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22 22 | POWDER CONFIDENTIAL Come close, we’ll tell ya all the good scoop from our Up North ski slopes.

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26 | COPS TO THE RESCUE, WITH DOUGHNUTS The amazing story behind the little Clare, Michigan bakery that could.

30 | AT HOME IN THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS Sometimes what you need most is to take a few steps off the grid.

36 | MARRIED IN TRAVERSE CITY’S CATHEDRAL A pure and simple winter wedding at Historic Barns Park.

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BERNIE RINK OF BOSKYDEL VINEYARDS

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orthern Michigan lost three really good men in an extremely small window of time in late November, early December.

I can’t possibly do any of them justice.

Seek out the stories and profiles of each of them and you will grasp the loss.

Dean Robb fought for social justice his entire law career, working on high profile cases but also fighting for many people who weren’t famous, who just needed an advocate. Dean was a lover of knowledge, history, laughter, talented in his notorious Mark Twain one-man show, and exceedingly compassionate.

And he loved Leelanau County.

George Weeks was as gentle a soul in outward demeanor as Dean was boisterous. But as Michigan’s premiere political journalist, George had the kind of newspaperman grit and determination to dig for the truth of a story, while still managing to forge respectful relationships, even friendships, with political figures on all side of the aisle.

And George loved Leelanau County.

Bernie Rink, the founder of Boskydel Vineyards, also passed away in late November. Bernie had a style all his own. While Dean and George often worked on a larger canvas, Bernie’s world was rooted in the land of Leelanau County. He was the pioneer of the North’s wine industry. A librarian by profession, he landed upon the notion that our existence on the 45th Parallel ought to mean we could make great wine. He planted his first vines in the 1960s and held court in the tasting room housed in a barn opened in the 1970s for decades until, in his 90s, the decision was made to close Boskydel quietly just before Christmas in 2017.

It is a given to all the amazing vintners who have followed that Bernie is

the grandfather of the wine industry in Northern Michigan, the pioneer who took the risk with 15 acres that grew to 60 and opened the door of possibility to all our region’s vintners to follow.

For those who knew him well, I’m sure there were many heated debates over time about what grapes to grow and what could and would result in the best wine. Bernie was pretty cantankerous when he wanted to be, which was fairly often. If you “got” Bernie and his love of winemaking, as well as his love of sharing his views of the world, you got the best of Bernie. If you didn’t, well, you were one of the many who got the message you need not return.

The first time I met him in the mid80s, I was in in my 20s and Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine was a few years old; I was in way over my head and absolutely passionate about celebrating the people who chose to come North and carve out creative, unique lives. I made my trek to Boskydel on a sleety day ready to revere him.

But, of course, with Bernie it wasn’t quite that easy. You could be open to him all you wanted, but what mattered was whether he decided he would be open with you. I was very lucky; we were a good fit. I walked into the barn and we sat at a rustic counter in what appeared to be a working barn in the pursuit of wine, the space warmed by a woodstove. That was life as we knew it and the beautiful tasting rooms that dot the region of today were truly not even a gleam in Bernie’s eye.

I didn’t know that first time that Bernie was not about “Looky Lou’s.”

He didn’t have the space or the time for anyone who wasn’t serious about truly learning about his wine and leaving with a case. I had no money, didn’t know =

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much at all about wine, but it was clear that I was a sponge for knowledge and Bernie had a lot of it. I had to abandon taking notes along the way because it was apparent I would never get most of it into the 1,500 word articles we had space for and I needed to just give in to the way the conversation ebbed and flowed. He was so passionate about it all you couldn’t help but go on the ride with him.

I grew up. The wine industry grew.

But Bernie stayed absolutely true to who he was. He never changed the tasting room in the barn except to tack up more quotes through the years. He didn’t change his commitment to French Hybrids when new winemakers were experimenting with different varieties.

And his reputation of being pretty rude to stoppers-by who were not up to the experience not only stayed intact, but grew. And that was just fine with him.

I never met Suzanne Rink, Bernie’s wife of over 50 years who passed away several years ago. But I knew Suzanne and Bernie had five boys and we all knew the story that one of the reasons Bernie started growing grapes commercially was to put his boys to work and keep them out of trouble. But somewhere along the line, I learned about how Suzanne raised those boys in a household filled with the freedom to run wild outside and create at will. It was meaningful to me that life in the North meant those kids grew up with that mixture of freedom, creativity, books and more. Of course, it isn’t the easiest route to take because, really, who doesn’t want things in order and nicely arranged. But as I raised three boys and their sister, and looked about my house—the pots and pans strewn from a makeshift band, the wet shoes and Tupperware filled with4

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worms, the myriad of household items eventually found in the fort, the endless trail of projects abandoned for the next—I am grateful that parents before me laid a path that made all of that absolutely okay.

As they raised those boys, Bernie was creating a legacy by focusing on learning and creating for a small, appreciative crowd. This characterisitc defines so many of the innovators of that era in Northern Michigan who laid the groundwork for all that was to follow; there were no large crowds. It was all about creating and sharing with the people who found you.

Visionaries like Bernie laid the groundwork for respecting the gifts of this place as they built their livelihoods and we are equally indebted to those who have managed that legacy with great care since. Northern Michigan today is a tribute not just to the pioneers but to the stewards of growth who followed. Those who shepherded the sense of this place we love, ensuring that it is rooted in agriculture, local food, local wine and a commitment to innovative farm preservation programs.

We have always been a place of dreamers, of people who had the courage to leave behind lives of more assured success to come North and innovate, building lives and livelihoods rooted in a love of the land, the water and the incredible life found in this place. Each of us has the chance to build upon that passion, and the commitment and vision of those who laid the path. What a gift it is to be handed the legacy of those like Bernie Rink, Dean Robb and George Weeks. We have the chance to not only follow, but to strengthen that path for all who are yet to come. Let’s never squander that gift.

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Watch a Mike King ski video and you might want the Dramamine in easy reach. There he is, streaking down some far-fl ung snowcovered craggy peak in British Columbia, schussing off a rocky face to suspend in the air, strawberry-blonde curls fl ying, as he fl ips, rotates and fl ips AND rotates. But one of the coolest things about this chill pro skier who reps for 686 Technical Apparel and Lib Tech Dream Boards? That would be the beaming smile he wears just about 24/7. No doubt, this ski wunderkind has crazy fun at his winter job. But know, too, that he has a solid work ethics—a product of his childhood on his family’s King Orchards in Central Lake, where he still works during the summer.

Your earliest ski memories are?

I’ve been skiing my whole life. I’m the youngest of four and my brothers and sister loved skiing. I basically liked to do whatever they

did. My parents would drop all of us off at the hill. It was almost like daycare. We got involved with the Antrim Ski Academy at Schuss Mountain in Shanty Creek. We practically lived at the mountain during the winter.

Your ski career at Central Lake High school was crowned with three state championships. But you are no longer a downhill racer. Enlighten us, please, as to what it is you do on your boards!

Backcountry skiing or freestyle skiing. All powder skiing. It’s kind of taking this new age freestyle skiing you see in the parks with the fl ips and the tricks, and it’s putting that on natural features on big mountains. A lot of cliffs and backcountry jumps we build, or shredding spine and really just using the mountain for what it offers naturally. Powder is defi nitely what we’re going for, because the softer the powder the easier it is on your body and it’s super fun. 

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up north | what's up As this goes magazine hits the press, you’ll be heading to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. What’s the plan when you get out there?

Well, we have several exciting things going on. My outerwear sponsor, 686 Technical Apparel, is filming a two-year movie that I’ll be in. I also have some things going on with my ski sponsor, Lib Tech. They have a really awesome factory out in Washington where I get to go and meet the ski designers and people crafting the product. All of the skis are made in the United States, all with environmental practices, zero hazardous waste. I’m trying to do a bunch of work with them to grow their ski program.

You have a pretty tricked out work- and live-rig.

My brother and I built a sled deck on my truck, which is a steel structure that sits on top of the truck bed. The bed is dedicated to storage and my snowmobile sits on top of the deck. And then I tow this 6-by-12-foot cargo trailer that we outfitted with a bed, a heater, a table, a two-burner stove, a light and a nice countertop. The trailer has a bunch of cedar in it and smells really good so it’s very homey.

There are times we get pretty far away from civilization for three or four days and I live at the trailhead.

But home base is still King Orchards in Central Lake. Has farm life shaped your skiing work ethic?

Yeah, a hundred percent. When you’re working on the orchard, it’s definitely a grind—especially when it’s cherry season.

You have to wait as long as you can for the cherries to fill up with sugars and get as fat as possible. Then you have a very limited amount of time to get them off the trees. I find it the same with skiing. You only have a limited amount of time to achieve everything you’re trying to achieve. You are going as hard as you can and it’s a grind. You just have to keep going, but before you know it, it’s over.

A grind certainly, but growing up on a Northern Michigan orchard sounds like a storybook childhood.

It was really fun. My parents were always working in the field so they would take us out with them and we were free to run around. As we got older, we learned how to work hard and earn money. It was really all I knew, and it was definitely a pretty awesome way to grow up. —Kaitlin Dudlets

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GREAT OUTDOORS As a plein air (outdoor) painter, Eastport artist and Iowa native Margie Guyot plies her craft year round, during winter squalls and summer’s fierce heat. The prolific oil painter creates everything from moody landscapes to humorous political commentary that delights and piques our curiosity.

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Why paint outdoors?

It's an adrenaline rush! Years ago I read a poem, something like "breathing the crisp, frigid air that had flowed through the fur of wolves out on the tundra..." I still think of that when I'm out painting on the ice. The first few years after I moved up here, I'd rush down to the lake and climb up on the ice pyramids to paint. Eventually I was shocked to read an article about how dangerous that is.

Who inspired you?

Russian painter Isaac Levitan, who painted in all kinds of weather, sometimes having to lash himself and his easel to a tree to keep from being blown over. I've painted in a blizzard down at the shoreline, holding onto my easel with one hand, brush in the other.

How do you dress for winter painting?

Layers! Long johns, snow pants, SmartWool socks, a Ninja mask, Arctic boots, heavy down coat and fingerless wool gloves.—Patty LaNoue Stearns

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Award-winning sculptures use chainsaws, chisels, and blowtorches to create over 50 stacked ice sculptures in downtown and at the corner of Ashmun Street and Portage Avenue near the pavilion structure in Sault Ste. Marie. View 24 hours a day in front of participating business and will remain standing after the event—weather permitting. saultstemarie.com Ludington BRRRewFest: 26

More than 30 brewers offer patrons the taste of the best and most unique flavors of beer from all around Michigan. Live music and more at Ludington’s Rotary Park. 800.542.4600, pureludington.com

Film

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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World: 10

This film is an electrifying look at the Native American influence in popular music—despite attempts to ban, censor and erase Indian culture. The film reveals how early pioneers of the blues and jazz had Native American roots, and as the folk-rock era took hold in the '60s and ‘70s.

Dennos Museum, Traverse City. dennosmuseum.org

Join a crowd of around 500 participants of all ages and abilities for this fun, competitive event; also a Midwest qualifier for the National Champion Snowshoe race. The course is a super hilly off-trail run with plenty of logs to jump and branches to duck! Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City. 734.929.9027, runsnow.com

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Artisans & Farmers Market: 4, 11, 18, 25

If it's locally grown or handmade, chances are you will find it at the Crooked Tree Art Center's Artisans and Farmers Market. Seasonal produce as well as gift items, textiles, pottery and more including live entertainment.

Petoskey location. 231-347-4337, crookedtree.org Winter Warm Up: 19

Shake off the chill of January with the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula’s 2019 Winter Warm Up. Taste your way through the wine trail, stopping at nine distinct wineries featuring seasonal comfort food small bites from local restaurants paired with unique wine offerings.

Enjoy a cozy glow, full belly, and special souvenir mug.

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Music

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Gopherwood Concert: 12

The Way Down Wanderers perform for the first time at this venue. This Chicago-based group is often referred to as one of the hardest-working, hardest-touring bands on the circuit today. High energy percussion, mandolin, guitar, bass, banjo and fiddle weave seamlessly together to create an experience for fans that has sold out shows across the UK and the United States, filling the front rows with fans not just singing along to one tune, but singing along to all of them. MyNorthTickets.com

Nature

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Snowshoe & Hike Dinner at Boyne Highlands Resort: 4

Guests meet at 5pm with snowshoes in hand at the Country Club of Boyne for a unique snowshoe hike around the golf courses on the property. Upon their return, snowshoers will enjoy an outdoor fire with s'mores and hot chocolate.

Dinner is served at 7pm. MyNorthTickets.com

This conference helps to build a local, vibrant agricultural community and equips small farmers with the tools to be successful and a forum for the open exchange of ideas.

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Traverse City. Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, 231.622.5252. smallfarmconference.com Fulfillament Storytelling: 31

Storytelling event featuring local community leaders & entrepreneurs who share their journey towards fulfillment through vocation that will challenge you to come alive. Each storyteller will issue a challenge for the audience to do something to find fulfillment in their own lives.

A $500 grant is awarded to an audience member with a good idea that needs some help to get it started. The lineup for this event includes Ray Minervini, The Village at GT Commons; Angela Josephine, Singer / Songwriter; Troy Daily, Create TC; Sue Kurta, Boss Mouse Cheese and Dan Fuller of Pathways Preschool. Workshop Brewing Company, Traverse City. MyNorthTickets.com Libby Stallman is calendar editor of Traverse. Enter your event information at MyNorth.com/events two to three months prior to event date. Questions or more information email Libby@mynorth.com.

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SMALL-TOWN BIG SCREENS Restorations of Michigan's historic movie palaces make our Up North downtowns even more vibrant. Sit back for a memorable winter weekend designed around film and food.

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THE SCENE: This little theater-that-could put out a plea in a New York Times op-ed for help in transitioning to a modern sound and projection system; its $100,000-plus renovation also kept original art deco designs intact and added notably comfy seats.

THE TWIST: The Dark & Stormcloudy Film and Beer Series has to be the coolest movie-meal-beer combination yet invented.

Last year's paired a film about Vincent Van Gough with a French food/beer pairing and Sazarac pour, and a Korean flick with a beer based around an IPA of black rice and green tea.

THE TWIST: Take your ticket stub on a short stroll down Michigan Avenue to Paddle Hard Brewing for a 15 percent discount on your pour, flatbread or craft cocktail; their lounge area also lets you linger on one of the ten original theater seats.

