE, PETOSKEY, 231.347.0101 Cormack’s Deli Award-winning deli featuring fabulous sandwiches, soups and bbq, open Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. BL • $ 2569 CHARLEVOIX AVE., PETOSKEY, 231.347.7570 Dam Site Inn With views of the Maple River, this classic family dining establishment offers a bit of everything plus all-you-can-eat chicken dinners. D • BAR • $$$$$ 6705 WOODLAND RD., PELLSTON, 231.539.8851

Douglas Lake Bar & Steakhouse Up North ambience, two fireplaces and a view of the lake pair with big steaks, whitefish, ribs and lamb. D • BAR • $$$ 7314 DOUGLAS LAKE RD., PELLSTON, 539.8588

Populace Coffee Artisan coffee and tea bar serving European-style pastries made on site and seasonally inspired lunch offerings. BL • BAR • $ 207 HOWARD ST., PETO-

DREAMING OF GRILLED CHEESE (AT POND HILL FARM)

Harbor Springs locals Sharon Mihalik and Kristyn Balog clued us in first. Pond Hill Farm’s Parmesan Crusted Grilled Cheese has become such a thing of legend across the Midwest, they know friends from Indiana who drive directly to get it on every trip Up North.

Crooked Tree Breadworks’ chewy sourdough gets griddled up with crisp Parmesan coating every inch of the outside, and rich Havarti and nutty Swiss cheese melted between. Sharon and Kristyn say definitely go for the optional addition of tomato and basil, especially when the last September tomatoes are ripening in Pond Hill’s gardens. They love it even more with a side of the kale salad with spicy peanut sauce.

“And one has to do the Squash Rockets at Pond Hill!” adds Sharon. Say what?

Oh, just the massive slingshots that let you fling fruits and vegetables into their fields to your heart’s delight!

Soak up all that Pond Hill Farm has to offer (squash rockets, goats, wine tasting, garden produce, gnomes, trails) and look for that grilled cheese with extra crunch, extra creaminess and extra endorsements from those in the know.

The farm is open year-round, five miles north of downtown Harbor Springs on M-119 just past Middle Road (231.526.3276). —C.S. and E.T.

SKEY, 231.838.9875

Duffy’s Garage and Grille Pasta, burgers, inventive pizzas LD • BAR • $$ 317 E LAKE ST., PETOSKEY, 231.348.3663 The Fish Restaurant Steaks, seafood and cocktails. D • BAR • $–$$$ 2983 STATE RD., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.3969

The Garden Café Farm-to-plate experience in a historic barn set on a working farm. Wine tasting from the on-site vineyard. L • LIGHT D • BAR • $ 5581 S LAKE SHORE DR., HARBOR SPRINGS , 231.526. FARM

Hoppies Landing Pizzas, grinders, nachos, local fish, specialty brews, beautiful views from the Observation Lounge. Pellston Regional Airport. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1395 US 31, PELLSTON, 231.539.8588

Jose’s Authentic taqueria with made-to-order Mex. LD • $ 309 PETOSKEY ST., PETOSKEY, 231.348.3299

Julienne Tomatoes Fresh sandwiches, comfort food, and homemade pastries like lemon raspberry bars, banana caramel flan. BL • $ 421 HOWARD ST., PETOSKEY, 231.439.9250 Legs Inn Timber and driftwood landmark set on a bluff above Lake Michigan that has been serving Polish and American specialties for the better part of a century.

Garden dining. Entertainment. LD • BAR 6425 LAKE SHORE DR. (M-119), CROSS VILLAGE, 231. 526.2281

Rusty Saw Smokehouse Traditional barbecue. LD • $$ 3459 US31, BRUTUS, 231. 529.6574

231.348.9994

Mitchell Street Pub and Café Classic pub with fresh peanuts, fantastic nachos, Maurice salad, patty melts. LD • BAR • $-$$ 426 E. MITCHELL ST., PETOSKEY, 231. 347.1801

New York Restaurant Looks like the East Coast, tastes like heaven. D • BAR • $$-$$$ CORNER OF STATE AND BAY, HARBOR SPRINGS, 231. 526.1904

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Mim’s Mediterranean Grill A sunny hangout with homemade falafel, kebabs, spinach pie, saganaki and other Greek delights. LD • $-$$ 1823 U.S. 31 NORTH, PETOSKEY,

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dining | restaurant guide Odawa Casino Resort Sage—Sumptuous fine dining with curried grilled lamb loin, salmon saltimbocca, seared scallops and an extensive wine list. D, SUN. BRUNCH • BAR

Mackinaw City

• $$-$$$ 1760 LEARS RD., PETOSKEY, 877.442.6464

Petoskey

Old World Cafe European-style breakfast and lunch. BL •

Charlevoix

$$ 6352 N. LAKESHORE DR., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.2148

Palette Bistro Little Traverse Bay views with casual upscale dining, outdoor seating and an evolving seasonal menu. Wine bar, weekend brunch and popular happy hour. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 321 BAY ST., PETOSKEY, 231.348.3321 The Paper Station Fresh, relaxed and inventive foods including five signature s’mores. BLD • $ 145 E. MAIN ST., HAR-

Ellsworth

Bellaire

• BAR • $$-$$$ 230 N US 31, PELLSTON, 231.539.7100

Pierson’s Grille & Spirits Ribs, whitefish, pizza, burgers and other staples of life. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 130 STATE ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.2967

BLD • BAR 1 SHANTY CREEK RD. (M-88), BELLAIRE, 800.678.4111 Gaylord

Elk Rapids Traverse City

Frankfort

• BAR • $ 121 N. BRIDGE ST., BELLAIRE, 231.533.6622

Kalkaska Grayling

CHARLEVOIX & CHAIN OF LAKES ALDEN/ATWOOD/BELLAIRE/BOYNE COUNTRY/ RAPID CITY/WALLOON

ST., PETOSKEY, 231.881.9800

Roast & Toast Hip coffeehouse with daily house-made soups, bread, bakery items and salads. On-site coffee roasting. A consistent MyNorth Red Hot Best winner. BLD • $ 309

Boyne City Taproom Craft beer, wood-fired pizzas, wraps, burgers. LD • BAR • $-$$ 220 S. LAKE ST., BOYNE CITY, 231.459.4487

Sam’s Graces Café & Bakery Artisanal bakery and brick oven pizzeria. BL • $ 3393 STATE ST., HARBOR SPRINGS,

Boyne Mountain Resort Everett’s Restaurant & Lounge—Elegantly prepared fish and game dishes. BLD • BAR • $-$$$; Eriksen’s—Stunning view of the slopes and menu with Austrian and German touches. BLD • BAR • $-$$; Forty Acre Tavern—American pub fare with an extensive beer list. LD • BAR • $-$$ ONE BOYNE MOUNTAIN RD., BOYNE

Side Door Saloon Excellent sandwiches, quesadillas, steak, whitefish and pastas. LD • BAR • $ 1200 N. U.S. 31, PETOSKEY, 231. 347.9291

Small Batch Quiche, inventive breakfast and lunch sandwiches in a creative atmosphere. BL • $ 117 W MAIN ST., HARBOR SPRINGS. 231.242.4655

Stafford’s Bay View Inn Gracious 1886 inn with a big veranda, glorious gardens and bay view, American fare. Sun. brunch. BLD • $$-$$$ 2011 WOODLAND, PETOSKEY, 231347.2771

Stafford’s Perry Hotel Circa-1899 hotel with a wraparound front porch and killer views of Little Traverse Bay. LD • BAR • $$–$$$ CORNER OF BAY & LEWIS, PETOSKEY, 231.347.4000

Stafford’s Pier Regional cuisine. Pointer Room—fresh seafood. LD • BAR • $$ Dudley’s Deck—LD • BAR • $$ Chart Room—D • BAR • $$ 102 BAY ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.6201 Tap30 Pourhouse Inventive sliders, award-winning chili, Frito pie and more along with 30 beers on tap. LD • BAR • $ 422 E MITCHELL ST., PETOSKEY, 231.881.9572

Teddy Griffin’s Roadhouse Casual spot to grab ribs, steak or fresh fish after golf or skiing and catch the game on TV. D • BAR • $$ 50 HIGHLAND PIKE RD., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.7805

Terrace Inn Planked whitefish and housemade desserts in a Victorian setting. D • BAR • $$ 1549 GLENDALE, PETOSKEY,

Toonies Family restaurant serving fresh-cut steaks, local fish, ribs and some of the biggest pancakes in the north.

