Boyne City Main Street earns national downtown revitalization award
Boyne City Main Street is a winner of the 2020 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) presented by National Main Street Center Inc. The GAMSA award recognizes communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial district revitalization. Selected by a national jury of community development professionals and leaders in the fields of economic development and historic preservation, the Great American Main Street Award winners serve as exceptional
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale named America’s best beer for 2020
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale is, yet again, the best beer in America. Bell’s Brewery brought home top honors for the fourth year in a row in the 2020 Best Beers in American survey, conducted by Zymurgy magazine, a publication of the American Homebrewers Association
2 Detroit-owned Black Startups receive $50,000 grants from Google
Two Detroit startups are among the nationwide recipients of $50,000 cash grants for minority-owned businesses from internet search giant Google LLC. The grants are part of the $5 million Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. They went to Alerje LLC, a medical technology and digital health company, and Raxplay LLC, a virtual reality music venue.
Sip and save in the Grand Rapids craft beverage scene
Grand Rapids first made a splash on the craft beverage scene when it was voted Beer City USA in national polls and named Best Beer Town and Best Beer Scene by USA TODAY readers. Nowadays there’s a lot more than just craft beer on tap in its culinary scene. Cider, spirits, and the cocktail creations they inspire, have led to even more culinary tourism in the city that was once
Explore this glorious byway of waterfalls
There may be no more spectacular place on earth to soak in the magic of fall than Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There are seemingly endless opportunities to hike or bike through colorful forests. The root beer flowing over Tahquamenon Falls is particularly lovely when set against a palette of autumnal hues. The views from above Pictured Rocks, or from down below aboard a kayak or boat, are
Discover Michigan’s graveyard of bridges
One of my favorite parts of traveling is the surprising find. It usually comes in the form of a hidden gem on a road trip, when you see something intriguing and bother to take the time to stop. Such is the case with the Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County near Battle Creek, Michigan. I’ve passed the tiny brown road sign mentioning the park a gazillion