BONUS: If you go on a January Saturday, you can take a Learn to Curl lesson in the alley by the theater, and on non-beer dinner nights, your $10 movie ticket gets you an included $5 pour at the Stormcloud Brewing Company.

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MANISTEE: VOGUE THEATRE

THE SCENE: The restored 1914 film palace is now a restaurant too, and the evening film plays as guests dine on “opening acts” such as a Delft burrata or miso shrimp, “main attractions” like sage goat cheese alfredo.

THE SCENE: A $2.5 million restoration has left the walls of the stunning two-screen theater painted to match the blues of nearby Lake Michigan and seats resembling classic Ford Mustangs—all befitting the vintage pricing of 25 cent family matinees and $2 Wednesday classic film matinees.

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THE TWIST: Call ahead to see what's playing what night and reserve a table with the best screen view.

FRANKFORT: THE GARDEN THE SCENE: Bold color, art deco touches and meticulously restored ceiling tiles set the stage for first-run films and indie flicks in the center-of-town theater operating continuously since 1923 but now with new heating and seating.

THE TWIST: Pizza and a movie for two is a bargain at $30.

Kim Schneider is a long-time travel writer specializing in Michigan adventures, food and wine. The Midwest Travel Journalist Association has named her Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year, and she's the author of the recently-published book, 100 Things to Do in Traverse City Before You Die. kimschneider.net

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FALLINGS I’ve learned to listen for that sudden crack echoing over our ravine, the plunging rip through still living branches.

TEXT BY ANNE-MARIE OOMEN

Three off-season thunderstorms in three days and after each, the fallings. As if the weight of rain, of the downpour itself finally throws off the delicate balance of the standing dead, their dried roots grasping freeze-dried soil, and whatever was that poise that kept them upright for so long abandons them. In that cold silence after the storm, in their slow tree time, they let go. In contrast to the time they stood, the time it took to die, they fall fast, crashing and popping through still living trees, a crackling that calls me out of doors, searching: which one, which one this time? Trees fall, yes, but so often now that I’ve begun to call them fallings. A dramatic verb turn-coating to a noun.

The tree is not falling, instead it’s a falling. An act unto itself. I go in search of the one who fell.

Usually, the falling is an ash, now almost gone due to the emerald ash Borer. Our ten-acre wood lot once held twenty-percent ash trees, now all standing dead due to the infestations. Those words too touch me: standing dead. And provide paradox—for even though the ash are standing dead, they offer a boon to our woodpecker population, especially that bossy pileated, like some pre-historic dinosaur dressed for the theater, who delves into the bark like a machine.

But after these storms, the remaining standing dead become fallings.

With the help of a tree service, each year we’ve removed as many standing dead as we can afford, launching with a circle nearest our house that happens

to perch in the middle of these woodlot acres. From protecting the structure, we’ve slowly worked outward, trying to prevent fallings doing damage to living maples. We never thought, when we built decades ago, that we’d have to think of fallings. At that time, the woodlot seemed healthy. But with each year, afflictions increased: white birch left us first, then the ash, now the beech.

Only the maples seem to be holding their own. For now.

This time, an impressive elder beech, an elegant tree, sprawling over the road.

News spreads fast as neighbors try to leave for jobs. Already, the chainsaws are launching their bite. I walk out to see branches flailing to the side, to catch the waft of sawdust as men work their trucks and chains. They clear quickly and efficiently, but decide to call a tree service for the big stuff. I look at the winterish sky, feel the absence of the great creature. Still.

“It’s beech” I whisper to David.

Then my beloved David, as if reading my mind, asks if we can take side logs for fire wood before the service comes.

We may. It is some comfort. Beech are shorter lived than maples; they often grow up hollow, and some people call them junk trees. But I love their creamy grey bark, their peculiar rustle, the way those hollows offer housing for other creatures, and most of all, that after falling, dried beech is priceless heat.

Which is how, on a chill-puckered day, I come to be bucking up that tree with my husband. Though I regularly

help David split wood, I haven’t done that lift and haul, tote and toss of wet logs in a sloppy ditch for a long time.

In minutes we are both soaked, covered with tree debris and cold mud. Sawdust clings to my hair, and my glasses fog. When we stop to rest, I study the severely splintered trunk, too shattered to count rings, but on a side log, I count 100 before the center hollows. I’m sad to lose this elder, sad to see the new emptiness in our winter sky, grey where its canopy once latticed the clouds.

But right now, I am identifying with that bossy pileated, finding sustenance in loss. Those logs will crackle—because nothing crackles in a woodstove quite like beech does, and no other log seems to throw the heat a beech will. The terrible falling will be balanced with this small warmth, with the percussive sparking that backbeats winter wind on a frostbitten night. I know the fallings will end, and in that silence, I am part of and witness to a terrible change.

What becomes of us, when our trees stop filling the sky? Do we rise in heat?

How do we transform? I think of beech in the woodstove, sparking a January night like stars in a box. I think of this as cold sun breaks through, pressing into the open spaces with a sharp and stunning light.

Writer and workshop leader Anne-Marie Oomen is the author of Love, Sex and 4-H (winner Next Generation Indie Award for Memoir). Her latest work is now out: The Lake Michigan Mermaid: a Tale in Poems

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NEW GEARS RESOLUTION A bona fide cure to cabin fever, move a fat-tire ride to the top of your list.

TEXT AND PHOTO BY ANDREW VANDRIE

Exploding in popularity, and accessible to newbies and seasoned riders, fat-tire biking is a thrilling reprieve to treadmill monotony and makes favored trails and locales navigable even in the throes of winter.

Fat tire biking is akin to mountain biking with a more methodical pace and looser feel. Utilizing lower gears and gradual pace, fat tire is more about the venture than the velocity.

But don’t let the ponderous pace keep you from deviating from the snow-pack path. Wide tires coupled with mountain bike suspension make these cycles into true all terrain. While these bikes are well suited for snowy conditions, fat bikes will also handle mud, sand and gnarly root or rock-filled trails with ease.

This novel take on cycling upon uncharted territory will have you grinning like a kid who’s just dropped the training wheels.

Like most active winter endeavors layering is the key for fat tire biking. Wool socks with a synthetic base and a blend of mid layers will go a long way. Pull a wind-cutting shell jacket on top and you’ll be trail ready. Insulated winter boots are recommended footwear to ensure digits retain feeling. Pull on a beanie before strapping on your helmet (safety first) and a reliable pair of mittens will make the ride enjoyable. For more inclement conditions, ski googles would be a sound idea.

Before you drop a paycheck on a new bike for your recently acquired obsession, take a rental out for a ride. Einstein Cycles (einsteincycles.com) in Traverse City offers a variety of

fat-tire for hire. The experienced staff will fit the bike to your dimensions and have you pumping over powder before you break your first New Year promise.

WHERE TO TRY FAT-TIRE BIKING Two of the most popular pathways for fat tire biking are the VASA trail and Timber Ridge Resort, both in Traverse City. Groomed all winter long and laced with a variety of loops and distances, this is one of the best locations for introductory riders. Bikers looking for company should also look into joining the group ride put on by Einstein Cycle.

Fat-tire enthusiasts set off Sundays on the VASA and also offer a Friday Night Lights night ride departing from Timber Ridge. Zipping through snow-laden pines is captivating but a white wood awash in multi-color glow enters the realm of the ethereal. For the daring, a detour outside the lines may be in order. The Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive at the Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore (unplowed during the winter) offers a winding pathway that rewards with a stunning view at the conclusion. The return trip is a delight as you bomb down the wide roadway to the parking lot.

Andrew VanDrie writes from Traverse City. vandrian@umich.edu.

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If you aren’t greeted by Fisher, Crystal’s K9 Ambassador, you’re doing Crystal wrong. You can find the golden retriever greeting visitors in the lobby of the Inn or on Instagram (@resortK9). You can even find plush toys of Fisher in the Mountain Market for your take-home keepsake, no upkeep required.

Nub’s lead groomer, Scott “Guppy” Koontz, is so meticulous about his corduroy, that when he parks his machine at the end of the night, he makes all of the groomers walk out single file to the lodge to keep it clean. When the lifts open at 9 a.m., there isn’t a single man-made blemish to be found. Get there early to leave your mark!

POUR ME ANOTHER ONE (HOMEMADE) SOUP’S ON

Nub’s Nob’s lead chef Ralph Horn is known for his homemade soups. His chicken noodle soup is legendary, but a local favorite is clam chowder, which is available every Friday. For another kind of warm-up, try “Nub’s Pale Ale” from Petoskey Brewing—a hoppy ale dripping with flavor.

Just a moment away is Iron Fish Distillery, the place to get a drink and take in some local flavor. And if that isn’t enough, you can find a trio of new services at Crystal’s Spa: The Barrel-aged Body Treatment, Winter Wheat Massage and Tawny Port Pedicure—all featuring special products infused with Iron Fish spirits.

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Nub’s has a view that you can’t replicate: Little Traverse Bay. Stop at the top of Pintail Peak for blue sky, tree-dotted snow as far as you can see, and the soul-building blues of Lake Michigan. And now you can get your caffeine fix there too: This season boasts a new Italian Espresso machine at the lodge.

The chairlifts will stay open a week longer than usual this season, until April 7. Of course to ski and snowboard, you’ll still need permission from Mother Nature and Old Man Winter.

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Nub’s Nob has a twofer: Just a few miles away are both the charming downtowns of Harbor Springs and Petoskey. Top tip when you can’t ski another inch: Catch a movie in downtown Harbor Springs at the newly renovated Lyric Theater, where you can enjoy a glass of wine or craft brew with your flick.

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, THOMPSONVILLE

There’s a new kid in town. And, despite his name, he’s gonna make outside recess better. The new Pistenbully ParkPro groomer is created for one thing and one thing only: making sure no kid gets left behind. Boyne’s terrain park will be the best ever this year, with a major modification made to the resort’s halfpipe. Note: It’s the only halfpipe in Michigan and one of just three in the Midwest.

The MacGully Terrain Park will become the signature park this season, putting the hurt on even the most experienced bullies, in the nicest way.

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THE INVINCIBLE RINK

It’s like a Hallmark movie: Barr Park is in the center of Crystal Mountain: twinkling lights, snow-topped village all around and ice skaters pulling loops in falling snow. And this winter Crystal’s ice rink will be a little less subject to meteorological whims. Their new skating surface with a chiller now allows figure-eights, even if the temperature climbs above freezing. Alongside the new rink, there is a new bonfire area to keep your toes above freezing instead.

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Crystal’s salty, scrumptious Thistle Fries were featured in Condé Nast Traveler when the resort was ranked among the 12 Best Family Ski Resorts in North America. If you’d rather do sweet, tie into the Crystal Crispie—the classic treat is shaped like the Michigan mitten with a single chocolate chip pinpointing the resort’s location.

TABLE FOR 14, PLEASE

How would you like a gorgeous table, laid out as far as 14 guests can go? You can pretty much secure yourself a place in history with the newest offering at The Country Club of Boyne. The exclusive Chef’s Table Dinner Series is limited to 14 guests and features a private five-course dinner prepared personally by Executive Chef Dean Grill. Priced at $99, choose from just three dates: January 6, February 3, and March 3. The chef promises tastes like duck sausage, warm morel salad, edible flowers, pan seared wagyu flat iron steak and flourless chocolate pistachio tart. For reservations, boynehighlands.com.

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A must try: Neon Snowsuit is an exclusive custom brew made by hometown brewery, Short’s Brewing, and only available at Shanty Creek. Neon Snowsuit is a light-bodied lager despite its deep black color and soft brown lace. Think dark chocolate and espresso flavor that finish crisp and clean. Just add snow.

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BOYNE MOUNTAIN, BOYNE FALLS ASK FOR DUANE

If you’re at Boyne Mountain, the guy in charge might well be Duane Brandt. He is the resort’s best-known lift operator and works the six-place Mountain Express chairlift between greeting guests and coaching newbies into their first ride. If everything they say is true, Duane should be crowned king.

Ski instructor Mike King has a truck everyone notices in the parking lot at Shanty Creek. While he’s wearing his instructor hat, his dogs wait so very patiently in the back of his truck, much to delight of the guests. His “Pets That Pull” dogs are not only lovable and beautiful huskies, they also give dogsled rides for children on Saturday afternoons and holidays.

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There’s someone else you might have heard of at Boyne too: Founder Everett Kircher. But it could be only because his name’s on a beer.

Everett’s IPA will be available in cans for the first time this year.

This golden, hoppy brew is made for Boyne exclusively by Petoskey Brewing. If you get one, be sure to toast both Duane and Everett.

The rental line just got a little bit happier. A big boon for this season will be all new rental Rossignol equipment including skis, snowboards and boots. The gear provides the latest design technology to create buttery smooth turns and carving. So, why rent your equipment? All the perks of new without the full price tag or upkeep.

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The thing about Boyne is that the kids are never disappointed.

Weather doesn’t matter in Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark.

At 88,000 square feet, Avalanche Bay Indoor Water Park was the first indoor waterpark to open at a ski resort anywhere in the country in 2005. It’s been improving parents’ approval ratings every year since. Kids can tackle the Splasherhorn and the Downhill Mat Racer, while Mom and Dad hit the Après Ski Pub, where clothing is optional ... and by that we mean, you can wear your bathing suit or ski or street clothes. Not neither.

OFF SLOPE

This summer saw the opening of the Great Lakes Center for the Arts just 20 minutes away from the resort. Friday, February 22, brings Swan Lake, the quintessential love story ballet. Enjoy this performance by the talented dancers from the Interlochen Arts Academy. (IAA is a few hours’ drive away and is famous for students like Jewel and Norah Jones.) Visit greatlakescfa.org for tickets.

New this year: Shanty’s Nordic trails have been excavated and widened to span 20 feet across. That means side-by-side track-set trails, plus plenty of space for groomed skate skiing too. Imagine your lover in one set of tracks, you in the other. Try to stay upright.

THERE’S A THEME HERE

The most famous off-campus find is Short’s Brewing Company.