BLD • BAR • $-$$ 216 N. BRIDGE ST., BELLAIRE, 231.533.8513

Torch Riviera Pasta, seafood, steaks, ribs, pizza. D • BAR • $$ 12899 CHERRY AVE., RAPID CITY, 231.322.4100

Walloon Lake Inn Exceptional culinary skills play out in a newly renovated, century-old pine-paneled lakeside lodge. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 4178 WEST ST., WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE, 231.535.2999

BOYNE CITY. 231.582.3341

E. LAKE STREET, PETOSKEY, 231.347.7767

231.242.1230

NE W Terrain Restaurant Honest yet ambitious contem• BAR • $$ 213 N BRIDGE ST., BELLAIRE, 231.350.7301

Cadillac

Manistee

Bella Vita Casual fine dining Italian restaurant that utilizes the freshest ingredients Northern Michigan has to offer whenever possible. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 02911 BOYNE CITY RD.,

Pour Public House Charcuterie, gourmet sandwiches, salads, soups, bruschetta. LD • BAR • $-$$ 422 E MITCHELL

Short’s Brewing Co. Sip Joe Short’s fabulous brew, and dine from the deli menu in a renovated hardware store. LD porary American food with a focus on local ingredients. D

BOR SPRINGS, 231.242.4546

Nancy Kelly's Restaurant Fine dining with a flair. Chefprepared gourmet food. Crafted cocktails and a full bar. LD

Boyne City East Jordan

Shanty Creek Resort Lakeview—Innovative regional cuisine at Shanty Creek Resort with a view of Lake Bellaire. Breakfast, lunch & dinner. The River Bistro— Breakfast buffet, sandwiches, pizzas and 45 regional beers on tap; Arnie’s at the Summit—Breakfast, Lunch, (springfall) Ivan’s Mountainside Gril—Schuss Village-Pub food.

FALLS. 844.732.6875

Café Santé Beside Lake Charlevoix featuring bistro classics. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 1 WATER ST., BOYNE CITY, 231.582.8800

Bridge Street Taproom Michigan craft brews, beerfriendly small plates, local charcuterie and bird’s-eye views of the yacht traffic on Round Lake. D L • BAR • $-$$ 202 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.3466

The Blue Pelican A vintage 1924 inn, home to a genteel front porch, Carolina-style pulled pork, steaks, seafood and a blend of down South and Up North hospitality. D • BAR • $$ 2535 M-88, CENTRAL LAKE, 231.544.2583

The Cantina Tacos and tequila with indoor and outdoor seating. Live entertainment. LD • BAR • $-$$ 101 VAN PELT PLACE, CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.3612

Corner Bistro French-inspired small plates, classic cocktails, wine, beer, Sunday brunch. LD • BAR • $-$$ 102 N. BRIDGE ST., BELLAIRE, 231.350.7344

Dockside

CENTRAL LAKE/CHARLEVOIX/ EAST JORDAN/ELLSWORTH

Burgers, beer and sunsets on Torch Lake.

LD • BAR • $-$$ 6340 OLD TORCH LAKE DR., BELLAIRE, 231.377.7777

Friske Orchards Cafe Cheerful roadside restaurant features farm-fresh breakfasts, homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, and a bakery. BL • $ 10743 U.S. 31 S., ATWOOD, 231.599.2604

Lake Street Pub American pub with outdoor patio and firepit, BYO mac ‘n’ cheese, cocktails, 26 beers on tap. LD • $ 202 S. LAKE ST., BOYNE CITY, 231.497.6031

Lunch Box Good home cooking and breakfast all the time.

BL • $ 106 E. CAYUGA ST., BELLAIRE, 231.533.6678

The Muffin Tin Brain-bendingly good muffins, scones and lunch, too. BL • $ 9047 HELENA RD., ALDEN, 231.331.6808 Pelican's Nest Gourmet burgers, smoked ribs, sandwiches, salads and homemade desserts. D • BAR $-$$ 5085

Charlevoix Pizza Company Scratch-made dough, fresh ingredients, golden crust, prepared daily. Plus, cheesy bread and wings. LD • $-$$ 311 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.6300

East Park Tavern French-influenced American cuisine featuring prime rib, John Cross Whitefish and specialty cocktails at the Quay Restaurant and Terrace Bar in Charlevoix.

LD • BAR • $$–$$$ 307 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.7450

Esperance Gourmets will adore dishes prepared with dazzling technique in this specialty food and wine shop. D • $-$$$ 12853 U.S. 31 N., CHARLEVOIX, 231.237.9300

That French Place Authentic French creperie and ice cream shop. BLD • $ 212 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.6037 The French Quarter New Orleans Casual and relaxed setting offering bistro fare on Round Lake. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 100 MICHIGAN AVE., CHARLEVOIX, 231.758.3801

The Front Porch Sit elbow-to-elbow with neighbors for fellowship and affordable home-cooked food. BL • $ 9235

231.347.2410

SHANTY CREEK RD, BELLAIRE, 231.533.9000

MAIN ST., ELLSWORTH, 231.588.2000

Thai Orchid Cuisine Outstandingly fresh and authentic noodles, curries and salads. LD • $-$$ 433 E. MITCHELL ST.,

Red Mesa Grill Colorful decor and creative Latin American cuisine with Costa Rican and Argentinean influences punctuate this lively spot. LD • BAR • $$ 117 WATER ST.,

Great Lakes Whitefish & Chips Deep-fried whitefish.

Stiggs Brewery Hand-crafted brews, from-scratch food like whitefish cakes, bourbon chicken sandwich, top sirloin wagyu steak. LD • BAR $-$$ 112 S. PARK ST., BOYNE CITY,

LEVOIX, 231.547.9261

PETOSKEY, 231.487.9900

Turkey’s Cafe and Pizzeria Special omelets, bagels, French toast, burgers, pizzas, calzones, and sandwiches— served by friendly folks in a quaint 110-year-old building.

BLD • $ 250 E. MAIN ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.6041

Vernales Restaurant Chop house, sports bar and wine bar with patio dining. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 3018 M119, HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.242.4777

Villa Ristorante Italiano Chianti bottles hang from stucco walls and authentic handmade pasta, osso bucco and hand-rolled cannoli star. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 887 SPRING ST., PETOSKEY, 231.347.1440

NEW Willow Inspired farm-to-table modern American

cuisine with global wine and craft cocktail bar. D • BAR • $$ 129 EAST BAY ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.412.6032

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The Strand at Somerset Pointe Fresh fish and locally sourced ingredients. Steak, chicken and pasta also featured. Enjoy a breathtaking view of Sommerset Pointe Marina and Lake Charlevoix while you dine. Covered and open-patio dining. Arrive by car or boat! Hours vary seasonally. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 00970 MARINA DR., BOYNE CITY, 231.592.7080

LD • BAR • $$ 427 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.4374

Grey Gables Inn Graceful, intimate, Victorian atmosphere across from the harbor. D • BAR • $–$$$ 308 BELVEDERE, CHARJordan Inn Victorian B&B with terrific eggs Benedict and crêpe-style pancakes, fresh lunches and European-style dinners by reservation. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 288 MAIN ST., EAST JORDAN, 231.536.9906

Kelsey B’s Lakeside Food & Spirits Dine on burgers, steaks and fish and soak up the Lake Charlevoix views.

