The renowned author spent 22 summers of his early life along the shore of Walloon Lake.

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.