Joe Short’s infamous brewpub literally put Bellaire on the (brew trail) map. Meanwhile Short’s sister brand, Starcut Ciders, carries the torch nearby with apple-based ciders. And straight across the street, get a bead on Bee Well Meadery: They feature honey-based meads and ciders using locally sourced fruits including apples, peaches, and of course, tart cherries. Their downtown Bellaire tasting room is a must-see, must-taste experience. It’s fair to say you probably won’t go thirsty in Bellaire.

Kandace Chapple is a freelance writer and co-publisher of Grand Traverse Woman magazine. You can find her at kandacechapple.com

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WHEN CLARE POLICE OFFICERS HEARD THE 113-YEAR-OLD BAKERY WAS CLOSING, THEY BOUGHT THE PLACE. WHAT CAME NEXT WAS A MIRACLE FOR A STRUGGLING SMALL TOWN. STORY BY JEANNE AMBROSE // PHOTOS BY JESSE GREEN

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here is a bakery that sends me timetraveling to my newspaper days, when I was chasing headlines on deadline. I occasionally gathered updates from the local police station, which fellow reporters had dubbed the Cop Shop. Those coppers you saw on a regular basis might summon you over with a wave to the table in the kitchen next to the coffee pot. There may have been doughnuts. There typically was black humor, but more often than not, the jokes were so corny and full of puns it was criminal.

Every time I visit Clare, Michigan—the gateway to Up North, about 100 miles southeast of Traverse City—I go to a place that reminds me of that buzzing Cop Shop.

It’s called Cops & Doughnuts, and there’s an unmarked table the locals know is reserved for them and the local police officers who pop in for coffee, camaraderie and custardfilled long johns. Or the cops actually may be running the joint.

In fact, Clare cops do own the bustling bakery just a block up the street from the police department offices. During its busiest weeks, the number of visitors to the doughnut shop surpasses the number of people who live in the town of 3,100.

Tourists are brought in by the busload.

It all started 10 years ago, according to Alan White, aka Bubba, co-owner of Cops & Doughnuts. He and some of the officers were having pizza for lunch at the police department one day when talk turned to the topic of the local bakery. It was about to close after 113 years of providing breads,

cookies, cakes and doughnuts for the community.

“We decided as a group we couldn’t let that happen,” Bubba says. “It was 2009 and this is small town America. That bakery had been there since 1896. And 11 other storefronts had already closed. Clare was struggling.”

So they checked in with the other officers—there were nine of them altogether on the Clare police force that year—and so they decided to pool their resources. “And we wrote a business plan on the back of that pizza box that day,” Bubba says.

The police officers took a lot of ribbing.

The joke immediately spread: The doughnuts were in jeopardy, so the cops came to the rescue, but they would probably eat all the profits. They took the gag and ran with it, changing the name from Clare City Bakery to Cops & Doughnuts. The shop’s logo is a police badge encircled by a frosted doughnut covered in sprinkles. Then they applied the punny humor everywhere, from the names of the doughnuts (Felony Fritter, The Nightstick, The Squealer) to merchandise including hoodies, sweatshirts, T-shirts, coffee mugs and bumper stickers. The stenciled-on sayings include “Cereal Killer,” “D.W.I. (Doughnuts Were Involved),” and “Don’t Glaze Me, Bro!” There’s even a mock jail cell door visitors can step behind to peer between the black iron bars for photos.

“We do have a sick sense of humor,” Bubba says. “But we try to keep it G-rated for the merchandise.”

Now, a decade later, those nine officerowners hold monthly business meetings.

Bubba and co-owner Greg “Ryno” Rynearson, retired from the force to run the dayto-day business and marketing of Cops & Doughnuts. One of them is usually in the bakery every day. And there is only one vacant storefront in Clare.

The last time I wandered into the doughnut shop, business was steady and two Clare County sheriff’s deputies were sitting in the adjacent room having breakfast with a couple of locals. As I was ogling the donuts, cinnamon rolls, cookies and bars in the bakery case, a young copper named Jax Fowler walked through the door. He was in his navy blue uniform, a Cadillac police officer badge pinned to his chest. The look on his face was evidence of a tragedy that had occurred earlier that day. He was looking for the solace he could only get from a visit to Cops & Doughnuts. That’s what his mother says, anyway.

“Jax’s grasshopper just died,” Jill Fowler explained while her seven-year-old son— Jax—and his three-year-old sister Kaia carefully studied the dozens and dozens of doughnut options in the glass cases before them. “So we decided we were going to drive—about 100 miles from Cadillac—for a visit to Cops & Doughnuts. He loves this place.”

Jax had worn his Junior Police Officer badge especially for the somber occasion.

And he was greeted by Bubba with a special sticker and a handshake. A chocolatecovered, custard-filled doughnut that Jax

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wall of 515 Gallery and the mural of a train on the other side of the alley in a building owned by the bakery.

“The train mural was again a community summer art project,” Kim says.

“Various artists helped with the design and volunteers from the community helped paint it. There was financial involvement from the local bank—Isabella Bank—and a grant from Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs.

“Cops & Doughnuts have offered up their exterior alley walls for any and all art creations,” she says. “Sculptures, gardens, mosaics, paintings and celebrations have been created each summer with business and community interaction through the arts. Art Alley has become a destination for visitors and community alike, offering a creative surprise to those who venture around the block behind the main street businesses.”

Visitors are always welcomed, often with the chipper question, “What’s your favorite doughnut?” (I’m a maple-iced long john filled with fat fluffy white cream girl myself.) But the heartbeat of the shop is in its unofficial daily doughnut and coffee club. The officers and staff on duty keep pretty close tabs on the regulars. Most of them are retirees. Many of them come in at the exact same time of day and sit in the exact same spot.

“We call it the Round Table—or the B.S. Table,” Bubba says. “Our team has adopted those people. If one of the regulars isn’t coming in when they usually do, they know they have to call us. Because we literally keep an eye on them. If they don’t call or show up, we know where they live and how to get into their houses in case they need help. We’re community based. And we are part of this community.”

Jeanne Ambrose is a writer and editor whose career has taken her to jobs in Guam, Hawaii, Milwaukee and Michigan. She visits Cops & Doughnuts whenever she’s back home in The Mitten. jeanneambrose@me.com // Photographer Jesse Green shoots commercial, wedding and lifestyle photography from Detroit and Leelanau County. jessedavidgreen.com

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chose immediately had the desired effect of banishing his doldrums. Or it could have been the sugar rush.

Jax’s preferred treat also happens to be the most popular doughnut sold in the shop.

The doughnut makers who create them in the back of the shop keep an ongoing daily tally of the “from scratch” products.

During the busy summer season, the bakery is open 24/7. On Labor Day it produced 1,200 dozen doughnuts. That’s 14,400 doughnuts that it didn’t have any trouble selling on that one single day to travelers looking for a last sweet taste of summer as they trekked home from Up North.

During the winter months things slow down a bit, especially from January until Valentine’s Day, says Bubba. “That’s because everyone makes New Year’s resolutions to lose weight.” Even so it’s always a gathering place for the locals.

And an old-school friendly operation with a civic-minded sensibility.

In keeping, the police officer owners, whether retired or off-duty, don’t hesitate to answer a call for help. Cops & Doughnuts donates to local fundraisers including school bands, sports teams and community organizations. It helped pay for the funeral of a child.

They even offered up their exterior alley walls in back of the shop for creative artworks. Kim Kleinhardt, owner and artist of 515 Gallery next door to Cops & Doughnuts, was the ringleader for creating a massive doughnut sculpture on the wall behind the bakery. The 14-foot colorful doughnut is made up of about 200 round baking pans, from Bundts to cake pans to Jell-O molds to muffin tins. It was a community art project.

“I asked the community to donate old pans,” Kim says. “Then I had a doughnut painting day at the gallery. Lots of people showed up to paint. A local installer attached the pans to the wall with the help of volunteers.”

Now known as Art Alley, the area is decorated with other creative projects, including a stunning ceramic mosaic Kim and her art students created on the back

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DOUGHNUT HOLES are offered only on Thursdays, when the lines start forming in the morning. Other offerings include plate-sized cinnamon rolls, Amish berry-filled fried pies, cookies big enough to share but so good that you probably won’t, plus pies, breads and rolls.

THEY SHIP, TOO! Most popular mail-order item: Salt-rising bread, from an old-fashioned recipe that very few bakeries make any more, according to Alan “Bubba” White, co-owner. “When we make it, it smells like the boys’ locker room.”

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he map churned out of the printer, light gray with plain black text. It was straightforward, even ordinary, but to me it might as well have been an illustrated manuscript. The caption at the very top alone made me lean forward in expectation: Porcupine Wilderness State Park.

The largest state park in Michigan. Largest tract of oldgrowth northern hardwoods west of the Adirondacks. Home to the third highest peak in the state, and to the Presque Isle River, whose gorges and rapids a friend had once described to me in such dramatic terms I’d yearned to see it ever since.

The park was full of trails. Wildlife. Entire rivers, parts of rivers, and the waterfalls that went with them in these small mountains, named by the Ojibwe because the hills silhouettes’ look like slouching porcupines. There were lakes, escarpments, and vistas, the last denoted on the map by a small open circle with two arrows pointing outward, as if to remind sightseers to always look in at least two directions.

I tucked my map into a paper folder and pulled it out in spare moments. I pored over it at the diner counter in good morning light. In the Ford on the slow trip home, over rough road while Rick drove. In my loft at home while outside ravens called from the pines. I’d gaze at the Chiclet-shaped Lake of the Clouds, where I’d sat with my forestry camp friends on an August afternoon 30 years before, our arms outstretched to mirror the eagle that had floated past us, our hair and shirts plastered backward by the wind. Rest a fingertip on Miscowabic Peak to the west, then Lafayette, Green Mountain, and Summit. Inspect the waterfalls: Shining Cloud. Traders. Trappers. Overlooked. Trace the trails—Big Carp River. Correction Line. Escarpment. Consider the cabins and campgrounds: Crosscut. Greenstone Falls. Lost Creek.

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That was where I wanted to be, where I’ve always wanted to be. But really most of the ideas sparked by the map were unrealistic. I was going to the Porkies with my stepdaughter, Rachael, sometime midwinter. The park would be snowed in and mostly inaccessible, especially in the few days we

had to spend. Despite my avid consideration of cabins and campgrounds, I already knew we were going to stay in one of the park’s yurts, which were clustered near the east end. There was no disappointment in that, though. A yurt!

Another word to inspire daydreams.

I squinted at their icons, a peak-roofed rectangle with a chimney poking up on the left. Two were located within half a mile of a parking lot. One sat three miles out. Another was at five and a fourth was at just over six, though it lay in such rugged territory that the computer advised it could take more than six hours even for an experienced skier or snowshoer to reach. Expert wayfinding and winter survival skills were required. You should be ready to spend the night outdoors if you couldn’t reach or find the yurt, or if it turned out to be unusable upon arrival. Despite my leap of interest, I knew we couldn’t do that. Three miles was doable, though.

Maybe even five. I was a walker, and strong, and Rachael was all that times three.

“Hmm,” she said when I called to talk over our options.

“Five miles, no way.”

“Yeah, I know,” I lied.

“Even three seems sketchy. I say we go for the half mile, stay close to the car.”

“That close?” I said, crestfallen.

She laughed. “We’re only there for a few days. Let’s keep it easy. Stay close to supplies. More coffee and chocolate, that kind of thing.”

We arrived just before noon on a February day. Soon we were on skis. The day was crisp; the apple trees in the Union Bay Campground spread crooked fingers against a blue sky. My backpack bulged with supplies: compass, binoculars, Swiss army knife, knitting, journal, novel. Rachael slid ahead wearing her pack and dragging an ice fishing sledge loaded with essentials: a lantern, a tote full of food, water.

I straggled behind with our snowshoes bungeed to a round metal sled I’d brought from home. Within minutes I was sweating. By the time we reached the yurt, I was thrilled we’d stayed close to the car.

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By 1 p.m. we were unpacked, by 2 p.m. ambling along a stretch of the gentle Superior Loop Trail, by five back in the yurt and famished. Soon we were sizzling buffalo burgers in a skillet on Rachael’s Jetboil. We each ate two and by 7 p.m. were playing Rummy by lantern light. Rachael repeated the rudiments of the game to me over and over, gently; I remained eager to play despite a final score of 485 to 160.

But we agreed it was time for bed and loaded the stove one last time.

By 2 a.m. the yurt was stunningly hot. I sweated inside my bag, then unzipped it, then kicked free of it entirely. I lay on the plastic-covered mattress, sticky and parched, and finally swung my feet to the plank floor, which was thankfully cool.

I jammed my feet into my boots, went outside as quietly as I could and stood on the snow-covered stoop. The moon was full and bright, with clouds scudding across it. Maple saplings clicked and rattled. Far off, coyotes yipped. To the north a hundred yards, Superior lay rimmed with icebergs.

To the south, tens of thousands of acres of forest stretched.

I hugged myself, wide-awake and relaxed.

By morning, it was cold. I burrowed into my bag and eyed the little stove with fond skepticism. I didn’t want to wake Rachael, and yet soon was squeaking its door open, poking twigs in, blowing on the embers. Eventually flames began to crackle, and soon Rachael was saying a sleepy good morning and getting up and at the vital business of lighting the Jetboil. Coffee. Coffee was the thing. Coffee and the frittata I’d made at home before I left, followed by the blackberry muffins she’d made at hers.

After the dishes were washed in snow melted on the stove, we set off on the Superior Loop again, combining it with the Deer Yard Trail this time. The snow was so well packed we didn’t need skis or snowshoes or even our Yaktrax, though we did wear them. A group of walkers tromped past with waves and smiles; a few couples swished by on skis. We stooped to photograph the blue and red kerosene lanterns that hung along the way. Inspected root balls, pointed out deer tracks, crept up the path to tiny White Birch Cabin and peeked in. Later Rachael went skiing while I drew a picture in the cabin’s journal, then I snowshoed on the icebergs while she rearranged the yurt’s furniture. Later yet we napped, and knitted, and snacked on trail mix. I sank happily into Andy Catlett: Early Travels; Rachael read a fermented food cookbook.

Bedtime came early again and in the morning it was a happy replay of coffee and frittata and muffins.

Time moved easily, and also flew. Soon it was Saturday noon and we were packing and trekking through the Union Bay campground with its apple trees and chickadees. I stopped and turned. Smoke trailed from our chimney; sun lit the beige canvas. Our yurt. In Mongolian it just means home.