LD • BAR • $-$$ 230 FERRY AVE., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.2960

Lake Charlevoix Brewing Co. Craft brewery with good eats—grilled cheese sammies, tacos, quesadillas and beef jerky. LD • BAR • $-$$ 111 BRIDGE PARK DR., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.3220

restaurant guide | dining The Landing Restaurant Come by boat or car and watch the Ironton Ferry motor back and forth while you eat at this newly renovated lakeside fun-food spot on Lake Charlevoix. Beach fries, New England lobster roll, great burgers, bbq and other fab summertime food. LD • BAR • $-$$ 10231 FERRY RD., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.2960

Pigs Eatin’ Ribs Real smokehouse with mouthwatering BBQ. Weekend breakfast. BLD • $-$$ 1418 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.7447

Rowe Inn A unique fresh and from-scratch dining experience that has stood the test of time. D • BAR •$$$ 6303 E. JORDAN RD., ELLSWORTH, 231.588.7351

Royal Farms Boutique farm market with meat pasties, baked goods, award-winning pies, hard cider, wine. L • BAR • $-$$ 10445 N. US 31, ELLSWORTH, 231.599.3222

Scovie’s Gourmet Fresh salads, sandwiches, soups and baked goods star here. Dinner is bistro-style comfort food.

LD • $-$$ 111 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.237.7827

Stafford’s Weathervane Local fish, seafood and regional cuisine in a Hobbit-style Earl Young stone structure with a massive fireplace overlooking the Pine River Channel. LD • BAR • $$ 106 PINE RIVER LN., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.4311 Terry’s Place Small white-tablecloth eatery with a high tin ceiling. Try the perch or filet mignon. Mouthwatering.

D • BAR • $$ 112 ANTRIM ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.2799

Torch Lake Cafe Inventive, ultra-fresh cuisine with sharable options like the seafood platter with black garlic butter. Or devour an elevated fried bologna sandwich with pickled green tomato and house Dijon all on your own...

BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 4990 US31 N, CENTRAL LAKE, 231.599.1111

Paddle Hard Brewing A fun-loving community hangout with artisan tacos, pizzas and brews. LD • BAR 227 E MICHIGAN AVE., GRAYLING, 989.745.6388

Spike’s Keg O’ Nails An Up North classic for burgers since 1933. LD • BAR $ 301 N. JAMES ST., GRAYLING, 989.348.7113 Tap Room 32 Twenty handles of Michigan craft beers and a menu of modern brew-friendly vittles like truffle fries and Korean beef tacos. D • $$ 141 NORTH COURT AVE., GAYLORD, 989.748.8552

The Old Depot 1900s train depot features homestyle burgers, steaks, chops, prime rib, seafood, pies and pastries. BLD • $$ 10826 M-32 E., JOHANNESBURG, 989.732.3115 Sugar Bowl Restaurant This vintage 1919 eatery serves whitefish, prime rib and Greek specialties. BLD • BAR • $$$$$ 216 W. MAIN ST., GAYLORD, 989.732.5524

Treetops Sylvan Resort Hunters Grille, & Sports Bar. Steak, burgers, ribs, pasta, signature pizza, chicken, fish and gluten-free selections. Featuring a selection of 100 Michigan craft beer, wines, fabulous martinis and the dynamic Cookies, our Treetops house band. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ WILKINSON RD., GAYLORD, 800.444.6711

B & B Express Signature burgers on the menu and great breakfasts. BLD • $-$$ 203 S CEDAR ST., KALKASKA, 231.258.9778 Shirley’s Café An ultra-friendly, all-homemade oasis. BLD • $ 528 S. WILLIAMS ST., MANCELONA, 231.587.1210

Trout Town Café Homey fishermen spot with sautéed rainbow trout and eggs, pecan-crusted French toast for breakfast; braised brisket and home-roasted turkey for dinner. BLD • $ 306 ELM ST., KALKASKA, 231.258.2701

Villager Pub Terry Left’s downstairs digs feature a ’50s atmosphere, whitefish, Mexican, ribs, sandwiches and pizza.

ELK RAPIDS/GAYLORD/GRAYLING/ KALKASKA/MANCELONA Northport Leland

The Local All-American breakfast and lunch done better.

BL • $$ 145 AMES ST., ELK RAPIDS, 231.498.2190

Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen Every day’s Mardi Gras at this festive spot, where Cajun, Creole, seafood, sandwiches and big brunches accompany lively zydeco, jazz and blues. LD • BAR • $-$$ 617 AMES, ELK RAPIDS, 231.264.0530 Siren Hall Sup on classics such as short ribs, steak frites, fresh-off-the-plane fruits de mer and homey sides like risotto “tots” and bleu cheese green beans. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 151 RIVER ST., ELK RAPIDS, 231. 264.6062

Bennethum’s Northern Inn Fresh eclectic cuisine and updated regional favorites in a cozy Northwoods setting.

Creative kids menu, Sun. brunch. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 3917 SOUTH OLD 27, GAYLORD, 989.732.9288

Michaywé Inn the Woods Casual, Up Northy, with a lake view, steaks and seafood. LD • BAR • $–$$ 1535 OPAL LAKE RD., MICHAYWÉ, 989.939.8800

Otsego Club American and international menu, nice wine list in a log lodge overlooking the Sturgeon River Valley.

The Duck Blind Grille—Casual evening dining. D • BAR • $$ 696 E. MAIN ST., GAYLORD, 989.732.5181

Suttons Bay

ST., NORTHPORT, 231.432.0268

Fig's Sandwiches, breakfasts, salads homemade with local ingredients. Great selection of vegetarian dishes. BL • $$ 202 WEST MAIN STREET, LAKE LEELANAU, 231.256.7720

Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern Rustic family-style roadhouse known for burgers, soups and raspberry pie in season.

LD • BAR • $ 7144 N. M-22, BETWEEN NORTHPORT AND LELAND, 231.386.9923

Funistrada Casual trattoria features Italian specialties such as veal saltimbocca and lasagna. D • BAR • $$ 4566 MCFARLANE, MAPLE CITY/BURDICKVILLE, 231.334.3900

Garage Bar & Grill BBQ & bar eats are served at this pared-down watering hole with garage doors & a dogfriendly patio. LD • BAR • $-$$ 108 S WAUKAZOO ST., NORTH-

1 WOODRIDGE RD. (OFF M-22), GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.5000 Gaylord

Hop Lot Brewing Co. Family-friendly microbrewery with four-season patio and games serving ribs, tacos, wings and a s’more kit to top it all off. LD • BAR • $-$$ 658 S WEST-BAY

Glen Arbor Cedar Empire Traverse City Frankfort

Gates Au Sable Lodge Artful, home-cooking on the river with a takeout window for anglers. BLD • BAR • $-$$

• $-$$ 524 S. WILLIAMS ST., MANCELONA, 231.587.9778

Earth Wind & Fryer Fresh, funky street food from this food truck. Duck burgers anyone? LD • $ 112 W NAGONABA

