Michigan vacationers making Up North travel arrangements for the month of August can find a wealth of trip planning advice at DestinationNorthernMichigan.com, an Up North travel guide published by Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine.
"DestinationNorthernMichigan.com is a great Up North travel guide," says Lynda Twardowski, travel editor at Traverse Magazine. "We've been writing about Northern Michigan travel for more than 27 years. So whether you live Up North or vacation Up North, you can trust us to provide insightful, in-depth information to help you plan your day trips and overnight stays." By clicking through the interactive pages, readers can access travel guides and maps for seven Northern Michigan regions, with insider tips for dining, shopping, sight-seeing and other vacation activities.
Since Memorial Day weekend, DestinationNorthernMichigan.com has received more than 17,700 unique visitors. Travelers can access this information for free at DestinationNorthernMichigan.com. More than 5,000 printed copies of the Destination Northern Michigan guidebook are available at hotels across Northern Michigan for visiting guests. The guidebooks are also available for purchase at bookstores statewide and through Traverse Magazine at (231) 941-8174.
Vacation & Day Trip Ideas at DestinationNorthernMichigan.com:
Benzie & the West Shore: Lake Michigan sailing, Benzonia art, Ludington State Park, guides to Pentwater, Manistee and Frankfort, and more.
Charlevoix & the Chain of Lakes: Castle Farms, kayaking the Lower Chain, guides to Charlevoix, Elk Rapids and Beaver Island, and more.
Gaylord & Grayling: Michigan's Golf Mecca, Harwick Pines State Park, Gaylord, Kalkaska, the Au Sable River, the Manistee River, fishing, snowmobiling, canoeing, pontoon rentals, and more.
Grand Traverse: Dennos Museum, wine country, baseball games, Interlochen Center for the Arts, canoe the Boardman River, kiteboarding and parasailing on Grand Traverse Bay, farmers markets, beaches, gourmet dining, and more.
Leelanau: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, wine country, kayak the Crystal River, ferry rides to the Manitou Islands, beaches, shopping, guides to Northport and Suttons Bay, and more.
Little Traverse: Pontoon the Inland Waterway, kayak Little Traverse Bay, the beach at Sturgeon Bay, shopping in Bay Harbor, Harbor Springs and Petoskey, and more.
Mackinac Straits: Tour Mackinac Island, kayak Les Cheneaux islands, bike Bois Blanc, shop Mackinaw City, and more.
Destination Northern Michigan, produced by the same award-winning editorial team as Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine, is a guide to the sights and activities that make Up North travel memorable. Destination Northern Michigan takes travelers across the north--from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron, Mackinac Island to the Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Tunnel of Trees to downtown Traverse City. Along the way we introduce vacationers to Northern Michigan's festivals and guide them to great restaurants. Our online edition links to the places and products that make Northern Michigan so special. Get Up North in a click by visiting DestinationNorthernMichigan.com.
About Prism Publications, Inc.
Prism Publications Inc., founded in 1981 by Deborah Wyatt Fellows, publishes Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine, Northern Home & Cottage, and Destination Northern Michigan, a Northern Michigan travel guide, in addition to Filmgoer and several other print and online publications. Traverse and its staff have won more than a dozen national and international awards for excellence, including most recently a 2007 silver award for general excellence from the City and Regional Magazine Association. Prism has also published Reflections of a Life Up North, a coffee-table book of stunning photography from Traverse paired with a collection of Fellows' columns, which was reprinted in July 2007. Prism Publications is also a proud sponsor of the Traverse City Epicurean Classic in September 2007 and the Novi Log & Timber Show in October 2007, as well as the National Cherry Festival's Cherries D'Vine event in July 2007. The privately held company is headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan.