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That was apt. Our wilderness weekend had been almost entirely defined by coziness. Not only was it not radically different from the way we both live—in the woods, with woodstoves and knitting and good food and coffee—but also we hadn’t pushed into the interior at all. Despite my daydreaming, I’d never left the Deer Yard Trail. And still I felt as if my soul had grown a couple of sizes. Life had been funneled down to one round canvas room with two bunk beds and a woodstove in it, to snowy views and coyotes howling at the moon, to coffee and cards and snowmelt for wash water. And it had been good. Better than good. It had been close to euphoric.

Maybe we could have had this experience in any quiet spot a few steps off the grid. But we didn’t. We had it tucked along the edge of the vast Porcupines. And I suspect that vastness is important. That the ineffable and infinite exerts its influence even unseen and un-trekked. Besides, big change isn’t always needed. Often just a little is enough to wake you up.

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Supplies I was particularly glad we took: • Battery powered lantern • A Jetboil and PocketRocket • Fatwood sticks for lighting fires • Pens and colored pencils for writing in the yurt’s guest book • Playing cards We left candles behind. It seemed a lovely yurt tradition to leave something useful for the next campers.

On the way, we stopped at Settler’s Coop grocery in Bruce Crossing for coffee and a candy bar. Returning, we enjoyed lunch at JW’s BBQ and Brew in Bergland.

Otherwise, we were self sufficient, having cooked easy-to-pack and reheatable foods at home. —E.M.A.

Ellen Airgood writes from Grand Marais, where she owns West Bay Diner & Delicatessen with her husband. She is the author of South of Superior, The Education of Ivy Blake and Prairie Evers. ellenairgood.com // Aaron Peterson is a photographer and filmmaker based on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. aaronpeterson.studio // Erik Olsen shoots outdoors and active lifestyle photography. erik@eolsenphoto.com

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Married in Traverse City's Cathedral A BUSY NORTHERN MICHIGAN COUPLE CHOSE THEIR MOST RELAXED TIME OF THE YEAR TO BE WED IN THE PLACE THEY GO TO UNWIND. TEXT BY ELIZABETH EDWARDS // PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSIE ZEVALKINK

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f you’re talking construction in Northern Michigan, chances are the name Paul Maurer General Contracting comes up. In business for four decades, the firm has built some of the finest residences in the Traverse area. Meet our groom: Ben Maurer, Paul’s son and vice president of the company.

Looking for a design firm with a young, fresh sense of style?

You’re bound to hear about Paige Lee Interiors. That’s the new Traverse City-based business of award-winning designer, and our bride, Paige Fuller Maurer.

With pedigrees like those, it’s not a stretch to imagine an over-the-top, Traverse City gala-of-the-year kind of a wedding.

But not for this grounded couple. Yes, given their shared organizational skills and design sensibilities, there was never any doubt their wedding would be smart, stylish, understatedly elegant and perfectly executed (read: Paige’s planning binder!).

Deep down, Paige and Ben wanted their wedding to reflect their Traverse City lifestyle, which revolves around family, friends and unwinding from work on hikes with their beloved fur baby, a weimaraner named Kobe. Fittingly, Ben proposed on one of their favorite hiking trails in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area. And they first kissed after a hike through the Grand Traverse Commons—a place Paige describes as having a “cool vibe.”

The day of that kiss, the couple had parked at Historic Barns Park (the gorgeous property adjacent to the commons), directly in front of the rustically magnificent Cathedral Barn.

Built in 1932, the barn was once a part of the farm that fed patients at the Traverse City State Hospital (whose elegant Victorian Italianate buildings now comprise the Village at Grand Traverse Commons). Newly renovated to accommodate weddings and other large events, the 3500-square-foot building’s trussed and arched ceiling rises to an inspirational 30 feet.

Paige recalls the venue popping into her head soon after she said an emotional and enthusiastic “YES,” to Ben. But she kept it to herself. “I wanted to hear what Ben had to say, before I came out with any ideas,” she says. A short time later, on another walk at Historic Barns Park, Ben said, “What about the barn?”

With the venue agreed upon, the planning began. It was Ben’s idea to have the wedding during their businesses’ downtime, so February 17, 2018 became the date (followed by a honeymoon in Costa Rica!). Paige turned her style eye to the decor, something she kept purposely simple. “As a designer I tend to let a building speak for itself and the barn just kind of had its own thing going on,” she says.

Paige’s pinkish taupe color theme was an understatedly elegant choice—and, bonus, it reminded the couple of Kobe’s beautiful coat. The bouquets by Premier Floral Design were a mix of greenery, white and soft pink mondielle roses, gray beronia berry and white ranunculus. The table centerpieces were made from lanterns surrounded by two types of eucalyptus with baby’s breath and white majelica spray roses.

Ben’s older brother, Brian, officiated at the ceremony held under a simple wooden arch set at the front of the barn.

Afterward, guests enjoyed cocktails and a hot chocolate/coffee bar (Bailey’s, marshmallows, crushed mints ...) at the back of the barn, while the staff deftly swapped out wedding guest chairs for a dance floor and station for Two Bays DJ. Meanwhile, the wedding party was aboard Traverse City’s The Magic Shuttle Bus for a photo/op tour of the hip and historic Commons campus with photographer Jessie Zevalkink.

With photos finished, it was back to Cathedral Barn for a soup and salad bar catered by Streeters Grille in Suttons bay. “We wanted to do something different,” Paige says, “So I thought, ‘What do we like to eat in the winter?’” Answer: Chili, curried lentil & root veggie soup, roasted garlic and potato, chicken tortilla.

Each table was outfitted with a bottle of Mawby’s Sparkling US wine. The toasts commenced to the celebratory sounds of 16 corks popping. And then a crazy-fun night of dancing began and didn’t let up until the DJ’s final song. Good thing the couple had rented a nearby condo at the Grand Traverse Commons for the night ….

Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor of Traverse. lissa@traversemagazine.com

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For over 14 years, Copper Ridge Surgery Center (CRSC) has offered patients in Northern Michigan expert surgical care in a non-hospital setting under a wide umbrella of specialties. Chief Executive Officer LoAnn Vande Leest leads the CRSC team with an ultimate goal: to be recognized both regionally and nationally as the place for outpatient surgery and the place to work.

This last May in Orlando, CRSC’s Patient Experience Initiative was named one of 12 Intalere Healthcare Achievement Award winners. Copper Ridge Surgery Center won in the “Quality/Patient Care Delivery and/or Patient Satisfaction” category alongside health care facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina and Staten Island, New York.

Designed by Mark VanderKlipp from Connect_CX, and displayed prominently in a thoroughfare of the surgery center, the Patient Experience Initiative is a giant navigational tool comprised of every moment

of every patient’s visit. As CRSC Clinical Administrative Assistant, Laurie Olson, notes, “It’s not just the surgery that patients remember, it’s all the little things that happen in between.”

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Case in point: CRSC staffers Stefany Comeaux (Endoscopy Team Leader) and Tricia Wollam (Total Joint Program Coordinator). The duo helped craft the initiative—behind the scenes and above and beyond their regular duties. Vande Leest says Comeaux and Wollam became “patient experience officers" in the process, asking every department for input. Now, each person who works at the surgery center can see precisely where he or she falls in the patient experience. And, says

Vande Leest, “that that they contribute to something bigger.”

Today, the award-winning roadmap is a way of life for the staff. But Comeaux and Wollam didn’t rest on their laurels. They cocreated a staff pledge highlighting personal conduct with patients and with each other.

Each team member signs a detailed promise to: be accountable, show respect, practice stewardship, demonstrate compassion, work as a team and reinforce safety.

“We provide an environment for the health care professionals to apply their skills in a manner that is valued,” Vande Leest says. “We take care of our patients and one another.”

The ripple effects of this cycle of care rise to the surface in the stories the patients tell after their time at CRSC. Says Vande Leest: “Recently after surgery, a patient said to me, ‘You could tell the staff made me feel so cared for because they are so cared for.’ And I think: Yes. Goal made.”

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A half-decade ago, the McLaren Northern Michigan Structural Heart Team, led by interventional cardiologist Dr. Jason Ricci and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. J.D. Talbott, performed the first TAVR procedure in the entire McLaren system. With TAVR— transcatheter aortic valve replacement—the doctor enters an artery in the groin or chest, threads a catheter through the artery to the heart, then guides in a new aortic valve to work inside the old valve.

TAVR is a less-invasive surgery to replace the aortic valve, used to treat aortic stenosis in patients who aren't healthy enough for regular open-heart valve surgery.

(Aortic stenosis a narrowing of your aortic valve that does not allow normal blood flow.) We recently spoke with Dr. Ricci to find out more about this life-changing procedure: At TAVR’s onset, McLaren Northern Michigan was the smallest hospital and one of only a handful of non-teaching hospitals in the nation to offer a fully implemented TAVR program. Tell me more about that: We were one of the first commercial sites to offer this because of McLaren Northern Michigan’s willingness to take it on—the company understanding that with

the staff and resources we had, we could take it on, and saying we are committed to it, even if it’s not to make money. We will support it.

What’s new with TAVR technology?

The valve is on its third generation. And the catheters are much smaller now. When we initially performed the transfemoral approach [via the groin] back in 2012, the catheter was bigger than it is now. We were only able to perform about 70 percent of the procedures because the artery was not big enough. Now, it’s rare that we cannot use a groin approach, which is preferred for the quickest recovery.

TAVR was originally only for the sickest of the sick. How has that evolved?

TAVR is indicated for patients suffering from severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis as an alternative to traditional aortic valve replacement surgery. When we started, it was for those too sick to undergo openheart surgery—for example, a patient who also had advanced lung disease. Today, TAVR can be indicated and reimbursed for those with moderate risk for open-heart surgery. (A team of cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists approves the surgery risk.)

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It’s better than everyone imagined.

Recovery time for open-heart surgery is three to six months. With TAVR, patients can go home the next day and are back to full activity in 72 hours. In fact, many are interested in quality of life, living better, and no longer have debilitating symptoms that impact daily activities, such as walking short distances or even climbing stairs. They are back to a quality of life they really desire.

What could open up TAVR to more people?

The great unknown is how long the valves last. We have data at seven to eight years that the valves are holding up. The fact that the valves are holding up—that’s where the excitement is for TAVR in younger, healthier patients.

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Technology continues to reshape our world, including medicine. For pediatrics patients at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital, it is allowing doctors there to consult with and directly interact with specialists at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. “The technology is pretty simple. It’s similar to Facetime,” says Dr. Jacques-Brett Burgess, pediatric hospitalist at Munson.

Similar perhaps, but not so simple. Rather than just an app on a smartphone or computer, the technology (known as a telemedicine cart) consists of a wheeled medical grade mobile cart with a video processor, monitor, camera and more.

It provides not only interaction between the physicians and patients, but sharing of medical records. “I can look at the patient’s labs, X-rays, their vital signs. I see the patient on the left screen and the data on the right,” Burgess says.

At this point, it is being used for pediatrics. Burgess said a key element is the product’s security. “It’s personal, private and protected,” he says.

The technology offers several other advantages. The patient doesn’t need to be immediately transferred to Traverse City.

It provides a way for a specialist to see a patient without having to drive to and from another office, providing more actual treatment. It offers the doctor a chance to see how the child responds. It also gives the doctor, child and parents or other caregivers the opportunity to become acquainted. That provides greater comfort for all, especially if it’s determined that the patient does need to be transferred.

Burgess previously worked in Grayling. “I recognized that they (staff) were great caregivers but had limited resources,” he said. That experience helped provide the impetus for telemedicine. “This seemed like a great means to share and expand resources with relatively little cost,” both in terms of financial resources and time.

While it is not inexpensive—Burgess says between the hardware and the necessary broadband connections it runs thousands of dollars—that onetime acquisition cost pales next to paying for multiple ambulance runs. He also said the cost per use will come down as more disciplines utilize it.

Currently the technology is connecting Cadillac and Traverse City. Burgess hopes to expand that to another Munson facility in the region, though those plans have not yet been finalized.

Eventually he’d like to see it in all the Munson affiliates. “My vision is that each would have virtual connections,” Burgess says.

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For 10 years following her lumpectomy, looking in the mirror was a constant reminder of Judy Matelski’s battle with breast cancer. When the cancer vigorously returned, she was told she needed a double mastectomy. Body image thoughts consumed her. “I had a hard time finding anyone who would take them off and put something in right away,” Judy shares. But then she found Dr. Matthew Smith.

Dr. Smith is Section Head of Plastic Surgery at Munson Medical Center and Founder of Traverse City’s Great Lakes Plastic Surgery Center. He’s been on the national television show The Doctors, and been trusted by thousands of patients over the past 20 years to perform reconstruc-

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In 2014 Dr. Smith embraced a new technology known as SPY to his practice.

SPY’s specialized camera grants him realtime assessment of blood flow to different tissues of the body. This permits performing breast reconstruction immediately after a mastectomy, allowing women to feel like themselves in just one surgery, with more predictable outcomes.

“The number-one priority is to treat the cancer,” says Dr. Smith. “When a mastectomy is done, breast tissue is removed, and much of the skin is left behind. In the past, it was very subjective to determine if that skin would heal well.

“Now with the SPY we can determine the health of the skin that’s left behind and at that time determine if we can proceed with the reconstruction, or if we need to modify the plan,” explains Dr. Smith.

Before SPY technology there was a 16% chance patients would encounter woundhealing complications, leading to a significant rate of reoperations and additional costs to patients. Now the complication rate is down to only 1 to 2 percent.

“We’ve been able to give women much more hope that they’re going to get back to that body image they had prior to their diagnosis,” says Dr. Smith.

Judy agrees. “People need to know how wonderful he is. I tell everyone!”

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BEAR RIVER HEALTH, BOYNE FALLS How does Bear River Health approach treatment for those with opioid use dependence?

Our clinical and medical teams receive continuous training to be up to date with new opioid and substance use treatment modalities—incorporating the latest education of effects of substances on the brain, the role of past trauma related to usage, and clinical treatments to support clients during and after their residential stay.

Bear River Health (BRH) provides a place of support and empathy for those struggling with any addiction, where clients receive a clinical treatment team made up of therapists, case managers, recovery techs and activity directors to get the best care while in treatment and a detailed aftercare plan to give direction to a client's transition back to daily life. And to support the transition, BRH has recently opened an Outpatient Clinic, which provides a continuum of care through outpatient services consisting of individual and group sessions.