The Homestead Nonna’s Restaurant—Classically inspired, contemporary Italian cuisine. D • BAR $$-$$$ Beppi’s Sports Bar—Hand-tossed pizzas, paninis and salads. D • BAR • $-$$

Petoskey

• $ 147 RIVER ST., ELK RAPIDS, 231.264.8901

The Iron Skillet All the classics (corned beef hash and the beloved smoked brisket) with some fun additions. BLD

231.256.9912

BAY, 231.944.1297

Chef Charles’ Culinary Institute of America-trained Chef Charles Egeler makes gourmet pizzas, Ligurian-style takeout pesto, salads and sandwiches in a classic pizzeria. LD

471 STEPHAN BRIDGE RD., GRAYLING, 989.348.8462

The Cove Seafood, steaks and great bar food (don’t miss the Chubby Mary—a bloody Mary with a smoked chub in it!) served up in the heart of Fishtown on the Leland River. Sunny days, catch a seat at Rick’s Café on the deck LD • BAR • $$-$$$ LELAND, 231.256.9834 Dick’s Pour House Homemade soups and pies, sandwiches, pizza. LD • BAR • $-$$ 103 W. PHILIP ST., LAKE LEELANAU,

Hearth & Vine Café at Black Star Farms Farm-to-table menu that pairs with Black Star Farm’s wine, cider and craft cocktails. LD • BAR • $-$$ 10844 E REVOLD RD., SUTTONS

Mackinaw City

RAPIDS, 231.264.9000

LD • BAR • $ 172 W BURDICKVILLE RD., MAPLE CITY, 231.228.8869

PORT, 231.386. 5511

LD • BAR • $-$$ 427 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.6925

Cellar 152 Gourmet meals to take out or eat in a wine bar on the Elk River. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 152 RIVER ST., ELK

Boone’s Prime Time Pub Seafood, steaks and burgers in a cozy cabin with a fireplace and a lively, friendly wait staff. LD • BAR • $$ 102 ST. JOSEPH, SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.6688 NE W Broomstack Kitchen & Taphouse Great burgers, hand-cut fries, Sicilian-style pizza. Curling in the winter.

SHORE DR., SUTTONS BAY, 231.866.4445

Hang-On Express Thai and Chinese classics. LD • $ 316 Manistee

ST. JOSEPH, SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.0202

Cadillac

Joe’s Friendly Tavern A rustic, comfy spot with bar food: whitefish, burgers, sandwiches, chili and soup. BLD • BAR •

LEELANAU COUNTY

$$ 11015 FRONT ST., EMPIRE, 231.326.5506

45th Parallel Cafe Artsy spot with creative breakfast and lunch. BL • $-$$ 102 S. BROADWAY, SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.2233 Art’s Tavern Burgers, whitefish, steaks, Mexican and pizza. Smelt year-round at this legendary watering hole. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 6487 W. WESTERN AVE., GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.3754

Barb’s Bakery House-baked goods famous for cinnamon twists, doughnuts, croissants and more. $ 112 N. MILL ST., NORTHPORT, 231.386.5851

Blu Exquisite regional cuisine from chef Randy Chamberlain in an intimate setting on Sleeping Bear Bay. D • BAR • $$$$ LAKE ST., GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.2530

The Bluebird A mainstay for locals and boaters since 1927. Specialties: cinnamon rolls, whitefish, seafood, steak, pasta, creative ethnic feasts during the off-season.

Sun. brunch. LD • BAR $$ 102 E. RIVER ST., LELAND, 231.256.9081 Big Cat Brewing Company Casual brewery serving comfort food classics including pot roast, French toast and Grandma Ackley’s Carrot Cake. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 8699 S. GOOD HARBOR TR., CEDAR, 231.228.2282

Boone Dock’s Log lodge with roomy deck, shrimp, burgers, steaks. LD • BAR • $$ 5858 MANITOU, GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.6444

Knot Just a Bar Fish and burgers in a modern, beachy pub perched over pretty Omena Bay. LD • BAR • $-$$ 5019 BAY SHORE DR. (M-22), OMENA, 231.386.7393

La Bécasse Part the heavy velvet curtains and find a Provençal paradise. D • BAR • $$-$$$ C-675 & C-616, BURDICKVILLE, 231.334.3944

Leland Lodge Bogeys—BLD • BAR • $-$$ 565 PEARL ST., LELAND, 231.256.9848

Little Traverse Inn Old World gastro pub highlights the food and beer of the British Isles. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 149 E. HARBOR HWY., MAPLE CITY. 231. 228.2560

The Manor on Glen Lake Fine family dining in a renovated lakeside inn. LD • BAR • $-$$ 7345 W. GLENMERE RD., GLEN LAKE AT THE NARROWS, 231.334.0150

Market 22 Deli, pizza, bakery. Eat in or take out. BLD • BAR • $ 497 E HARBOR HWY., MAPLE CITY, 231.228.6422

Martha’s Leelanau Table A European-style cafe with an emphasis on regional cuisine made from scratch, including some gluten free dishes and pastries. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 413 N. ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.2344

North Country Grill & Pub The Boone family keeps the classics (whitefish, prime rib, and yellow belly perch) while flirting with fondue, fried pickles, Phillys and Cubans. LD • BAR • $$ 420 ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.5000

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The Mitten Brewing Co. Small craft brewery featuring appetizers, indoor lounge, covered patio and beer garden.

LD • BAR • $ 112 W. NAGANOBA ST., NORTHPORT, 231.386.1101

Boathouse Restaurant Casually elegant spot with great steaks, seafood, large local wine selection. Sunday brunch. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 14039 PENINSULA DR., TRAVERSE CITY,

Pegtown Station Pizza, subs, burgers, sandwiches, salads and breakfast—all done well. BL • $ 8654 S MAPLE CITY

231.223.4030

Riverfront Pizza & Deli Pizza, sandwiches, soup, salad and daily specials. Lots of desserts. Deck on the Crystal River. DL • $-$$ 6281 WESTERN AVE., GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.3876 Streetside Grille Seafood, burgers, pasta, flatbread pizzas, great beer list and more. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 111 N. ST.

13512 OLD PENINSULA DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.4333

RD., MAPLE CITY, 231.228.6692

JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.866.4199

The Tribune Ice Cream and Eatery House-cured lox, breakfast burritos, meatloaf sammies and burgers share the menu at this fun Northport eat spot. BLD • $ 110 E. NAGONABA ST., NORTHPORT, 231.386.1055

Trish’s Dishes Crepes, omelets, salads, gourmet sandwiches. BLD • $ 407 E MAIN ST., LELAND, 231.994.2288 Tucker’s of Northport Bistro-style casual fine dining featuring fresh, local whitefish, Great Lakes perch, cioppino, house-smoked ribs and wings, hand-pattied Angus burgers and carefully selected wine list. Meet. Dine. Bowl. LD • BAR • $-$$ 116 WAUKAZOO, NORTHPORT, 231.386.1061

Western Avenue Grill Birch-bark-rustic motif with canoes hung from the rafters. Pasta, seafood, whitefish and burgers. LD • BAR • $$ 6680 WESTERN AVE. (M-109), GLEN ARBOR, 231. 334.3362

Wren Contemporary comfort food and a constantly changing menu to feature locally sourced ingredients. D • BAR • $$ 303 N. ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.1175

Jolly Pumpkin Wood-fired steaks, fresh fish, and artisan pizzas along with fresh ales crafted on site. LD • BAR • $$ Mission Table Farm-to-table restaurant serving seasonal, locally sourced fare and craft cocktails. D THURS-

DAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 5PM–9PM • BAR • $-$$ 13512 PENINSULA DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.4222

