Michigan BLUE

Michigan BLUE is a distinctive lifestyle magazine aimed at individuals who cherish life by the water. Its mission is to showcase the beauty and offerings of Michigan in ways that enrich our readers' lives. Michigan BLUE embodies the spirit of Michigan. Join us in celebrating all that our state has to offer!

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She Had an Epiphany

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

Ever since she was a young child, glass artist April Wagner knew that she’d one day be an artist.“I was the kid messing around, trying things,” says Wagner, who grew up in Muskegon.
The Great Outdoors

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Jamie Fabbri

Host a memorable party outside with cool glassware, a movie screen, and comfy furnishings
Force Of Nature - Michigan Blue Magazine

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

Two decades ago, Charlie Heid, 20 at the time, was fixing up old houses and working for a West Bloomfield-based painting company. He eventually became friends with the company’s owner, also in his early 20s. Fast-forward to 2021, and Heid got a call from his old friend/boss. “I know you’re an architect now,” said the friend, “and I have a house that needs you.” Heid, who owns architectural firm Heid Architects, based in Birmingham, was happy to check out his friend’s 4,600-square-foot home.
Orchard Lake Oasis

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Khristi Zimmeth

It’s hard to compete with 100 feet of Orchard Lake frontage, but the landscape that Matt Mosher, of Mosher Design Co. in Royal Oak, developed for a couple who moved from Chicago does just that. Part of a property that formerly housed one of the lake’s original estates, the house and gardens underwent a two-year renovation that began in 2019. A new, 4,000-square-foot residenceand guest house replaced the site’s original 1921 farmhouse.
Restaurant Revival

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Bill Semion

For more than 134 years, the sandstone Romanesque Revival exterior of the venerable Detroit Club (founded in 1882) has dominated the corner of Cass Avenue and Fort Street downtown, just a quick stroll from Detroit’s riverfront promenade. While the Wilson Eyre-designed structure, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1891, what’s been happening inside has been anything but static.
European Flair - Michigan Blue Magazine

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

About a year ago, Chris and Allaire Swart took a splashy, entrepreneurial plunge. Diving into veritable vats of tasty wines and learning all they could about grapes, the couple opened Chateau Grand Rapids in the historic East Hills area of the bustling west Michigan city.
Island Time - Michigan Blue Magazine

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Khristi Zimmeth

Who hasn’t dreamed about having their own private island getaway? For the lucky owners of this Harsens Island second home, that dream is now a reality. Designer Nicole Withers worked with the Marine City-based homeowners, Vince Cataldo of Infuz Architects, and South Channel Homes on the project. Withers, of Jones-Keena & Co. in Troy, began working with the couple more than 20 years ago after Cataldo introduced them, when the architect and designer worked on the couple’s primary residence.
Photo Essay - Michigan Blue Magazine

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

Pink shell-colored sand, Caribbean-blue waters, and a crisp white surf mingle along a curvy coastline that is perhaps the most idyllic and alluring setting in the state. Empire’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — quintessential Michigan, to be sure. Spring at northwest Michigan’s Black Star Farms on Old Mission Peninsula bursts with neat rows of vineyards reawakening from dormancy, and a cherry orchard blooming with puffy pastel pinks, fresh greens, and the promise of some delicious fruit.
Fresh Perspectives

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

I soaked up some fresh perspectives during the Thunder Bay International Film Festival in Alpena. An annual event held in Michigan’s northeast corner, a wide variety of films are shown at area venues throughout a long weekend in January.
Northern Nuances

1 month ago | mibluemag.com | Megan Swoyer

When artist Rebecca Deneau’s three sons were very young (they’re teenagers now), she would bring home a fresh stack of children’s books from the library every week. “My most joyful times were spent snuggled up on the couch reading with them,” recalls Deneau, of Traverse City. After taking in a variety of artistic styles and different types of poetry, plots, and prose, Deneau’s desire to illustrate a book began to take off.