Such counseling encourages continued growth and supports the direction that was initiated in residential care.

Bear River is currently applying for the participation with Opioid Health Home pilot program. It is initially being administered through the State of Michigan and

the Northern Michigan Regional Entity, the local Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan for Medicaid funding of substance use disorder dollars. The Opioid Health Home program is a model of care that will coordinate the health and social needs of clients. The program will utilize a team of health care providers to provide full, wrap-around services. Programming will be designed to address substance use, mental health and other medical conditions that might not otherwise be addressed.

What role does the BRH campus and natural surroundings play in rehabilitation?

All clients have regularly scheduled opportunities to enjoy the northern Michigan surroundings. Clients are connected to many of the beautiful areas of Boyne City, Walloon, Petoskey and Harbor Springs and can enjoy beach outings in the summer, ice-skating in the winter, and walks through trails and parks throughout the year. Other activities have included disc golf outings, orchard visits, and potlucks and open talks with local AA and NA groups. The outings show new environments where clients can feel good, build on the connection with others, and engage in various activities that bring enjoyment without using any substances.

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structured time to reflect or relax from the daily programming, off-campus groups, and outings.

Any treatment breakthroughs your staff notes as being especially effective?

Regular mindfulness courses by a specialized therapist also give an evidencebased tool to manage stress and understand the role of thought recognition related to actions and results.

Tell me a little bit about your aftercare model, and how it's a meaningful part of reducing relapse in opioid addiction: All clients leave BRH with an aftercare plan. The aftercare planning starts from day one. We touch on and make plans for every aspect of ones life including: employment, housing, community, sobriety, supports, mental health, physical health, etc. With a client-driven, well-balanced treatment, outpatient counseling maintains connection to solidify new thinking and life patterns that have been learned.

Bear River Health has also initiated an Alumni Program to allow all graduated clients the ability to stay connected. A summer picnic had close to 100 attendees including clients, families, and members of the medical and clinical teams.

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» GWEN WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES, TRAVERSE CITY How has the approach to treatment evolved at your clinic in recent months?

Northwest Michigan Health Services in Traverse City has adopted a model of integrated medical and behavioral health care.

This is provided under the umbrella of primary care services. We have begun offering Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) using the medication Naloxone (Vivitrol), which reduces cravings and blocks the body’s ability to feel an effect from opioids. Primary care providers—nurse practitioners and physicians—oversee the administration of monthly injections at the health clinic. Our on-site behavioral health therapist also meets with patients in an integrated visit with medical providers, helping to coordinate and assure that the patient is receiving ongoing substance abuse treatment from outside agencies.

Any breakthroughs or treatments your medical professionals are seeing being especially effective?

The integrated approach of providing MAT and behavioral health care within the context of primary care, while connecting

with substance use disorder treatment providers is a model that is proving to be successful. The more that primary care providers can be involved in helping to address the opioid crisis, the more successful we will be in treating it.

What about prevention efforts?

At Northwest Michigan Health Services, we partner with community organizations working on increasing involvement of family members dealing with substance use disorder, disseminating Narcan to reverse overdose, and offer families prescription lockboxes.

Are there specific ways you are able to help uninsured or underinsured people and families battling this addiction?

Northwest Michigan Health Services offers a sliding fee scale that sets fees for services based on family income and size that covers medical, dental and behavioral health care. The sliding fee scale program can also help those who have insurance but are struggling with high co-pays for care.

» COURTNEY WHINNERY, LPC, CAADC, LEAD SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES COUNSELOR TRAVERSE HEALTH CLINIC, TRAVERSE CITY How long has the pilot program Opioid Health Home been in action at Traverse Health Clinic ... and what are some of the most crucial ways your team supports the specific needs of your clients?

The official start date of the Opioid Health Home (OHH) was October 1, 2018. We have 6 providers who are able to prescribe medications (Naltrexone or Buprenorphine/Naloxone) to assist in patients’ recovery from opioid use disorder.

Our integrated or wrap-around approach means literally meeting the patients right where they are and surrounding them with the supports they need to get healthy. We have primary care, counseling, and a peer recovery coach all in one spot—which decreases the patient’s need to coordinate transportation, childcare, time off work, etc. In addition to patient convenience, the collaboration that can happen in the moment has been amazing. As a mental health counselor, I don’t have medical expertise but I can peek out my office door and there are 6 providers and even more nurses who do. From on-the-spot blood pressure checks to questions about medication side effects, patients have been able to get immediate answers and solutions to their problems. And the flip side is also true—a patient in the clinic to see a primary care provider has access to counselors for those moments of panic, anxiety or depression.

What are some of the most effective tools to recovery?

Perhaps the most important link in our recovery program is the peer recovery coach. She is able to connect with patients on a level that puts them immediately at ease. She’s been through what they’re going through so they feel understood and often open up

more freely about their needs. The peer recovery coach is able to then connect the patients to different resources that would help (bus passes, gas cards, peer support meeting suggestions, Hep C testing—the list goes on). She really has the opportunity to bridge the gap that so often exists. Patients are able to call/text or meet with her between office visits. She will often remind them of counseling appointments that would otherwise have been missed, or she helps to motivate them to keep appointments that they may have otherwise chosen to skip.

What message would you like to share, shedding light on efforts behind the scenes to help those with opioid use disorder?

We really can’t reiterate enough that people struggling with opioid addiction are just that—people. They are no different than you or me. They have a chronic illness and need help to recover from it just like we all do when we are sick. Instead of judging them, let’s embrace them, support them, love them and help them.

Addiction is difficult enough to deal with, let’s not impose even more barriers for people to get help.

A common misconception is that using Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is that it is trading one addiction for another.

When the medications are used as prescribed, patients are not getting high and feeding their addictions. I’ve heard multiple patients use the same word to describe how the medications make them feel: normal. The cravings are reduced enough for patients to be able to focus on underlying issues, strengthening their recovery plans, repairing relationships, and working toward life goals.

Essentially, MAT gives patients a chance at living instead of dying.

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Therapy provides those in recovery with new coping techniques to help them avoid high-risk situations, learn new ways to unwind and relax, and recognize and change negative thinking.

Sometimes the alcohol or drugs were used to self-medicate the symptoms of past trauma, depression, anxiety or other behavioral health issue. In nearly every case, the resulting consequences of alcohol and/or drug have damaged the individual’s physical, emotional, financial and familial health.

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“The Pine Rest Traverse City Clinic has long offered these therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and others,” says clinic manager Kristine Wilmoth.

“However, we knew a great many individuals are unable to attend therapy in our clinic due to a variety of reasons such as inability to travel regularly to appointments, no access to transportation, as well as work and family commitments.”

In response to the tremendous need for treatment, Pine Rest has begun to offer therapy for addiction through online video chat similar to Skype or Facetime.

Teletherapy has been proven to be just as effective as traditional in-person therapy. In fact, teletherapy can help address many reasons why individuals might not otherwise be able to attend in person, so that they can get the most from treatment and live a

healthy and productive life. Plus, teletherapy provides additional privacy since the waiting room is avoided.

“In addition to therapy, research has shown that having a peer recovery coach greatly improves recovery success rates,” says Scott Smith, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and the supervisor of Pine Rest’s Addiction Teletherapy program.

Peer recovery coaches use their experiences with personal recovery to offer hope, encouragement and reassurance to the people served.

Much of this support is offered in a coaching or mentoring manner, where the recovery coach cultivates and secures a connection with the person served, while teaching personal responsibility and serving as a mentor and role model on the recovery and wellness process.

“Our local peer recovery coaches have at least two years of recovery and have gone through recovery coach training and certification,” says Smith. “The recovery coach works with individuals to outline and achieve meaningful life goals in sobriety.

The relationship is very rewarding and meaningful for both the individual and the coach.”

All addiction treatments at Pine Rest are evidence-based, which means that over time they have been tested and found to provide predictable outcomes and long-term recovery. Therapy is provided

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Everybody gets wounds, from scratches to lacerations to burns and more. Treating them is big business. Take a walk through the wound care aisle at your local drugstore, and you’ll find an overwhelming multitude of products—and some 4,000 come to market annually.

Enter Dr. Marc Krakow, the medical director of the Advanced Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine at Munson Medical Center. “The region needed a wound care physician-run (center),” he said, for procedures such a skin grafts and to treat more serious wounds. “It only became a thing about 15 years ago.”

While the products on store shelves offer some benefits, Krakow is skeptical at best about some of the more common treatments. “Triple antibiotic is terrible.

Hydrogen peroxide is terrible,” he says.

Instead, he say the best treatment for wounds is to keep them moist while they heal. “The most important thing is to keep it clean and keep it moist. Dermatologists like Vaseline. Wound care specialists like hydrocolloids.” These are gel-forming agents in a wafer of dressing which keep the wound clean and moist.

Also vitally important is providing the proper setting for a person’s body to respond to a wound and heal itself. “We want to get our sugars in control, get the (proper) protein levels. Most of us don’t get enough protein.”

Healing also becomes more difficult when the body’s resources are compromised by age or other conditions. “I don’t see 20-year-olds,” Krakow said. Visitors to the wound center are more typically elderly patients and/or those suffering from obesity,

emphysema, or high blood pressure.

Unfortunately, there are some wounds that do not respond to treatment. For those, Krakow also has a potential solution. As a scuba diver, he was familiar with hyperbaric treatment to treat decompression sickness. It is also ideal for getting additional oxygen into cells to treat and heal wounds.

Krakow said saturating those cells with oxygen when under compression creates new pathways for blood vessels and healing.

The body starts growing new tissues and blood vessels.

“Skin grafts can fail in a day or two.

Hyperbaric treatment has been shown to keep them survivable. The same with a diabetic with a wound that is not healing, or a bone infection if antibiotics don’t work,” says Krakow.

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Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the U.S., trailing only skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 164,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed each year, and about one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.

It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, lagging behind only lung cancer; one in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. Bill Bixby, Frank Zappa, Merv Griffin, and Johnny Ramone are among those who have died from the disease. So yes, it can be deadly. On the other hand, the five-year survival rate is 99 percent, and the ten-year rate is 98 percent; current survivors include Rudy Guiliani and John Kerry.

Enter Donna Hollister, nurse navigator and part of a multi-disciplinary team at the Cowell Family Cancer Center in Traverse City, where teamwork is essential to provid-

ing effective, personalized cancer treatment and support. At the Center, specialists in medical oncology, radiation oncology, urology pathology, genetics and pharmacology as well as nurse practitioners, a research nurse and a nurse navigator such as Hollister gather together as a tumor board to talk about treatment options.

The team is there to treat cancer and ease the journey through diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Kathy LaRaia, the executive director of oncology services at Munson Healthcare, says in addition to critical medical treatments, the center offers life-affirming health and wellness services that treat the whole body and mind to promote healing. “As the community grew people felt we needed this type of facility,” she says.

Treatment options for those diagnosed with prostate cancer include surgery (robotic or open), radiation therapy, brachytherapy (radioactive seed implants) and external

beam. Alternate treatments are cryosurgery and high-intensity focused ultrasound.

Some cancers can be controlled with a combination of medication, diet and exercise, a treatment called active surveillance.

LaRaia notes the addition of specific technology has also improved cancer services at the Cancer Center. That includes a 3T MRI, which is four times more powerful than Munson’s 1.5 MRI machines and provides clarity that previously was unavailable locally. It can be used to diagnose a variety of disorders, from strokes and tumors to aneurysms and others, but it’s especially effective at detecting areas of concern in the prostate.

When the results are fused with real-time ultrasound, practitioners can take biopsies from areas previously identified as suspicious. That has enabled doctors to offer better treatment with fewer side effects.

“It’s much more precise,” says LaRaia. “It’s been a great advantage.”

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Optimized Outcomes The femtosecond laser is the newest technology in cataract surgery with many benefits for the surgeon and patient. The laser allows the surgeon to make more precise incisions than are possible with manual techniques. The laser forms a custom 3D map inside the eye, which means the surgeon can create a treatment plan tailored to the patient’s exact eye. The surgeon can also use the laser to soften the hard cataract, allowing for gentler removal. And perhaps best of all, pairing femtosecond laser technology with the correct lens implant can eliminate the need for glasses after the surgery.

We recently spoke with Dr. Jeff Wentzloff, a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery at Grand Traverse Ophthalmology Clinic (GTOC) in Traverse City, about some of the positive outcomes of using the femtosecond laser: How does cataract surgery performed with the femtosecond laser help achieve better vision post-surgery?

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cornea to correct for astigmatism. The laser allows the cataract surgeon to incorporate as much of the glasses prescription into the eye as possible.

What are some of the biggest reasons patients elect to have their cataract surgery performed with the advanced technology of the femtosecond laser?

Patients are interested in the best possible vision after cataract surgery with the least amount of need for glasses. People recognize the benefit of not needing glasses especially for activities like biking, swimming, and skiing. Patients also like the ability to wear non-prescription sunglasses when spending time outdoors or when driving. People choose femtosecond laser for these reasons even though it is not a covered benefit by Medicare or other insurance plans.

What feedback do you have from patients?

I am particularly impressed with the people who come back to see me years after surgery and still thank me for how well they are seeing. The results are long lasting.

Is femtosecond laser surgery available at all three—TC, Petoskey and Sault Ste. Marie—GTOC locations?

Patients in all three GTOC locations have the option of femtosecond laser. The laser machine is located at Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Traverse City so the procedure itself is done at this location. All pre- and post-operative office visits may be done in any of our office locations.

What excites the team at GTOC the most about the femtosecond laser being a part of the available technology at the clinic?

We at GTOC are proud to be able to offer the latest and greatest technology to our patients. This is the same level of excellent care that is offered in large cities and teaching institutions, and we have the ability to offer it to our patients in Northern Michigan. Better vision and reduced dependency on glasses make for a better quality of life for our patients, and nothing excites us more at GTOC than being able to help others reach their full potential.

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» Munson Expansion

New Care Model for NICU Families

By Emily Tyra

PHOTO BY MICHAEL POEHLMAN

Munson Medical Center is preparing for the hospital’s largest expansion project to date—an $80 million project that will include the construction of a $36 million, 110-foot new Family Birth and Children’s Center. The expansion means Munson can house its maternity services, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric services in one central hub.