Old Mission Tavern Prime rib, fresh fish, pastas and ethnic specials—this lushly landscaped spot hosts two fine-art galleries: Bella Galleria and sculptor/owner Verna Bartnick’s studio. LD • BAR • $$ 17015 CENTER RD., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.7280

Peninsula Grill Roadhouse with cozy fireplace, wings, burgs, and regional Northern fare. LD • BAR • $$ 14091 CENTER RD. TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.7200

Petoskey

Alliance James Beard-nominee Pete Peterson teams with up-and-coming chef James Bloomfield at this Warehouse District bistro. LD • BAR • $-$$ 144 HALL ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.642.5545

Amical Friendly French bistro with a bay view, fireplace and street patio. Prix fixe menu from 4–5:30pm. Sun. brunch. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 229 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.8888

Bay Bread Company Bakery 43 artisanal breads, sandwiches, soups and salads. BLD • $ 601 RANDOLPH ST., TRA-

Old Mission

Frankfort

Acme Traverse City Interlochen

Manistee

Blue Tractor Cook Shop An Old Town favorite with from-scratch farmer food. Be sure to check out The Shed next door where you'll find a beer garden and a food truck where sliders are served up hot. The comfy burger bar boasts a list of over 25 Michigan-crafted beers. LD • BAR • $-$$ 423 UNION ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 922.9515

Gaylord

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GRAND TRAVERSE AREA INTERLOCHEN/LAKE ANN Bradley’s Pub & Grille Burgers, ribs, bluegill, brisket, trout and so much more. LD BAR • $-$$ 10586 US31, INTERLOCHEN, 231.275.6401

Bud’s A reprise of the original Bud’s gas/bait shop is a cool hangout for locals, vacationers and Interlochen students. Try the cappuccinos and monkey bread, burgers and original sandwiches. BLD • $ 3061 M-137, INTERLOCHEN, 231.276.9090

Dilbert’s Soups, sandwiches, omelets and other home cooking served in a homey atmosphere. BLD • $ 11303 U.S. 31, INTERLOCHEN, 231.275.3005

Hofbrau Lively cedar-paneled former general store serves locals and Interlochen performers. Steak, seafood, bluegill and barbecue. Sun. brunch. LD • BAR • $-$$ 2784 M-137, INTERLOCHEN, 231.276.6979

Maddy’s Tavern Burgers, pizza, pasta, sandwiches. Friday night specials. LD • BAR • $-$$ 9205 U.S. 31, INTERLOCHEN, 231.276.6244

OLD MISSION PENINSULA Bad Dog Deli Eat shrimp pizza, pepperoni pesto rolls or flavorful Boar’s Head sandwiches in this peninsula outpost. L • $ 14091 CENTER RD., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.9364

ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.1555

NE W The Good Bowl Fresh, authentic Vietnamese eat-

ery. Donates $1 for every bowl to the charity of your choice.

LD • BAR $-$$ 328 E FRONT ST.,TRAVERSE CITY, 231.252.2662

The Green House Café Sandwiches, soups and salads.

BL • $ 115 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.7687

Grand Traverse Pie Co. Exceptional cream and fruit pies, coffee, baked goods, pot pies, chicken salad and quiche. BL •

$ 525 W. FRONT ST. AND 101 N. PARK ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.7437

Harvest In brand new expanded location, local foods hip spot. LD • $ 136 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.486.6037 Little Bohemia Famous Olive Burger featured on Food Network. Established 1932, family tavern in The West End District, full menu, free off street parking, seasonal outdoor seating. LD 540 W. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.6925 Little Fleet A bar/food truck compound that hosts the likes of Pigs Eatin’ Ribs (all things pork), Roaming Harvest (pork tacos) Anchor Station (burgers and more). LD • BAR • $ 448 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.1116

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Georgina’s Asian and Latin taqueria. LD • $ 236 E. FRONT

Brew Café and Bar Hip spot for a drink and light meal before or after performances at the Opera House. BLD • $

108 E. FRONT STREET, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.2739

Mackinaw Brewing Co. Nautical-themed brewpub offers great house-smoked meats, several styles of beers, tasty char-burgers, fish and ribs. LD • BAR • $$ 161 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 933.1100

Mama Lu’s Modern Day Taco Shop Fresh tortillas with a mix of traditional and modern ingredients at this hip, fun taqueria and bar. LD • BAR • $$ 149 E FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.2793

Milk & Honey Salads, sandwiches and homemade ice cream all made with local ingredients that are natural, GMO-free and organic when possible. Gluten-free options available. LD • BAR • $ 250 E FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1036

Minerva’s In the historic Park Place Hotel. Italian-American menu, elaborate Sun. brunch. BLD • BAR • $$ 300 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.5093

Mode’s Bum Steer Classic steakhouse serves tender, well-aged charbroiled Black Angus steaks, seafood, ribs, soup, sandwiches. LD • BAR • $$ 125 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.9832

Bubba’s Happening Front Street spot with battered mahi and chips, burgers, chimis, salads and tacos. BLD • BAR • $

North Peak Brewing Co. Wood-fired pizzas, seafood, sandwiches, microbrewed beer and a jam-packed bar scene. LD • BAR • $$ 400 W. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

Bu-Shi Gourmet burgers. Fresh sushi. One place. LD • BAR

Omelette Shoppe Vast array of omelets, homemade breads and pastries, soup and sandwiches. BLD • $ 124

428 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.995.0570 • $-$$ 531 W. FRONT ST., 231.252.3086

The Cooks’ House A sweet little dollhouse of a spot, home to sustainable local cuisine with a French sensibility.

LD • $$-$$$ 115 WELLINGTON ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.8700

Cousin Jenny’s Cornish Pasties Homemade pasties. BLD • $ 129 S. UNION ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.7821

Dayclub Fine dining experience for the whole family at the West Bay Beach Holiday Inn Resort. LD • BAR • $$-$$$

231.941.7325

CASS, 231.946.0912, AND 1209 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.0590

Paesano’s Charming spot with cozy booths puts pizza pie on a pedestal. LD • $ 447 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.5740

Pangea’s Pizza Pub Craft pies, creative toppings. LD • BAR $-$$ 135 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.9800

615 FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.3700

NE W Park Street Cafe Fresh-made gourmet sandwich-

The Dish Cafe Eclectic menu with creative salads, quesadillas, enormous wraps, sandwiches and smoothies. LD •

TRAVERSE CITY, 231.239.8150

BAR • $ 108 S. UNION, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.2233

Firefly A dazzling small-plate menu, sushi, steaks and burgs at a sophisticated hotspot on the river. BL • $-$$ 310

S. CASS ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.1310

Folgarelli’s Market & Wine Shop Lunch & dinner (eat here or to go), gourmet groceries, wines imported & local, vast selection of cured meats and cheese. LD • BAR • $-$$ 424 W. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.7651

The Franklin Hip downtown eatery featuring flatbread, salads, lamb and beef burgers, bistro dinners. Fabulous wine, craft beer, hard cider and perry. LD • BAR • $-$$ 160 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.2727

Frenchies Famous Three tables and carryout, offers superb hot sandwiches and espresso drinks. LD • $ 619 RANDOLPH ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1228

Fustini's Fresh Take Healthy, tasty salads, soups and sandwiches to go with vegan and gluten-free choices. LD •

es (breakfast waffle sandwich!) and other grab-and-go foods. Indoor and outdoor seating. BL • $ 113 S. PARK ST.,

Patisserie Amie French bakery and bistro. BAR • LD • $-$$$ 237 LAKE AVE., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.9645

