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Travel the Mitten's Ultimate Upper Peninsula Cannabis Guide (MAP)

Travel the Mitten’s Ultimate Upper Peninsula Cannabis Guide (MAP)

February 10, 2025
by Jonathan Katje
Cannabis

Michigan’s recreational cannabis industry continues to grow, recently passing California as the top market by sales volume. Since state voters passed a 2018 ballot initiative…

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Victory Cruise Lines Will Return to the Great Lakes in 2025

Victory Cruise Lines Will Return to the Great Lakes in 2025

July 30, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Vacation

The Great Lakes cruise industry is alive and well, though this year saw the absence of two prominent boats. The Ocean Navigator and Ocean Voyager,…

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Visit the Gladstone Lighthouse, One of Michigan's Newest Beacons

Visit the Gladstone Lighthouse, One of Michigan’s Newest Beacons

October 30, 2020
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses, Uncategorized

We love Michigan lighthouses and are always on the hunt to visit ones we haven’t been to before. On a trip to the Upper Peninsula…

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Upper Hand Brewery Beer is Finally Headed to the Lower Peninsula!

Upper Hand Brewery Beer is Finally Headed to the Lower Peninsula!

July 11, 2020
by Jonathan Katje
Breweries

Upper Hand Brewery was launched in November 2014 in Escanaba, Michigan. As a division of Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) their focus was on making beers…

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Top 10 Family Friendly Upper Peninsula Destinations

Top 10 Family Friendly Upper Peninsula Destinations

May 24, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is well-known and highly regarded for its unspoiled natural beauty. Life north of the Mackinac Bridge happens at a slower pace, and…

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Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip, Part 2: Upper Peninsula

Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip, Part 2: Upper Peninsula

November 21, 2016
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, Lighthouses

We recently shared our Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip: Lower Peninsula post, which gave directions on how to visit 42 or more lighthouses. As promised,…

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Upper Hand Brewery Opens Brewery Taproom and Plans Backyard BBQ

Upper Hand Brewery Opens Brewery Taproom and Plans Backyard BBQ

June 30, 2016
by Chris Katje
Breweries

We love traveling around the great state of Michigan and seeing new things and old favorites. One of our favorites in 2015 was visiting Upper…

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Upper Hand Brewery’s 906 Ale a Perfect Way to Celebrate the Upper Peninsula for 906 Day

Upper Hand Brewery’s 906 Ale a Perfect Way to Celebrate the Upper Peninsula for 906 Day

September 4, 2015
by Chris Katje
Breweries

Did you know the entire Upper Peninsula has only one area code? In 1961, the Upper Peninsula officially split from the 616 area code and…

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My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Sam Reese – Production Manager Upper Hand Brewery

My 5 Favorite Places in Michigan: Sam Reese – Production Manager Upper Hand Brewery

July 28, 2015
by Chris Katje
5 Favorite Places in Michigan

At Upper Hand Brewery, beer is “brewed and bottled where its meant to be enjoyed”, meaning it is only available in the Upper Peninsula. A…

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Sand Point Lighthouse - A Historic Museum Site on Little Bay De Noc in Escanaba

Sand Point Lighthouse – A Historic Museum Site on Little Bay De Noc in Escanaba

June 24, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Escanaba quickly became one of the most important towns and ports in the Upper Peninsula in the 1860s, and sandbars in the Little Bay De…

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