Munson’s NICU itself will expand from 2,700 square feet to 15,500 square feet, changing the design from an open-floor unit to private and semi-private rooms. We spoke with Annie Hautala, RNC about how the space paves the way for a new care delivery model in the NICU: Tell me the impact the new space will have on how you care for patients?

What we do now is called family-centered care. As soon as families are ready we show them what their baby’s care is like. And as they get close to going home, they do more and more. Sometimes we have 22 to 24 babies in this 2,700-square-foot area, and there is not space for families to be really close to their baby as much as they would like to be.

With the new model of care, called family integrated care (FIC), we take what we are doing now to the next level. Instead of explaining care, we will be teaching family members to take care of the baby themselves as soon as they are able. When they go home they have been there with the baby around the clock and are confident advocates for their baby.

How does this model of care alleviate stress on the parents and baby?

In the NICU, most of our patients don't expect to be there. It can be scary or even traumatic. With a private and semi-private room environment, it is more welcoming, more homelike, with a view to outside and spaces just to be families. There will be room to lie down and rest, so parents can meet their own needs too.

And there will be better care takeaways. Now we might get a call after a family goes home. They’ll say: “We have fed the baby, she's changed, it’s the middle of night—why is she wide awake?” We can reassure them, oh, after she eats, she just likes to be awake and play. Even this

normal progression of behavior can cause concern after such an unnatural growth and development experience. It can be very hard for families to transition from our highly monitored environment to life outside of the hospital. We hope to ease this transition in the new unit.

What is your role in implementing the new care model?

As the family integrated care lead, I am still on the floor. I need to see firsthand what unique needs and opportunities there are to make the model what it needs to be, living with one foot in each world.

We are building a parent advisory council now, because parent involvement is vital to developing and supporting family integrated care. We have so many amazing families and we couldn't make this better without them. My role is also to coordinate implementation of FIC between NICU, Maternity, and Pediatrics. We are hoping to provide a seamless transition from one service to the next and allow families to be the primary caregivers in each of these areas.

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Tips for Better Heart Health They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But Dr. James Fox, an interventional cardiologist at Traverse Heart and Vascular, knows it takes much more than that. Heart health awareness is at a high. We’re hearing about how to eat right. How to exercise more.

And Dr. Fox has great tips for that. However, he also recommends something you might not expect.

“People who are more prone to a higher stress level—who can’t let go of a problem or issue, who internalize and dwell on those things—tend to have worse health outcomes,” Dr. Fox says.

Studies at an advanced level have shown someone with a “Type-A” personality is prone to have more heart issues with worse outcomes. Therefore, Dr. Fox stresses to his patients the importance of learning not to worry and to be more relaxed. But he acknowledges sometimes that’s easier said than done, as he can’t tell patients specifically how not to stress.

Dr. Fox has been treating Traverse City area patients for more than 15 years. He grew up in a household of medical professionals (his father was also a cardiologist). Because of that, he had an early awareness of cardiac disease.

“One of the things that was very clear and emphasized at an early age was taking care of your own health,” he says. His parents believed in “daily exercise and watching your diet and controlling your weight to the best you could.”

His father transitioned from military care to preventative cardiology around the time that cholesterol was recognized as a cause of coronary artery disease and heart-related complications. It was then that Dr. Fox was exposed to the importance of watching dietary fat intake and cholesterol intake. “Some of my earliest memories are sitting around the dinner table hearing conversations about this,” he says.

Now, over half of Dr. Fox’s patients see him for coronary artery disease. When asked how not to become a patient of his—besides managing your stress levels—his answer is simple: Exercise at least a half hour a day, and try to eat healthily. “Mostly eat fresh,” he recommends. “When you can, eat local. Prep the food yourself when you can.”

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Are there any “superfoods” that are best for your heart? Probably not, Dr. Fox says. “There’s this belief that there are these superfoods, and if you eat a hype amount of a particular type of food it will stave off or prevent the development of diseases. And the data that supports that is really not that strong.”

He continues, “It’s more important for people to recognize that they have to eat more of a balanced diet with an emphasis mostly on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans.”

If you are in your 30s, with a family history of poor heart health or high cholesterol, this is particularly important. Dr. Fox urges these people to start paying attention at an age earlier than you’d probably expect. He says to start thinking of, “What am I going to eat that I’m willing to eat for the rest of my life?”

As people get older (middle age/retirement years), he mentions that a lot of people have loss of muscle mass, leading to loss of strength, balance, and heart health.

“This is the age you need to think about protein intake and exercise,” he says. While it doesn’t need to be exercise in a gym, he suggests activities like chopping wood and carrying things— activities that help your heart rate and make your muscles sore.

He recommends doing this two to three times a week. “Even brief bouts of short moderate-intensity exercise, 10 minutes here or there.

People who do more than about 120 minutes of good stamina-based exercise in a week are probably doing a pretty good job.”

Stamina and balance-focused exercises—such as walking and yoga—that help maintain muscle mass are what he advises for those in their 60s, 70s, and older. “Find something you like to do, and add it to your day,” Dr. Fox says.

So, to sum it up: Exercise frequently. Don’t ignore family heart history. Eat fresh. But don’t stress if your crisper drawer is empty.

Just try again tomorrow!

This story was written in partnership with Shape Up North, a community collaboration dedicated to helping northern Michigan residents benefit from healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle. shapeupnorth.com

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By Courtney Jerome

» Membership Medicine

MDVIP: A Patient’s Perspective

By Shea Petaja

PHOTO BY MICHAEL POEHLMAN

PHILLIP SIEMER, MD (L) & THOMAS LAMMY, MD

It’s 9 a.m. on a Friday morning. I’m in San Diego at a conference for work and I’m having an allergic reaction to a new medicine.

I text Dr. Siemer, my MDVIP doctor, and say, “Please call when you can, I’m in desperate need of help.” He calls immediately and puts me in touch with MDVIP-affiliated physicians in San Diego, gives me the address of the recommended emergency room and suggests meds to help calm the reaction in the meantime. This is modern medicine at its best and it’s available here in Northern Michigan thanks to Dr. Phillip Siemer (Family Medicine) and Dr. Thomas Lammy (Internal Medicine), both primary care doctors in Suttons Bay. “Joining the MDVIP network affords me the valuable time necessary to know my patients well beyond their immediate medical needs so I can manage and anticipate their unique healthcare needs,” says Dr. Siemer.

What is MDVIP? It’s affordable membership-based healthcare that goes beyond concierge medicine services. The network includes more than 900 primary care physicians in 43 states that care for more than 300,000 patients. Since 2000 they have been fine-tuning the patient experience. Both Dr. Siemer and Dr. Lammy participate in ongoing education including functional medicine certification and specialty training. Their combined experience in collaboration with national doctors keep them at the top of the list for healthcare provider, Northern Michigan.

Consider this—the average physician has a patient load of 2,300 or more a year, MDVIP practices are limited to 600 patients or fewer. Medicare patients in MDVIP-affiliated practices were admitted to the hospital 79% less than patients in traditional practices, and commercial patients were in the hospital 72% less often, notes an American Journal of Managed Care study.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

» An annual wellness plan that is a customized comprehensive yearly health assessment, including advanced diagnostic tests and screenings. » Same- or next-day appointments that start on time and last an average of 30 minutes. Physicians are reachable 24/7 by phone. » If patients have an emergent need while traveling, their physician can help arrange care with a local hospital, pharmacy or doctor, which may include another MDVIP-affiliated physician. » Assistance in managing chronic illness.

So, does the extra cost for membership-based care pay off?

According to The Impact of Personalized Preventative Care Model vs. the Conventional Healthcare Model on Patient Satisfaction, The Open Public Health Journal, 2015, 97% of patients in MDVIP-affiliated practices were satisfied with their doctor relationship versus 58% of those in traditional primary care practices.

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»A Step Forward

World’s Smallest Pacemaker

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By Ross Boissoneau

For those diagnosed with a slow or occasional missed heartbeat, a condition known as bradycardia, the treatment of choice has long been a pacemaker. Implanting a device to keep the heart beating strong and steady has become a nearly routine procedure.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.

Enter the Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS). Standard pacemakers generally run about 2 inches by 2½ inches and about a quarter inch thick. Micra is 93 percent smaller than a typical pacemaker, about the size of a large vitamin pill. It was also designed, tested, and approved to be used safely with MRI scanners.

Dr. Daniel Buerkel, electrophysiologist at McLaren Northern Michigan, implanted the

first Micra pacemaker there on December 21, 2017. “Not only is its size advantageous, it’s also leadless,” says Dr. Buerkel. Typical pacemakers have leads that attach to the chambers of the heart; Micra is actually implanted in the heart.

He says the decision as to whether to use the TPS or the standard pacemaker depends on the cause of bradycardia. “It’s for those who only need a single chamber (pacemaker). That’s 5 percent. Most require a dual chamber device,” he says.

But for that 5 percent, the device offers some definite advantages. The surgery to implant it is less invasive. With a lifespan of 12 years, it also lasts longer than the typical pacemaker’s six-to-seven-year average.

Buerkel said that because typical pacemaker

patients are in their 70s, that means they most likely will only need one or two such surgeries in their lifetime. And because of its diminutive size, when it does have to be replaced, the old one is left in the heart and simply switched off.

He says despite the advantages it presents for those who only need a single chamber pacemaker, making it suitable for the majority of those suffering from bradycardia will not be easy. That is where pacemakers with two leads still are preferable. “The next step is two leadless devices that can communicate (with one another). There are still a lot of technology challenges to make it small enough and still communicate, though we are excited about the technological possibilities.”

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By Emily Tyra

When Dr. Lisa Siddall opened her own dental practice in Lake Leelanau 20 years ago, she dedicated herself to oral care techniques that improve the overall quality of life for her patients.

She considers each patient’s medical background, current health conditions, and risk factors to promote total body wellness.

And indeed, a dentist may be the first health care provider to diagnose a health problem in its early stages. Research from the Academy of General Dentistry shows 90 percent of all systemic diseases—diabetes, pancreatic cancer, kidney disease—have oral manifestations. “Early signs can be picked up by looking in the mouth,” says Siddall. “Bleeding gums can be a sign of diabetes. And when gums are bleeding, it’s like having an open sore. Bad bacteria in the mouth can enter the body this way.”

She notes that when people suffer a heart

attack and they find a clot, “often it has oral bacteria in it.”

She’s also helped patients find a link between their nighttime teeth grinding and inability to get adequate oxygen during sleep.

“Sleep apnea, snoring, and sleep disordered breathing can be caused by oral anatomy,” says Siddall. She discovered this when she started doing dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans, which make 3-D images of a patient’s teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways and bone in a single scan.

“We were doing the scans for bone placement for implants,” Siddall says.

“Because we were getting a 3-D picture of the anatomy, we found people who had these worn down teeth and we could see the obstruction that was causing the volume of oxygen to breath to be compromised.

When you are not getting adequate oxygen,

the body goes into a grinding response.

The theory is that you wake yourself up enough to change your jaw positioning.”

To remedy this, Dr. Siddall can make custom oral appliances that naturally open your airway and increase oxygen flow during sleep. The benefits to resolving sleep disorders and associated teeth grinding go on: it can help with migraines, jaw pain and tooth sensitivity caused by enamel loss. “Once you get through the enamel layer, the inner tooth is six times softer, and the teeth begin to shrink and wear down faster.”

And certainly, Dr. Siddall and her team can help with the smile itself. “We rebuild the teeth up to their original height, and can give patients Botox for a mini-facelift around their mouth.”

That makes for confident smiles, and, yes, one more puzzle piece to overall heath.

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In recent years we are being inundated with the idea that the public can purchase systems (usually on-line) that will facilitate self-correction of an orthodontic problem. While this might save money, it could also be dangerous. In fact, it is illegal to practice dentistry without a license – for a reason. In an effort to protect the public, the American Association of Orthodontists is working with the Federal Trade Commission and the Michigan Board of Dentistry to force on-line providers to conform to standards that protect our citizenry. Just like a thumb, unsupervised appliances might be doing harm.

During the last year the AAO has also moved to a more aggressive position in terms of conscientious practitioners being more explicit about the limitations of treating complex orthodontic cases with clear aligners. The association stresses the importance of educating patients as to their role regarding compliance so that the anticipated goals can be achieved. When that does not happen, it could well be that the inferior results provided are not be attributable to the appliance; just like a child’s thumb, it depends largely upon how effectively it is used. And often clear aligners do not have the potential of fixed appliances.

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what would only be achievable with surgery. The young lady shown in this case presented with such a short mandible that she drooled constantly and had a difficult time keeping food in her mouth while chewing. She was fitted with functional appliance (Frankel), which she wore with incredible diligence for four years. That was the only treatment rendered, and it is obvious that she out-grew her skeletal deformity. Commitment like this regularly delivers proof that functional appliances work when they are used appropriately.

There are orthodontists who contend that functional appliances do not work, and there are studies that come to that conclusion. Many of the studies are done at universities, where patients are treated in less than ideal conditions; and some patients can’t adapt well to the commitment necessary to provide the proper environment for success. I have had a few of those. Nonetheless, our feeling is that functional appliances provide a superior form of treatment when all parties involved fulfill their responsibilities.

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Familiar Procedures + New Thinking

PHOTO BY MICHAEL POEHLMAN

By Ross Boissoneau

What’s old can be new again in orthodontic care, according to Dr. William Northway of Northway Orthodontics, where time-tested procedures are used for innovative treatments. “What’s new is an increased application of orthodontics beyond what we’ve known for some time,” Northway says.

That means utilizing and–as necessary– modifying the body’s own resources to correct problems. One exciting example: Rather than simply moving teeth to straighten them out, braces can be used to move teeth to account for missing or malformed teeth.

He cites as an example a young man who was missing his two upper front teeth.

Rather than simply giving him a bridge (either fixed or removable) or to replace those teeth with implants, Northway would

prefer to pull the back teeth forward to fill in the gap.

As the teeth each have a particular job to perform and a shape to fit that job, that also means rebuilding the teeth to assume their new task. This involves modifying the canines to more closely resemble the incisors they are replacing, then doing the same with the premolars that are being moved to replace the canines. “You reshape the canine and pull it downward,” says Northway, who then adds orthodontic resin and/or porcelain as needed, so the tooth looks like and acts like the one it replaced.