Poppycock’s Fresh seafood, pasta, unique sandwiches and salads, including vegetarian specialties and awardwinning desserts. LD • BAR • $-$$ 128. E. FRONT ST. TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.7632

Rare Bird Brewery The likes of pork belly sliders, oysters on the half shell and great burgers served up alongside great beer. LD • BAR • $$ 229 LAKE AVE., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.2053

Red Ginger Wrap yourself in fresh, sleek surroundings and the spicy-exotic flavors of Asia. D • BAR • $-$$$ 237 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1733

Scalawags Whitefish and Chips Ultra-fresh Great Lakes fish fry. LD • $ 303 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.933.8700

$ 141 FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1145

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Seven Monks Taproom Pair any of 46 beers on tap (including European Trappist ales) with your burger, thin crust gourmet pizza, salad or lively sides like sweet potato frites and Scotch egg. LD • BAR • $-$$ 128 S. UNION ST.,

The Soup Cup, a MicroSouperie Homemade soups, grilled cheese, Belgian fries. L • $ 718 MUNSON AVE., TRAVERSE

N E W Smokehouse Mac Shack Inventive mac n’ cheese

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Slate Prime cuts of beef and the freshest seafood with inspired toppings and sides. D • BAR • $$$ 250 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.5912

Sorellina Authentic Italian pasta, zuppa and insalate. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 250 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.5912

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The Towne Plaza Eclectic American cuisine focusing on local ingredients with extensive outdoor seating and a casual atmosphere. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 202 E. CASS ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.090

Thirsty Fish Sports Grille Family-friendly sports bar with seafood, burgers, steaks, pasta and a 600-gallon fish tank.

Live music on the patio. LD • BAR • $-$$ 221 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.1165

Warehouse Kitchen & Cork Seasonally inspired farm-tofork restaurant inside Hotel Indigo. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 263 WEST GRANDVIEW PARKWAY, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.0500 Unparalleled customer service to help you find the right one for your needs.

White on Rice Sushi & ramen served carry out or dine in. Text or call ahead for orders. LD • $-$$ 510 W 14TH ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.633.7423

TRAVERSE CITY–EAST Cottage Café Comfortable food, coffee and tea press pots, friendly service, reasonable prices in a unique Traverse City experience. BLD • $-$$ 472 MUNSON, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.9261

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Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Aerie—16th-floor panorama of East Bay and regional fine dining. Music on weekends. D • BAR • $$-$$$ Sweetwater American Bistro—BLD La Señorita Bustling Mexican cantina with fajitas, jumbo margaritas. LD • BAR • $ 2455 N. US 31 S., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.8820

McGee’s No. 72 Gourmet burgers, fries, pizza and other sophisticated bar food. D • BAR • $$ 4341 M72 E., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.8800

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TRAVERSE CITY–SOUTH Agave Mexican Grill Authentic, freshly made Mex. LD • BAR • $-$$ 851 S. GARFIELD, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.4408

Boone’s Long Lake Inn Steaks, prime rib, seafood, daily specials. D • BAR • $$ 7208 SECOR RD., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.3991

Centre Street Café Fine and flavorful sammies. Saturday brunch 10:30am-6pm. Mon.-Fri. Open 10am-3pm. Closed Sunday. BL • $ 1125 CENTRE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.5872 The Filling Station Microbrewery Thin-crusted woodfired flatbreads and flavorful house brews revitalize the Depot. LD • BAR • $-$$ 642 RAILROAD PLACE, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.8168

Hunan Authentic Chinese eatery that’s hidden behind a Taco Bell. L (TUE-SUN) D (FRI-SUN) • $ 1425 S. AIRPORT RD., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.1388

The Kitchen Salads, wraps, tacos. All to go. BL & EARLY D • $ 1254 WOODMERE AVE., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.TOGO

Mulligan’s Pub and Grill Stuffed burgers, extravagant salads and sammies, ribs and whitefish at this year-round establishment at the Crown Golf Course. LD • BAR • $-$$ 2430 W. CROWN DR., AT THE CROWN GOLF CLUB, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.2975

Oryana’s Lake Street Café Classic Detroit-style coney and grill with mouthwatering Greek treats like crunchy falafel, rich spanakopita, gyros and lemon soup. BLD • $-$$ 260 E. TENTH ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.0191

Right Brain Brewery Traverse City’s beloved brew pub now at a new location. BAR • $ 225 E. 16 ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1239

Sauce at Incredible Mo’s Artisan pizza, pasta, salad in a kid-friendly atmosphere. LD •BAR • $-$$ 1355 SILVER LAKE CROSSINGS BLVD, GRAWN, 231.944.1355

Willie’s Rear Full breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers. Counter and table seating. BL • $ 1315 W. S. AIRPORT RD., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.5506

TRAVERSE CITY–WEST Apache Trout Grill Rough-hewn eatery affords a great bay view along with ribs, steak, pasta and salad. LD • BAR • $$ 13671 S. WEST BAY SHORE DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.7079

Harrington’s By the Bay Sunday brunch, seafood, steaks, burgers, sandwiches—with a bay view. BLD • BAR

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Nada’s Gourmet Deli & Mediterranean Cuisine Authentic hummus, tabbouleh, chicken shawarma, falafel, the best baklava in Traverse City. LD • $ 542 W FRONT ST, PepeNero From-scratch southern Italian cuisine. LD • BAR • $$ 700 COTTAGEVIEW DR., STE. 30, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.1960

Reflect Bistro and Lounge at Cambria Suites Hotel Breakfast, dinner and Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. daily. BD • BAR

Sleder’s Family Tavern Bar fare and entertainment under the original tin ceiling in one of Michigan’s oldest saloons.

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Thai Café Eat in or take out authentic Thai cuisine in a cafe atmosphere. LD • $-$$ 1219 E FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.1303

Mr. C’s Pub and Grill Fine pub food with excellent wines and craft beers—paired with menu entrees for your convenience. LD • BAR • $$ M-72 E., WILLIAMSBURG, 231.267.3300 Randy’s Diner Soups, salads, sandwiches, all-you-caneat cod. BLD • $ 1103 S. GARFIELD, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.0789 Red Mesa Grill Colorful spot with a fireplace, flights of tequila and Latin American cuisine. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1544

Smoke and Porter Public House An American smokehouse where farm-to-table and whole beast butchery meet the fire pits. Serving microbrews, wine, and liquor.

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Red Spire Brunch House Classic American fare: breakfast and lunch all day. BL • $$ 800 COTTAGEVIEW DR., ST. 30, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.252.4648

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The Silver Swan Ethnic fare and killer desserts. LD • $ 13692 S. WEST BAY SHORE DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.0203

Spanglish Authentic, homemade Mexican fare with occasional American accents. BLD • $ 1333 YELLOW DR., TRAVERSE CITY. 231.943.1453

restaurant guide | dining Trattoria Stella Hip locally sourced fare with an Italian accent. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 1200 W. ELEVENTH, TRAVERSE CITY,

Ursa Major Bistro Breakfast, burgers sandwiches. BLD •

The Underground Cheesecake Co. Housemade soups, sandwiches and a huge array of incredibly delish cheesecakes. L • $ 800 COTTAGEVIEW DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.4418 West End Tavern Craft cocktails, wood-roasted chicken and more elevated pub fare served up beside West Bay. LD • BAR • $$ 12719 SOUTH WEST BAYSHORE DR.,

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Blue Heron Cafe Dazzling upscale sandwiches, soups and salads as well as from-scratch pastries. BL • $ 304 N.

The Glenwood Casual dining, almond-battered shrimp and bleu cheese filet mignon, homemade desserts.

