The Homestead Resort in Glen Arbor is open and, more importantly, safely open. The four-season resort is perched on Lake Michigan and surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It is, in a word – gorgeous. You can dine overlooking the lake, swim in the pool or Lake Michigan and enjoy…
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I decided to bring my 16-year-old brother Will. If there’s one thing we can be sure we’ll be able to enjoy in the midst of all this uncertainty, it’s a really good burrito. We’re in sunny Sutton’s Bay, MI at the Bay Burrito CO. Suttons Bay is one of those towns that looks like a model of one of…
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This wine season may look a little different, with wine by the glass, flight, or bottle rather than more traditional tastings, tasting reservations required in advance, designated seatings, and smaller groups—All designed so you can sip safely. But one thing is for sure: don’t let anything stop you…
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We start the evening off with a glass of sparkling rosé. It’s sunny on the patio outside of La Bécasse in Maple City, Michigan. At the moment, we could be anywhere, but really, none of us would rather be anywhere else. Maple City, a blink of a town, is in Leelanau County, perhaps one of the…
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Masks are now mandated indoors in Michigan. That means tourists and locals alike are seeing a new face (in more ways than one!) when they enter area shops. Here’s a look at how businesses are handling the changes with care, creativity and kindness. Stacy Sheren, General Manager and Buyer, Bahle’s…
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For some, it was haircuts. For some, travel. For some, hugs. For me…it was restaurants. They were the thing I missed the most during the lockdown. They were the big hole in my heart. With restaurants having been closed for months, and now reopening, I’m pondering the question: what does a restaurant…
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Usually, during this time of the year, businesses are gearing up for summer, getting ready for the flood of people venturing back up north to their homes or rentals. Locals are typically anticipating the upcoming months of chaos. Chaos in the best way possible. During the colder months, the small…
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It takes an abundance of tiny leaves to make a single pound of tea, and it is grown almost exclusively in temperate zones. So how does a Tea Fairy in snowy Leelanau County manage to grow hundreds of certified organic tea plants on her farm? The cured leaf of the tea plant ("Camellia sinensis") has…
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Are you bored during quarantine and looking for ways to spice things up while stuck inside? Do you like cooking and feel like challenging yourself with more involved recipes? Look no further than “Nonna's at The Homestead” Facebook page, where Executive Chef John Piombo cooks up different dishes…
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Last April, in a post about early spring, I wrote, “Fact is, spring will always find you. There is no repressing spring, no stopping it. It is a promise that is always kept. It is a wish that always comes true. How many things in life are like that?” What a different April we found ourselves in this…
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