Northern Exposure: Hot Tenting on Lake Superior

January 31, 2016 Lindsey Carlin

The weatherman predicted negative digits, so I decided I was going to go camping. Naturally.

Pictured Rocks: Chasing Waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula

July 16, 2015 Zak Suhar

I recently moved to Ann Arbor after studying in Ohio and growing up in the great state of Wisconsin. Staying in the Midwest for some twenty odd years wasn't something I planned, but the lakes, rivers, cabins, beer, and cheese haven't let me leave quite yet.

Upon U-hauling to Ann Arbor, I immediately started curating a list of the best places to experience the Purest that Michigan has to offer.

At the top of the list, of course, was the Upper Peninsula.

Is the Midwest a Dysfunctional Family?

November 18, 2014 Annie D'Souza

Minnesota is having an identity crisis of sorts. It seems a few folks are itching for the 32nd state to secede from the Midwest region and forge a new one. Enough people have been playing with this idea that the Walker Art Center and Askov Finlayson have decided to host a discussion around the topic tomorrow (Wednesday, November 19) in Minneapolis with some local branding experts: Midwest? The Past, Present and Future of Minnesota's Identity. You're all invited — a few of us will be there too.