Michigan’s Up North cottage market is red-hot amid pandemic, recession

JC Reindl Detroit Free Press The coronavirus crisis and its related recession have yet to cool Michigan’s Up North vacation home market, which real estate agents say is seeing strong interest from prospective buyers and sale prices up as much as 10% from a year ago in some areas. It’s become a red-hot market this summer, and not justContinue reading “Michigan’s Up North cottage market is red-hot amid pandemic, recession”

Record Breaking Season for Restaurants in Northern Michigan

By Stacey Brugeman, Detroit.Eater.com For generations, families have journeyed to northern Michigan to escape the summer heat. In the late 1800s, residents of Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, and beyond arrived by lake steamer or rail to early enclaves like Wequetonsing, Bay View, and Northport Point. This summer saw the same influx of visitors, but instead of escapingContinue reading “Record Breaking Season for Restaurants in Northern Michigan”