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Cadillac Grill This lodge–style, car-themed eatery’s cuisine runs from bar food to fine dining. LD • BAR • $$ 7839 E. 46 K RD.,

Hotel Frankfort Fine dining served up at this in-town inn.

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Clam Lake Beer Company 40 craft beers on tap, woodfired pizzas, grilled angus burgers. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 106 Coyote Crossing Resort Full bar & restaurant with Northwoods décor set on beautiful property in the Manistee National Forest. American fare. Live music. Open six days a week year round. LD • BAR • $$ 8593 S. 13 RD., CADILLAC, 231.862.3212

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BENZIE, MANISTEE, CADILLAC BENZONIA/BEULAH/HONOR/THOMPSONVILLE The Cherry Hut Homemade cherry pies, jams, jellies, red-and-white-clad servers and American-style food. LD • $-$$ 211 N. MICHIGAN AVE. (US 31), BEULAH, 231.882.4431

Cold Creek Inn Perch, planked whitefish, homemade pizza, burgers. LD • BAR • $-$$ 185 S.BENZIE BLVD., BEULAH, 231.882.5531

Crystal Café American café-style breakfast and lunch. BL • $ 1681 BENZIE HWY. BENZONIA, 231.882.9565

Crystal Mountain Resort Thistle Pub & Grille—Woodpaneled eatery, continental and Scottish specialties. LD • BAR • $-$$$ Wild Tomato Restaurant & Bar—Family Favorites. BLD • BAR • $-$$ M-115, THOMPSONVILLE, 231.946.3585 OR 231.378.2000

Geno’s Sports Bar and Grill Burgers, broasted chicken, pizza, soups, salads. LD • BAR • $ 14848 THOMPSON AVE., THOMPSONVILLE, 231.378.2554

Hungry Tummy Restaurant Full breakfasts (chickenfried steak, eggs and gravy ... ), pizza, broasted chicken and more. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 226 S. BENZIE BLVD., BEULAH, 231.882.5103

L’chayim Delicatessen NY-style deli with sandwiches and bagels. BL • $ 274 S. BENZIE BLVD., BEULAH, 231.882.5221 Lucky Dog Bar and Grille Burgers, smoked wings, brats, sandwiches, craft beer, cocktails. LD • BAR • $-$$ 223 S.

Evergreen Resort Terrace Room restaurant—Stellar water and woods views plus American fare, Sun. brunch and sandwiches. BLD • BAR • $$ Curly’s Up North Bar & Grill—Casual bar food in a snug knotty-pine setting. Live entertainment.

LD • BAR • $$ 7880 MACKINAW TRAIL, CADILLAC, 231.775.9947

Hermann’s European Cafe Austrian-born master pastry chef Hermann Suhs creates international cuisine, seasonal specialties and divine desserts in an alpenhaus-style dining room. LD • BAR • $$ 214 N. MITCHELL, CADILLAC, 231.775.9563 Herraduras Mexican Bar & Grill Authentic dishes like flautas, enchiladas and carnitas, plus shrimp chimis and steaks. LD • BAR • $ 1700 S. MITCHELL ST., CADILLAC, 231.775.4575 Lakeside Charlie’s A fine deck on Lake Mitchell. The hunt club–style restaurant features burgers, aged beef, fish and wild game. LD • BAR • $$ 301 S. LAKE MITCHELL, CADILLAC, 231.775.5332

Maggie’s Tavern Chili, burgers, steaks, wet burritos and kid selections are served up in a lively 19th-century setting.

LD • BAR • $ 523 N. MITCHELL, CADILLAC, 231.775.1810

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club & Restaurant Fresh fish, aged beef, Mediterranean rack of lamb and an emphasis on local ingredients all served with a spectacular view of Lake Michigan. BLD • $-$$$ 14710 NORTHWOOD HWY., ARCADIA, 231.889.3001

Birch & Maple Scratch cuisine prepared with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients. Friendly folks and fab craft cocktails. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 727 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.399.0399

Blue Fish Kitchen & Bar New American cuisine, traditional fare, vegetarian and vegan. LD • BAR $-$$$ 312 RIVER ST., MANISTEE. 231.887.4188

The Manitou Whitefish, perch, duck with cherry sauce, ribs, steaks, seafood. Nine miles north of Frankfort on M-22. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 4349 NORTH SCENIC HWY., HONOR,

Bungalow Inn This former rustic cabin offers steak, ribs and fish-fry specials, perch. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1100 28TH ST.,

Papa J’s Pizzeria & Diner Sparkling diner serving homemade dishes and fine pizza pie. Weekend buffets and everyday pizza lunch buffet. BLD • $ 10583 MAIN ST., HONOR, 231.325.7070

Platte River Inn Classic dining in a casual atmosphere.

Steaks, Italian, Mexican. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 10921 MAIN ST., HONOR, 231.227.1200

The Roadhouse Fresh Mex with a cool cantina atmosphere. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1058 MICHIGAN AVE., (US 31), BENZONIA, 231.882.9631

Raven BBQ plates, burgers, soon-to-be-famous poutine, house-brewed craft beer. LD • BAR • $-$$ 119 S. MITCHELL ST., CADILLAC, 231.444.6396

BLD • $-$$$ 231 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.8090

House of Flavors 50s diner featuring family style breakfasts, lunch and dinner. And, yes, a full ice cream menu.

BLD • $-$$ 284 RIVER ST., MANISTEE, 231.887.4600

L’chayim Delicatessen NY-style deli with sandwiches and bagels. BL • $-$$ 325 MAIN STREET, FRANKFORT, 231.352.5220 Lighthouse Café Robust breakfasts, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, steak, perch, liver and onions. BLD • $–$$ 735 FRANKFORT AVE., ELBERTA. 231.352. 5273

Mayfair Tavern Burgers, steaks, fish. LD • BAR $-$$ 515 FRANKFORT AVE., ELBERTA, 231.352.9136

North Channel Brewing Co. Watch the action at the drawbridge in a refined industrial atmosphere with meats smoked daily and excellent craft beers on tap. LD • BAR $-$$ 86 WASHINGTON ST, MANISTEE, 231.299.1020

Papano’s Pizza Traditional pizza pie. D • $–$$ 334 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.6700

Rico’s East Lake’s welcoming, true North watering hole with fresh smelt, burgs, and smoky adobo beef spring rolls. LD • BAR • $-$$ 900 CABERFAE HWY. (M-55), MANISTEE, 231.723.3721

River Street Station Cheers-esque, smoky burgerand-ribs joint with a summer deck that affords an up-close view of the freighter action along the Manistee River. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 350 RIVER ST., MANISTEE, 231.723.8411

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Eclectic menu combines local ingredients with ethnic influences. Intimate dining, feet from Crystal Lake. D • BAR $$ 1157 CRYSTAL DR., FRANKFORT, 231.399.0158 Stormcloud Brewing Brewing Belgian-inspired ales to pair with inventive, smart bistro fare. LD • BAR • $-$$ 303 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.0118

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The Fusion Asian delights like fiery curries and lettuce wraps (plus creative cocktails) served in a serene atmosphere on Frankfort’s main drag. BLD • $–$$ 300 MAIN

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The Fillmore House-crafted burgers, salads and woodfired pizzas (p.m. only), all rich with Michigan ingredients.

