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1 week ago | mynorth.com | Cara McDonald

After a long winter and cold spring, the wait is almost over. Here’s the latest 2025 cherry blossom update and tips for viewing. I’ve been lucky to live in two places where life darn near grinds to a halt when the cherry trees blossom. And why shouldn’t it? The spectacle of an endless blanket of light pink blossoms, the perfumed breeze, the ambient hum of bees is a sensory feast. The Japanese call it Hanami—flower viewing.

1 week ago | mynorth.com | Meagan Francis

PAID CONTENTYour “it’s all new” guide to the 2025 tourist season. Longtime visitors to St. Ignace have some well-established expectations of this historic city: peaceful waterfront strolls along the Huron Boardwalk, easy ferry rides to Mackinac Island, and the small-town hospitality that’s pure Upper Peninsula.

3 weeks ago | mynorth.com | Carly Simpson

This secret garden café near Torch Lake has espresso, homemade baked goods and, of course, incredible plants. Imagine a lush garden with delicate ferns, fluttering irises, good-natured geraniums and drowsy bees. Now, add a large, shaded patio, blueberry scones and a glass of strawberry lemonade. It’s magic. The Garden Café at Pine Hill Nursery in Kewadin has been a destination since the ’90s, first serving up homemade baked goods and later adding lunch options and a grill.

3 weeks ago | mynorth.com | Carly Simpson

Voted a top travel destination by Travel + Leisure and USA TODAY 10Best readers, Mackinac Island continues to captivate travelers year after year. The 2025 season will debut several hotel renovations, new hiking tours, a history cruise and more. This season promises fantastic new experiences, unforgettable events and fresh opportunities to explore the island’s natural beauty and nostalgic culture.

1 month ago | mynorth.com | Cara McDonald

When a family with a love of food and hospitality reimagined the vacant land adjacent a corporate office, an unusual little farm named NanBop was born. The resounding question: can you grow a legacy of connection? Inside the cellar of NanBop Farm’s processing building in Cadillac, Michigan, it’s warm and dry and quiet. Rows of grow lights shine close on a tiny sprouting regiment of greens.