Author: promotemi

A Child of the Sea was a more than just the title of Elizabeth Whitney Williams’ 1905 autobiography – it was an accurate moniker for the Michigan-born woman who became one of the longest-serving lighthouse keepers in the entire Great Lakes region. One of her earliest recollections was wandering down to the coastline to gaze upon the vastness of the freshwaters before her. It entranced her then just as it did for the ninety-plus years of her life living in Michigan.

With more miles of Great Lakes shoreline than any other state – not to mention 11,000-plus inland lakes and 36,000 miles of rivers and streams – finding meeting spaces with magnificent coastal views may be easier than you think. From board meetings, conferences and awards banquets to retreats, team building and cocktail receptions, Michigan delivers a variety of venues from coat to coast (to coast) for unparalleled events.

Chantal Lefebvre blended her passion for superior wine and the environment into a fresh start on life when she moved to northern Michigan in 2007 to be closer to family.

When prospectors struck it rich during the mining boom (roughly 1840-1900) in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, they deposited their profits into institutions such as the First National Bank of Houghton.

In 2021, nearly 4.4 million vehicles (and even more individual passengers) crossed the five-mile Mackinac Bridge, but only a select number of people had enjoyed the pleasure of motoring under this modern marvel during one of the popular Mackinac Island-based Sip n’ Sail Cruises.

A century ago, Charlevoix architect Earl Young first began moving rocks and boulders of all shapes, sizes and colors, turning them into a series of unique homes, inns and lodges which remain a foundation of this Lake Michigan shoreline community.

Dorothy Hecht was just 16 years old in 1937 when she waited on her first table at then Fischer’s Restaurant in downtown Frankenmuth, and ecstatically earned her first 25-cent tip. When she met and eventually married William “Tiny” Zehnder, whose family owned Zehnder’s Restaurant across the street, her happiness continued–and a legacy began.