USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Best Beaches in Michigan Road Trip
USA Today’s 2024 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards were recently announced, and although it’s tough to choose a favorite beach in Michigan, the top 10 are well-deserving of the honor. Here’s the catch: Visit all [...]
Strategies for Weekend Warriors: Have a Great Time Camping on a Short Schedule
With school and work schedules, not to mention all the other activities going on during the week regardless of the season, it’s no wonder many folks decide that the sacred days of Friday, Saturday, and [...]
Packing Essentials for Your Next RV Trip
Camping season is here again! Whether this is your first season RVing or your twentieth, it’s a good idea to think carefully about what you’re packing. We won’t get into how to pack these items; [...]
Northwest Walking Tour: Petoskey, Michigan
Distance: Less than a mile Time: Completely up to you If you enjoy history and historical beauty, look no further than Petoskey. Many of the buildings, both business and residential, were constructed from the 1870s [...]
Favorite Michigan Destinations
As with visiting any state in the U.S., there are a lot of places worth visiting. It’s impossible to fit it all in. Michigan is unique in that it has two independent land masses, connected [...]
Biking the Kal-Haven Trail
Southwest Michigan has a lot going for it: beaches, blueberries, wineries, antique shopping, gorgeous views. It’s easy to be entertained and amused yet impossible to see everything. If you like being outside, however, don’t pass [...]
Upper Peninsula Walking Tour: Marquette
Distance: 5.2 miles Walking time: 1 hour, 54 minutes Driving time: 16 minutes Marquette, also known as Queen City, is the largest city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but only the fifty-fourth most populous city in [...]
Michigan Destination Recommendations from the MARVAC Staff
Are you looking for ideas of what to do and where to go this year? Staff members at the MARVAC home office enjoy traveling through Michigan and visiting its many destinations just as much as [...]
Showcasing the DNR: The power of $2 – campers and boaters help bring innovations to life
Photo: Hammock camping has been available at Port Crescent State Park in Huron County for the past few years. Courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources. By HEATHER JOHNSON DUROCHER Trails and resources writer [...]
Get Your RV Ready This Spring
Sunny days. Chirping birds. Melting snow. Warmer breezes. There are a lot of reasons to celebrate the coming of spring. Apart from the changes in the weather and wildlife, spring means it’s time to wake [...]