A groom in a black tuxedo and a bride in a white dress holding flowers walk back down the aisle after getting married outdoors on Mackinac Island

How do you unlock advanced Michigander status? Let's see. You can go to the UP in the winter. You can go to Beaver Island. You can scrape off your car with a random item from your trunk. Oh! Yeah. You can GET MARRIED ON MACKINAC ISLAND. Mission Point in particular has been winning a bunch of awards for how they make it happen.

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A woman in a white winter jacket, a helmet, snow pants and goggles rides an electric bike through the snow.

MOON. BIKES.

MoonBikes? Are you kidding me?! They're fully electric snowbikes that run silently while hitting top speeds of about 26 mph. And Boyne Mountain just got a fleet - first in the Midwest.

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A groomer cuts trails for cross-country skiers at Headlands International Dark Sky Park.

The coolest cross-country trail!

Cross-country skiers looking for some new trails to explore should point their skis toward the tip of Michigan’s mitt, where some freshly groomed tracks await at Headlands International Dark Sky Park.

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Looking down on Fishtown with boats parked on the channel next to historic buildings

We been knew

One of Michigan’s most picturesque places is getting some love from a national publication. Travel and Leisure has just ranked Leland among the 20 most beautiful small towns in the U.S. Partially known as “Fishtown," the very lovable location comes in at number 10. Dear Travel and Leisure - We been knew.

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