Using the body’s own resources is also a treatment possibility for patients with receding gums, which can and often do lead to periodontal disease. One procedure involves surgically repositioning the gum

tissue and pulling it up, then suturing it in place. He says that often does not solve the problem on a permanent basis, especially when the teeth are not situated properly.

But using orthodontics to push the teeth more into the bone can create better stability and at a reduced cost.

Such a procedure can also correct sensitivity engendered by recession that leaves the roots exposed. Northway says, for some people, the sensitivity is so great that they feel a need to keep their lips sealed when it’s cold outside.

When asked, “What’s new in orthodontics?” Dr. Northway responds that there are things that are considered new, like invisible aligners and fancy diagnostic tools, but “for me, the newness in orthodontics is generated in vastly improved treatment response.”

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TEXT BY TIM TEBEAU | PHOTOS BY DAVE WEIDNER

TACO STOPS MAMA LU’S 149 EAST FRONT STREET, TRAVERSE CITY | 231.943.2793 A snow-packed sidewalk relents to the sensory rodeo inside Mama Lu’s. A bright green pyramid of limes sacrifices its layers to a busy citrus press squeezing out the sweet acid base for margaritas and guacamole.

Servers elbow by with bright platters of charred corn wheels slathered in spicy lime aioli and cotija cheese and bowls of snapping hot pork rinds with pineapple habanero sauce. These spicy street snacks are good for soaking up the first few sips of mezcal while hungry patrons packing the tightly spaced two-tops await the main event: tacos. Synthesizing classic French culinary training with summers spent in his grandmother’s Las Cruces kitchen, Chef John Larson and his team execute taco art at its Platonic pinnacle.

A taco pescado of crispy fried lake perch is layered with crunchy orange jicama slaw, fresh mint, hot sauce and cooling avocado crema while the taco vegetal stages nutty roasted cauliflower over white bean hummus with a fiery floral dash of chile hibiscus sauce and a bright purple beet chip. Read on this month as we troll the North for a winter taco fix.

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John Larson graduated from New York’s French Culinary Institute and cooked in border towns like Tucson and San Diego between visits to his Mexican grandmother in Las Cruces. John and his wife, Adrienne, a Suttons Bay native, saw opportunity for an innovative “modern day taco shop,” and launched Mama Lu’s in 2016. We sit down with John to talk taco fundamentals and upping our guacamole game.

Help us make the leap from French technique to tacos?

The tortilla stands in for the white plate and we follow a creative stream of consciousness approach to envision how the fatty component, crunchy component, acid, salt and heat come together using Mexican ingredients. Basically it’s a refined idea reimagined as poor man’s street food.

DAVE WEIDNER

Ok, now build us a Mama Lu’s taco.

It has to start with a fresh tortilla. We lay down a sauce on the shell, something with a fatty base like crema or aioli. Then we’ll add meat like braised short rib or pork belly, a crispy garnish like a fried carrot or beet chip, some sort of pickle for acid and finish with a fresh herb.

Taco blueprint, check. Let’s move on to next-level guacamole.

Fresh lime juice is essential. You want avocados that are firm but with a slight suppleness so they can be be cubed and still hold their texture. We use white onion because it’s sweeter and fresh jalapeno, both in a brunoise dice. Add salt to taste and finish with a citrusy, fruit-forward olive oil.

ON THE ROAD

From fried chicken and kimchi creations to straight up streetstyle carnitas, feed your need in the North’s A-list taquerias.

TAQUERIA TC LATINO 2749 WEST SILVER LAKE ROAD, TRAVERSE CITY | 231.421.8388 SPANGLISH 1333 YELLOW DRIVE, TRAVERSE CITY | 231.943.1453 HAPPY’S TACO SHOP 1 BOYNE MOUNTAIN ROAD, BOYNE FALLS | 231.330.9408 JOSÉ’S 309 PETOSKEY STREET, PETOSKEY | 231.348.3299

Traverse food and drinks editor Tim Tebeau writes from Petoskey. dining@traversemagazine.com.

Dave Weidner is a freelance photographer based in Traverse City. dweidnerphoto@gmail.com.

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Restaurant Guide BLD: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner BAR: Alcohol served. $: Entrées under $10 $$: $10–20 $$$: Above $20 Water view

Stafford’s Bay View Inn Gracious 1886 inn with big veranda, glorious gardens and bay view, American fare. Sun. brunch. BLD • $$-$$$ 2011 WOODLAND, PETOSKEY, 231347.2771 Stafford’s Perry Hotel Circa-1899 hotel with wraparound front porch and killer views of Little Traverse Bay. LD

Beards Brewery Pizza, burgers, salads, wings and culinary surprises including pho. LD • BAR $$ 215 E LAKE ST. PETOSKEY,

Kelsey B’s Lakeside Food & Spirits Dine on burgers, steaks and fish and soak up the Lake Charlevoix views.

Stafford’s Pier Regional cuisine. Pointer Room—fresh seafood. LD • BAR • $$ Dudley’s Deck—LD • BAR • $$ Chart Room—D • BAR • $$ 102 BAY ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.6201

Rowe Inn A unique fresh and from-scratch dining experience that has stood the test of time. D • BAR •$$$ 6303 E. JORDAN

Tap30 Pourhouse Inventive sliders, award-winning chili, Frito pie and more along with 30 beers on tap. LD • BAR • $

422 E MITCHELL ST., PETOSKEY, 231.881.9572

Thai Orchid Cuisine Outstandingly fresh and authentic noodles, curries and composed salads. LD • $-$$ 433 E. MITCHELL

ST., PETOSKEY, 231.487.9900

Vernales Restaurant Chop house, sports bar and wine bar with patio dining. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 3018 M119, HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.242.4777

SPRING ST., PETOSKEY, 231.347.1440

Vintage Chophouse/Wine Bar All-American steakhouse flavored with retro sophistication. LD • BAR • $-$$$ INN AT BAY HARBOR RENAISSANCE LAKE MICHIGAN GOLF RESORT, 3600 VILLAGE HARBOR DR., BAY HARBOR, 231.439.4051

231.753.2221

The Bistro Saucer-sized homemade pancakes, comfort food.

BL • $ 1900 US 31., PETOSKEY, 231.347.5583

Chandler’s Art-filled eatery’s upscale menu. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 215 HOWARD ST., PETOSKEY, BELOW SYMONS GENERAL STORE, 231.347.2981

City Park Grill Scratch cuisine, wood grill, hand-cut steaks, pastas, fresh whitefish. LD • BAR • $$ 432 E. LAKE, PETOSKEY, 231.347.0101

Cormack’s Deli Fabulous sandwiches, soups and bbq, open Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. BL • $ 2569 CHARLEVOIX AVE., PETOSKEY, 231.347.7570

Duffy’s Garage and Grille Pasta, burgers, inventive pizzas. LD • BAR • $$ 317 E LAKE ST., PETOSKEY, 231.348.3663

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Huron Street Pub & Grill Classic pub food. LD BAR $-$$ 7304 MAIN ST, MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.8255

Smokey Jose’s Water-side restaurant where BBQ and bourbon meet tacos & tequila. LD BAR $-$$ 7263 MAIN STREET MACKINAC ISLAND, 906.847.0466

Julienne Tomatoes Fresh sandwiches, comfort food, and homemade pastries. BL • $ 421 HOWARD ST., PETOSKEY, 231.439.9250

Mitchell Street Pub and Café Classic pub with fresh peanuts, fantastic nachos, Maurice salad, patty melts. LD • BAR •

BELLAIRE/BOYNE/WALLOON

Barrel Back Smoked pork tacos, chopped salads, gourmet pizza and pasta, grilled beef tenderloin and more. LD • BAR $-$$$ 04069 M75, WALLOON LAKE, 231.535.6000

Boyne Mountain Resort Everett’s Restaurant & Lounge— Elegantly prepared fish and game dishes. BLD • BAR • $-$$$; Eriksen’s—Stunning view of the slopes and menu with Austrian and German touches. BLD • BAR • $-$$; Forty Acre Tavern—American pub fare with an extensive beer list. LD • BAR • $-$$ ONE BOYNE MOUNTAIN RD., BOYNE FALLS. 844.732.6875

The Pelican’s Nest Gourmet burgers, smoked ribs, sandwiches, salads homemade desserts. D BAR $-$$ 5085 SHANTY CREEK RD, BELLAIRE, 231.533.9000

Red Mesa Grill Colorful decor and creative Latin American cuisine with Costa Rican and Argentinean influences punctuate this lively spot. LD • BAR • $$ 117 WATER ST., BOYNE CITY,

SPRINGS, 231. 526.1904

LD • BAR • $ 121 N. BRIDGE ST., BELLAIRE, 231.533.6622

Odawa Casino Resort Sage—Sumptuous fine dining with curried grilled lamb loin, salmon saltimbocca, seared scallops and an extensive wine list. D, SUN. BRUNCH • BAR •

Walloon Lake Inn Exceptional culinary skills play out in a newly renovated, century-old pine-paneled lakeside lodge. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 4178 WEST ST., WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE,

$ 145 E. MAIN ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.242.4546

Pierson's Grille & Spirits Ribs, whitefish, pizza, burgers and other staples of life. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 130 STATE ST., HARBOR SPRINGS, 231.526.2967 new Pour Public House Charcuterie, gourmet sandwiches, salads, soups, bruschetta. LD • BAR $-$$ 422 E MITCHELL ST.,

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Stafford’s Weathervane Local fish, seafood and regional cuisine in a Hobbit-style Earl Young stone structure with massive fireplace overlooking the Pine River Channel.

LD • BAR • $$ 106 PINE RIVER LN., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.4311

Terry’s Place Small white-tablecloth eatery with a high tin ceiling. Try the perch or filet mignon. Mouthwatering. D • BAR • $$ 112 ANTRIM ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.2799

ELK RAPIDS

Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen Every day’s Mardi Gras at this festive spot, where Cajun, Creole, seafood, sandwiches and big brunches accompany lively sounds of Zydeco, jazz and blues. LD • BAR • $-$$ 617 AMES, ELK RAPIDS, 231.264.0530 Siren Hall Sup on classics such as short ribs, steak frites, fresh-off-the-plane fruits de mer and homey sides like risotto “tots” and bleu cheese green beans. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 151 RIVER ST., ELK RAPIDS, 231. 264.6062

LEELANAU COUNTY

Art’s Tavern Burgers, whitefish, steaks, Mexican and pizza. Smelt year-round at this legendary watering hole.

BLD • BAR • $-$$ 6487 W. WESTERN AVE., GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.3754

Boone’s Prime Time Pub Seafood, steaks and burgers.

New York Restaurant Looks like the East Coast, tastes like heaven. D • BAR • $$-$$$ CORNER OF STATE AND BAY, HARBOR

The Paper Station Fresh, relaxed and inventive foods. BLD •

Scovie’s Gourmet Deli & Bake Shop Fresh salads, sandwiches, soups and baked goods star here. Dinner is bistrostyle comfort food. LD • $-$$ 111 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX,

(M-88), BELLAIRE, 800.678.4111

231.582.0049

LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 321 BAY ST., PETOSKEY, 231.348.3321

RD., ELLSWORTH, 231.588.7351

MANITOU, GLEN ARBOR, 231.334.6444

Short’s Brewing Co. Sip Joe Short’s fabulous brew, and dine from the deli menu in a renovated hardware store.

Palette Bistro Little Traverse Bay views with casual upscale dining, outdoor seating and evolving seasonal menu. Wine bar, weekend brunch and popular happy hour.

LD • BAR • $-$$ 230 FERRY AVE., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.2960

Café Santé Beside Lake Charlevoix featuring bistro classics. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 1 WATER ST., BOYNE CITY, 231.582.8800 Shanty Creek Resort Lakeview—Innovative regional cuisine at Shanty Creek Resort with a view of Lake Bellaire.

Breakfast, lunch & dinner. The River Bistro—Breakfast buffet, sandwiches, pizzas and 45 regional beers on tap; Arnie’s at the Summit—Breakfast, Lunch, (spring-fall) Ivan’s Mountainside Gril—Schuss Village-Pub food. BLD • BAR 1 SHANTY CREEK RD.

$-$$ 426 E. MITCHELL ST., PETOSKEY, 231. 347.1801

$$-$$$ 1760 LEARS RD., PETOSKEY, 877.442.6464

BAR • $$–$$$ 307 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.547.7450

• BAR • $$–$$$ CORNER OF BAY & LEWIS, PETOSKEY, 231.347.4000

Villa Ristorante Italiano Authentic handmade pasta, osso bucco and hand-rolled cannoli star. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 887

PETOSKEY/HARBOR SPRINGS/ CROSS VILLAGE/PELLSTON/ BAY HARBOR/MACKINAC ISLAND

East Park Tavern French-influenced American cuisine featuring prime rib, John Cross Whitefish and specialty cocktails at the Quay Restaurant and Terrace Bar in Charlevoix. LD •

231.535.2999

The Bluebird Specialties: cinnamon rolls, whitefish, seafood, steak, pasta, creative ethnic feasts during the offseason. Sun. brunch. LD • BAR $$ 102 E. RIVER ST., LELAND,

231.256.9081

Boone Dock’s Shrimp, burgers, steaks. LD • BAR • $$ 5858

LD • BAR • $$ 102 ST. JOSEPH, SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.6688

Big Cat Brewing Company Great comfort food including pot roast, perch and Southern-fried chicken, but now with house-brewed beer. BLD • BAR • $-$$ 8699 S. GOOD HARBOR TR., CEDAR, 231.228.2282

Funistrada Casual trattoria features Italian specialties such as veal saltimbocca and lasagna. D • BAR • $$ 4566 MCFARLANE, MAPLE CITY/BURDICKVILLE, 231.334.3900

Garage Bar & Grill BBQ & bar eats. LD • BAR • $-$$ 108 S WAUKAZOO ST., NORTHPORT, 231.386. 5511

Joe’s Friendly Tavern Whitefish, burgers, sandwiches, chili and soup. BLD • BAR • $$ 11015 FRONT ST., EMPIRE, 231.326.5506

Knot Just a Bar

Fish and burgers. LD • BAR • $-$$ 5019

BAY SHORE DR. (M-22), OMENA, 231.386.7393

CHARLEVOIX/CENTRAL LAKE/ ELLSWORTH/EAST JORDAN

The Cantina Authentic Mexican in Van Pelt Alley behind Bridge Street. LD • BAR • $-$$ 101 VAN PELT PLACE, CHARLEV-

La Bécasse Part the heavy velvet curtains and find a Provençal paradise. D • BAR • $$-$$$ C-675 & C-616, BURDICKVILLE,

231.334.3944

Leland Lodge Bogeys— BLD • BAR • $-$$ 565 PEARL ST., LELAND,

OIX, 231.437.3612

231.256.9848

That French Place Authentic French creperie and ice cream shop. BLD • $ 212 BRIDGE ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.6037

Little Traverse Inn Old World gastro pub highlights the food and beer of the British Isles. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 149

Bridge Street Taproom Michigan craft brews, beerfriendly small plates, local charcuterie and bird’s-eye views of the yacht traffic on Round Lake. LD • BAR • $-$$ 202 BRIDGE

$ 497 E HARBOR HWY., MAPLE CITY, 231.228.6422

ST., CHARLEVOIX, 231.437.3466

E. HARBOR HWY., MAPLE CITY. 231. 228.2560

Market 22 Deli, pizza, bakery. Eat in or take out. BLD • BAR •

restaurant guide | dining Martha’s Leelanau Table A European-style cafe with an emphasis on scratch regional cuisine. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 413

Mackinaw Brewing Co. House-smoked meats, several styles of beers, tasty char-burgers, fish and ribs. LD • BAR •

N. ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.2344

$$ 161 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 933.1100

North Country Grill & Pub (Whitefish, prime rib, and yellow belly perch) , fried pickles, Phillys and Cubans. LD • BAR • $$

Mama Lu’s Modern Day Taco Shop Fresh tortillas with a mix of traditional and modern ingredients at this hip, fun taqueria and bar. LD • BAR • $$ 149 E FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

420 ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.271.5000

Pegtown Station Pizza, subs, burgers, sandwiches, salads and breakfast. BL • $ 8654 S MAPLE CITY RD., MAPLE CITY, 231.228.6692

Streetside Grille Seafood, burgers, pasta, flatbread pizzas, great beer list and more. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 111 N. ST. JOSEPH ST., SUTTONS BAY, 231.866.4199

Tucker’s of Northport Bistro-style casual fine dining.

