Summer Issue '24

 

Get Your Feet Wet by Ella & Annabel Skrocki of Sleeping Bear Surf 

One family’s passion fuels a region’s lust for adventure on the water, and the enduring legacy lives on through deep community connection and love for all.

 

The Story Behind the Cass Street Quilt by Becky Cain

A neighborhood art project in Traverse City became a community-centric beacon with a simple, yet powerful message greeting passersby.

 

The Place of Peacefulness by Jenny Bremer

Writer and photographer Jenny Bremer highlights a recent land protection initiative by the Little Traverse Conservancy. 

 

Green Bird Organic Cellars & The Island of Misfit Toys by Tim Hearin

While giving a snapshot into the origin and life behind a small Leelanau winery, a New Orleans native pens a beautiful ode to Northport.

 

From Seeds & Stirring by Elijah Nykamp

How a Leelanau-based maker found style, comfort, and vision through handmade clothing, nykamping. (pictured at the top!)

 

Today at Tinker Studio by Elizabeth Burbee-Patterson

A family-run, inclusive-minded, and all-encompassing artist haven in Seven Hills on the Old Mission Peninsula.

 

Eunoia on Isle Royale by Michael Sipkoski

Writer Michael Sipkoski recounts the distinctive experience that is Isle Royale on Lake Superior.