Leland, MI

I wrote a post recently about Traverse City being tops on the list for most affordable place to retire. And yes we're talking about the entire United States. Traverse City is the best place to live when you want to hang up your working days and focus on your golden years.

We stopped off at Mill and Honey Ice Cream in Traverse City for some, you guessed it, ice cream!

Once again, a Michigan creamery has been ranked among the best in America. But what do you think, are there even better spots for ice cream in the Mitten State?. Don't get me wrong - I love Moomers Ice Cream in Traverse City! We actually got a multiple-tier ice cream cake from Moomers for our wedding! Highly recommend! Especially because prior to the wedding, we got to head out to their sprawling farm and creamery and try a TON of different flavors - yum!

In its element from the get-go, Traverse City’s Biomassive lit up the main stage at Friday night’s Cowpie Music Festival near Caledonia with jam-fueled electronic rock glory – the perfect setting for the band’s dance-happy, psychedelic grooves. For some ardent fans, it was clearly a spellbinding,...

From a Pirate Festival in Boyne City to outdoor yoga at a winery on Old Mission Peninsula, here are the Northern Michigan Events you’re not going to want to miss this weekend, selected just for you by our MyNorth Media Office Manager Extraordinaire Libby Stallman. This is a web...

GARFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A proposed $100 million bridge near Traverse City would be the third longest in the state. Crossing the Boardman River south of Traverse City, the 2,000-foot bridge would span between Hartman and Hammond roads in Garfield Township, The Ticker reports. It would be the third longest bridge in Michigan (excluding international crossings) after the Mackinac Bridge (26,372 feet) and the Zilwaukee Bridge (8,085 feet) in Saginaw County.

Two of Michigan's more popular breweries have teamed up for a new beer with their iconic flavors – Soft Parade and Elephant Juice.

WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - A Michigan Highway was closed down Tuesday morning following a crash with a cherry truck. According to authorities, a cherry truck and a passenger vehicle collided on M-37. The cherry truck driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene, but police said the driver of the passenger vehicle was taken to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. They are expected to be OK.

When I started mapping our 1,200 mile, 7 day circle tour-plus around Lake Michigan and beyond, lighthouses were not a major feature on our route plan. Beginning the circle in Chicago and heading east, some of our planned stops included Indiana Dunes National Park, farms and small towns in West Michigan, Mackinac Island and eventually Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior.

For today’s Sights and Sounds, photojournalist Joseph Boulter shows us people enjoying the water in Traverse City.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Around 250 people are currently experiencing homelessness in the Greater Grand Traverse Area. That's according to the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness. While those 250 people have a safe place to sleep at night in the winter at Safe Harbor, they don't necessarily...

There is still time to enjoy the Northwestern Michigan Fair!. Heavily influenced by agriculture and NWMI 4-H, the fair features livestock auctions, horse shows and Super Kicker Rodeos. Visitors can also enjoy carnival rides and browse local food vendors. You can purchase tickets online and view the full schedule of...

There was a dramatic scene at Cherry Capital Airport on Wednesday morning. But while it may look real, it’s only a drill. The training exercise at Traverse City’s airport brought out dozens of first responders, airport personnel, and even volunteer actors, all made up to look like they are victims of a plane crash.

Graveside services were held on August 9, 2022, at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Cemetery, Peshawbestown, for David Daniel Kelty, of Suttons Bay, who passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Villa at Traverse Point. He was 90. David was born on June 17, 1932, in Quincy, MA the son of...

WASHINGTON (TND) — Some of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics are chastising the Justice Department over the lack of transparency regarding Monday’s search of the president's home. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, no friend of the former president, tweeted that if the DOJ doesn’t give...