Meet. Dine. Bowl. LD • BAR • $-$$ 116 WAUKAZOO, NORTHPORT, 231.386.1061

231.943.2793

Boathouse Restaurant Casually elegant spot with great steaks, seafood, large local wine selection. Sunday brunch. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 14039 PENINSULA DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.4030

Jolly Pumpkin Wood-fired steaks, fresh fish, and artisan pizzas along with fresh ales crafted on site. LD • BAR • $$ 13512 PENINSULA DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.223.4333

TRAVERSE CITY—DOWNTOWN

Alliance James Beard-nominee Pete Peterson teams with up-and-coming chef James Bloomfield at this Warehouse District bistro. LD • BAR • $-$$ 144 HALL ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

231.642.5545

Amical Friendly French bistro with a bay view, fireplace and street patio. Prix fixe menu from 4–5:30pm. Sun. brunch.

LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 229 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.8888

Bay Bread Company Artisan breads, sandwiches, salads, soups. BLD • $ 601 RANDOLPH ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.8022 Bistro Fou Fou Chef Guillaume Hazaël-Massieux also of La Bécasse in Maple City brings his country French cooking downtown. LD • $$-$$$ 118 CASS ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.6583

Blue Heron 2 Local ingredients used in homemade bread and soup and other scratch dishes like roasted vegetable breakfast bowl. BL • $ 408 UNION ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

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Bubba’s Burgers, chimis, salads, tacos. BLD • BAR • $ 428 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.995.0570

The Cooks’ House Sustainable local cuisine with a French sensibility. LD • $$-$$$ 115 WELLINGTON ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

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Mode’s Bum Steer Classic steak and burger house. LD •

The Filling Station Microbrewery Thin-crusted woodfired flatbreads and flavorful house brews. LD • BAR • $-$$

BAR • $$ 125 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.9832

North Peak Brewing Co. Wood-fired pizzas, seafood, sandwiches. LD • BAR • $$ 400 W. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.7325 237 LAKE AVE., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.9645

Poppycock’s Fresh seafood, pasta, unique sandwiches and salads, including vegetarian specialties and award-winning desserts. LD • BAR • $-$$ 128. E. FRONT ST. TRAVERSE CITY, 231.941.7632

Red Ginger Wrap yourself in fresh-sleek surroundings and the spicy-exotic flavors of Asia. D • BAR • $-$$$ 237 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1733

Scalawags Whitefish and Chips A new location for ultrafresh Great Lakes fish fry. LD • $ 303 E. STATE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.933.8700

TRAVERSE CITY, 231.944.1228

Georgina’s Asian and Latin taqueria. LD • $ 236 E. FRONT STREET, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.1555

Grand Traverse Pie Co. Exceptional cream and fruit pies, soups, salads and quiche. BL • $ 525 W. FRONT ST. AND 101 N. PARK ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.7437

Harvest Hip Asian and Latin influenced menu. LD • BAR • $ 127 UNION ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.486.6037

Little Bohemia Famous Olive Burger featured on Food Network. Full menu. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 540 W. FRONT ST.,

TRAVERSE CITY 231.421.118

Sauce at Incredible Mo’s Artisan pizza, pasta, salad in a kid-friendly atmosphere. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1355 SILVER LAKE CROSSINGS BLVD, GRAWN, 231.944.1355

TRAVERSE CITY–WEST

Apache Trout Grill Rough-hewn eatery affords a great bay view along with ribs, steak, pasta and salad.

LD • BAR • $$ 13671 S. WEST BAY SHORE DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.7079

Harrington’s By the Bay Sunday brunch, seafood, steaks, burgers, sandwiches—with a bay view. BLD • BAR

PepeNero From-scratch southern Italian cuisine. LD • BAR • $$ 700 COTTAGEVIEW DR., STE. 30, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.1960

Sorellina Authentic Italian pasta, zuppa and insalate. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 250 E. FRONT STREET, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.5912

Taproot Cider House Brick oven pizza, great salads, inventive entrees paired with hard cider, microbrews, wine and spirits. LD • BAR • $-$$ 300 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.943.2500

The Towne Plaza Eclectic American cuisine focusing on local ingredients. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 202 E. CASS ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.929.0900

Warehouse Kitchen & Cork Seasonally inspired farmto-fork restaurant inside Hotel Indigo. BLD • BAR • $-$$$ 263 WEST GRANDVIEW PARKWAY, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.0500

Red Spire Brunch House Classic American fare breakfast and lunch all day. BL • $$ 800 COTTAGEVIEW DR., STE. 30,

TRAVERSE CITY, 231.252.4648

Sleder’s Family Tavern Bar fare and entertainment under the original tin ceiling in one of Michigan’s oldest saloons.

Kiss Randolph the moose before you leave. LD • BAR • $-$$

717 RANDOLPH ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.947.9213

Trattoria Stella Hip locally sourced fare with an Italian accent. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 1200 W. ELEVENTH, TRAVERSE CITY,

231.929.8989

Tuscan Bistro Great patio, marina delivery and Mickey Cannon’s fresh bistro eats with Cajun and Italian influences.

BLD • BAR • $-$$ 12930 S. WEST BAY SHORE DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.922.7795

TRAVERSE CITY–EAST

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Aerie—16th-floor panorama of East Bay and regional fine dining. D • BAR • $$$$$ Sweetwater American Bistro—BLD • $$ U.S. 31 N., ACME, 231.534.6000

McGee’s No. 72 Gourmet burgers, fries, pizza and other sophisticated bar food. D • BAR • $$ 4341 M72 E., TRAVERSE Red Mesa Grill Colorful spot with a fireplace, flights of tequila and Latin American cuisine. LD • BAR • $-$$ 1544 US31, TRAVERSE

Frenchies Famous Three tables and carryout, offers superb hot sandwiches and espresso drinks. BL • $ 619 RANDOLPH ST.,

new Raduno Neighborhood deli featuring homemade pasta, sausages, charcuterie and salads. LD • $-$$ 545 E EIGHTH ST.,

TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.5912

Firefly Sushi, steaks and burgers. BL • $-$$ 310 S. CASS ST.,

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642 RAILROAD PLACE, TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.8168

• $-$$$ 13890 SOUTH WEST BAY SHORE DR., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.421.9393

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The Franklin Flatbread, salads, lamb and beef burgers, bistro dinners. LD • BAR • $-$$ 160 E. FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

Common Good Bakery Handmade pastries, bread, croissants, breakfasts, soups, sandwiches.. BL • $ 537 W 14TH

Slate Prime cuts of beef and the freshest seafood with inspired toppings and sides. D • BAR • $$$ 250 E. FRONT STREET,

231.946.8700 TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.1310

231.946.3991

Centre Street Café Fine and flavorful sammies. Saturday brunch 10:30am-6pm. Mon.-Fri. Open 10am-3pm. Closed Sunday. BL • $ 1125 CENTRE ST., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.946.5872

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Blue Tractor Cook Shop An Old Town favorite with fromscratch farmer food. LD • BAR • $-$$ 423 UNION ST., TRAVERSE

Boone’s Long Lake Inn Steaks, prime rib, seafood, daily specials. D • BAR • $$ 7208 SECOR RD., TRAVERSE CITY,

Minerva’s In the historic Park Place Hotel. Italian-American menu, elaborate Sun. brunch. BLD • BAR • $$ 300 E. STATE ST.,

Patisserie Amie French bakery and bistro. BAR • LD • $-$$$

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new West End Tavern Craft cocktails, wood-roasted chicken and more elevated pub fare served up beside West Bay. LD • BAR • $$ 12719 SOUTH WEST BAYSHORE DR., TRAVERSE

CITY, 231.943.2922

FRANKFORT/ELBERTA/ ONEKAMA/BEULAH

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The Fusion Asian delights like fiery curries and lettuce wraps (plus creative cocktails). BLD • $–$$ 300 MAIN ST.,

Smoke and Porter Public House A new American smokehouse where farm-to-table and whole beast butchery meet the fire pits. LD • BAR • $-$$$ 1752 US31, TRAVERSE CITY,

Lucky Dog Bar & Grill Fire-grilled brats, tacos, burgers, smoked wings, craft beer, wine, liquor. LD • BAR • $-$$ 223 S.

FRANKFORT, 231.352.4114

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Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel Bourbons 72—Seafood, prime rib and more. D • BAR • $-$$$ 7741 M-72, WILLIAMSBURG,

Stormcloud Brewing Brewing Belgian-inspired ales to pair with inventive, smart bistro fare. LD • BAR • $-$$ 303 MAIN ST.,

231.534.8888

FRANKFORT, 231.352.0118

Thai Café Eat in or take out authentic Thai cuisine in a cafe atmosphere. LD • $-$$ 1219 E FRONT ST., TRAVERSE CITY,

Yellow Dog Café Fabulous coffee, sandwiches, baked goods. LD $ 4850 MAIN ST, ONEKAMA, 231.508.5008

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The Soup Cup, a MicroSouperie Homemade soups, grilled cheese, Belgian fries. L • $ 718 MUNSON AVE., TRAVERSE CITY, 231.932.7687

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winter warmers | drinks

HOT COCKTAILS

BY TIM TEBEAU

Staring down his second full winter in the North as Pour Kitchen & Bar's cocktail guru, Louisiana native Jonas Sevin is battling the Petoskey cold the best way he knows how: with hot toddies and cutting-edge coffee drinks. Jonas shares recipes for two of his latest creations and offers wisdom for building up your winter bar arsenal.

Sevin takes a culinary approach to cocktail creation wherein drinks orbit a balance of salt, acid, heat and sweet. His coffee drink drives out the chill with smoked rye whiskey and spicy cayenne while a riff on the classic hot toddy uses allspice-infused syrup.

Traverse food and drinks editor Tim Tebeau writes from Petoskey. dining@traversemagazine.com. Dave Weidner is a freelance photographer based in Traverse City. dweidnerphoto@gmail.com.

WINTER BAR CART

Pour Kitchen & Bar’s Jonas Sevin shares some essential kit for après-ski swilling in the comfort of your own chalet.

TOOLS A crock pot is essential for mulled cider and hot batch cocktails while single serving cocktails can take on a smoky dose of campfire essence with a smoking gun and glass dome.

GLASSWARE Keep snifters on hand to enable a splash of cognac or small batch bourbon and clear glass footed mugs for toddies and spiked coffee drinks.

SYRUPS & LIQUEURS Jonas likes an arsenal of homemade spice-infused simple syrups, Creme de Cacao, bitters, of course, and chileinfused liqueurs like Ancho Reyes to add some heat.

SPIRITS It’s brown liquor season so make sure your cabinet is stocked with bourbon, rye, scotch, dark rum and brandy.

DAVE WEIDNER

CAMPFIRE COFFEE FOR THE S’MORE GARNISH

FOR THE COCKTAIL

I N G R E D I E N TS 1 graham cracker square 2 squares milk chocolate 1 marshmallow

IN G RED IENTS 2 ounces High West Campfire Whiskey O ounce Creme de Cacao 1 ounce brewed coffee

pinch of Himalayan salt

whipped cream

cayenne pepper

M E T H OD

Stack chocolate and marshmallow on graham cracker and toast the marshmallow using a small kitchen torch.

METHOD In a pre-heated glass coffee mug, combine whiskey, Creme de Cacao, coffee and salt. Stir and garnish with whipped cream topped with a sprinkle of cayenne pepper. Serve s’more garnish on top.

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Sturgeon River Preserve PHOTO COURTESY HEADWATERS LAND CONSERVANCY

Take a winter hike at Sturgeon River Preserve and you’ll be sharing those 40 acres with other frequent guests—elk, bear, grouse, fox, turkey, bobcat—plus over 126 species of plants. The J.A. Woollam Foundation donated the property to HeadWaters Land Conservancy in 2011 and it has been admired, photographed, walked, and loved ever since.

The Conservancy is in the midst of an ambitious access project, building a boardwalk to the river so nature lovers, young and old, utilizing strollers, wheelchairs or canes, have the same opportunity to be in the heart of the cedars, next to the splashing, sparkling waters.

Visit HEADWATERSCONSERVANCY.ORG or call 989-731-0573 for directions to the preserve and to learn about the Conservancy’s work in the 11 counties of northeast Michigan.

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