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The Cabbage Shed Suds, and superb eats like seared scallops, rack of lamb and Ritz-crusted walleye. D •

Taco 'Bout It Mexican Fusion Tavo and Tarrah Hernandez turned their food truck into a restaurant dream-cometrue with ultra-fresh tacos on hand-pressed corn tortillas, aguas frescas and tamarind mules. LD • BAR • $-$$ 344 RIVER ST, MANISTEE, 231.887.4441

Timbers Restaurant Family-owned restaurant with steaks, prime-rib pasta , whitefish, craft beer, regional wines gourmet pizza, specialty salads. LD • BAR • $-$$ 5535 M-115, CADILLAC, 231.775.6751, FRANKFORT/ELBERTA

T.J.’s Pub Take a step down from the sloped sidewalk for panini, mex and pizza below the stately Ramsdell Inn. LD • BAR • $ 99 RIVER ST., MANISTEE, 231.398.9174

Villa Marine Friday fish special. Saturday prime rib.

American cooking. LD • $-$$ 228 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.5450, MANISTEE/ARCADIA/ONEKAMA

Yellow Dog Café Fabulous coffee, sandwiches, baked goods. LD • $ 4850 MAIN ST, ONEKAMA, 231.508.5008

$-$$ 198 FRANKFORT AVE., ELBERTA, 231.352.9843

Conundrum Cafe Light lunch fare, Hawaiian shave ice and alcohol available to purchase. BL • $-$$ 603 FRANKFORT AVE, ELBERTA, 231.352.8150

Crescent Bakery Artisanal breads, pies, cheesecakes, and hand- decorated cookies. BL • $ 404 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.4611

Dinghy’s Local favorite for 25 years with house-smoked meats including famous ribs, half-pound burger, Big BLT, Mexican and kids menus. Award-winning Friday fish fry.

LD • BAR • $$ 415 MAIN ST., FRANKFORT, 231.352.4702

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sour beers | drinks

BARREL + BEAM 260 NORTHWOODS RD., MARQUETTE | 906.273.2559 We’re pouring some love on the Yoop this month and no one’s more worthy than Barrel + Beam. Occupying the rad log building that once housed Marquette’s Northwoods Supper Club, Barrel + Beam, is the project of sour beer evangelists Nick and Marina VanCourt.

Their tap room is a requisite stop on your food and brew pilgrimage to Marquette (see this month’s Dining department) but lucky for us the B+B crew schleps their sour goodness south so we Mitten-bound fans can get a taste at a handful of local retailers and craft beer bars, a list of which is available on their website: BARRELANDBEAM.COM

SOUR STYLE BEER GUIDE

Sour beer began as a monastic mishap when wild yeasts and a host of other microflora took to partying in the barrels and open fermentation vessels stashed in the cellars of Trappist Abbeys. The net result was beer that looked like and smelled like beer but with amped up aromatics and tart electric acids that made those monk mouths water for more. Fast forward quite a few centuries and today we enjoy sour beer making informed by microbiology where bacteria like lactobacillus and acetobacter are precisely harnessed to give these beers a puckery verve that makes them refreshing on late summer afternoons and delicious companions to a wide array of foods.

You’ll find sours brewed and infused with a universe of seasonal fruits, botanicals and spices for definition. As most sour beers worthy of attention are cross blended and bottle- or barrel- fermented, they are labor intensive and more costly to produce, making it a challenge to make a serious lean into this style. But we’ll take the good over the many any time when it comes to beer and we’re lucky to have a talented new sour czars on the other side of the Straits. —Tim Tebeau

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Barrel + Beam poured forth a few of their newest alchemies for us. Here are the autopsies, in their own words: PHOTO BY CHARLES KEELY/BARREL + BEAM

ACADIAN CONNECTION A French-sourced barrel sour loaded with Satsuma Oranges from Louisiana. Expect an exceptionally tart and snappy citrus forward sour ale with a complex wild yeast character. 6.2% ABV

PINK MOON A toasty and woody wild ale primed with U.P. maple syrup from White Bear Maple Products. Expect a delicate profile with notes of maple candy and caramel with medium-low funk and medium acidity. 6.6% ABV

PAWBERRY A soon-to-be released barrel-aged wild ale featuring raspberries sourced from a Michigan company. 7.2% ABV

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archery | outdoors

ARCHERY SEASON Put in the practice and be rewarded with the quiet Zen of zinging an arrow into exactly where you’ve intended.

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ANDREW VANDRIE

Requiring stealth, focus and precision, archery season holds a particular allure for outdoorsmen and women. But archery is not just for hunters. Shooting arrows at a target is highly rewarding for those who flourish at sports such as golf and tennis who are willing to invest time practicing.

Endure the initial learning curve and you’ll soon be zipping arrows into the bull’s-eye.

Archery begins from the ground up with a solid stance.

Place your feet shoulder-width apart with toes pointing perpendicular (90 degrees) from the target. Determine your dominant eye and hold the bow with your opposite arm (right eye dominant, hold with your left arm, and vice versa).

Hold the bow with a nearly outstretched arm, allowing a slight bend at the elbow. The crease in the crook of your arm should be vertical and parallel to your body, not slanted toward or away from the bow string.

Now for the draw. The hand holding the bow should be open, with the bow “resting” in the notch between the forefinger and thumb. Over-gripping can actually cause more wobble rather than the desired steady hold. Pull the bow back with a smooth even draw, relying on your back muscles to do the work (picture trying to pinch your two shoulder blades together).

Establish an anchor point at full draw. This is where the bow string will touch every time when drawing in order to establish consistency and form. Most beginners touch the string above the arrow nock to the corner of their mouth (I touch the string to the tip of my nose). Aim the pin of the sight on the target’s bull’s-eye and pick a specific spot to focus on (“aim small, miss small”). Acting counter to instinct, focus your eyes so the target is a sharp image, with the somewhat distorted pin hovering over your target. Let out a slow, even breath and then pull the mechanical release in a smooth motion. Follow through by holding the bow and your draw arm in place. This builds repetition-based muscle memory and also prevents unnecessary wavering that could skew the arrow’s flight.

GIVE IT A TRY Need more hands-on direction? Gauthier’s Archery (1788 M-37 South, Traverse City) is an excellent location to be introduced to the sport. Knowledgeable employees offer archery lessons and the store hosts an archery league for competitive shooters. There's also free product testing—for those looking to buy—and indoor ranges to test bow fit, feel and performance. gauthiersarchery.net

Andrew VanDrie writes from Traverse City. vandrieand@gmail.com

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love of the land

The DeYoung Farmhouse at DeYoung Natural Area PHOTO BY KEN SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY, KENSCOTTPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

“For everyone who cherishes this iconic farmstead and natural area as a gateway to rural Leelanau, The Conservancy has fabulous news,” says Leelanau Conservancy Executive Director Tom Nelson. “Work has commenced to restore the circa 1855 mustard-colored farmhouse as a functional hub for volunteerism and joint conservation initiatives.”

The Conservancy preserved the 191-acre property DeYoung Natural Area farmstead in 2006 in partnership with Elmwood Township. The TART trail bisects the land, and a Universal Access trail leads to a lakeside fishing and viewing platform for all to enjoy. Upland trails wind past heritage-variety apple trees and over a small stream, offering sweeping views of Cedar Lake. Much of the shoreline—over a mile of frontage is protected—contains wetlands critical to the health of Cedar Lake.

The 1855 DeYoung Farmhouse is a place rich in history. The farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was once owned by Louis DeYoung, an innovative farmer who was the first in the area to bring electricity into his home with a homemade water wheel. The house and barn have potential as gathering places for staff, board, volunteers, and partners. “But first, there’s a lot of work to be done,” says Land Steward Chase Heise.

“Our contractor is committed to following the Secretary of the Interior’s standards on the treatment of historic properties.” If all goes as planned, work on the house will be completed early this fall. LEELANAUCONSERVANCY.ORG

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