“I made my first mental maps of the world...on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee. Because everything about that lake was imprinted on my mind when it held so little and was so eager for information, it ...

Pulaski – It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff of summer. The all-too-short warm season in Central New York leads many of us scrambling to get away from life’s stresses and enjoy a period ...

A family with deep roots on Long Lake builds a new cottage close to Traverse City that pays its respect to their former humble summer home. In 1937 a young woman purchased a small, rustic cottage on a ...

MACATAWA PARK, MI - Standing for 130 years on a high bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this grand old cottage has survived three fires that raced through this historic resort in the 1920s and high ...

The makeover of a cottage on Walloon Lake takes a cue from its mid-century modern roots. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our ...

It's a Quonset, but it's a far cry from a hut. And the small cottage on a southern lower Michigan lake is up for sale. The 597-square-foot house is located on Swains Lake at 642 Swains Lake Drive, ...

Jennifer Bichanich fondly remembers every design, curve and bit her late husband incorporated into their Lake Minnetonka house in Orono that became known as the "Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage." The home ...