A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

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

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

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

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.