Michigan Dreaming

Newlyweds Noah and Allison Dobos take the wheel of the tall ship Manitou on an evening cruise around Grand Traverse Bay. Sailing on a tall ship was voted by readers as No. 3 on the Bridge Michigan summer bucket list. (Photo: Scott Harmsen/courtesy of Bridge Michigan)

Michigan Dreaming: Cruising on a tall ship

There are a handful of traditional sailing vessels that depart from the shores of Michigan. These boats are wind-powered and look like relics of the past.

Emma Henneberry, of Mt. Clemens, Michigan holds a puppy as Laura Neese, 28, of Newberry hands a puppy to Booker Henneberry, of Mt. Clemens at MI Dog Summer Sled Dog Center in Newberry on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Photo: Josh Boland / Bridge Michigan).

Michigan Dreaming: Chillin’ with sled dogs in the summer

Laura Herberg | Bridge Michigan

In the summer, in the Upper Peninsula, there’s a place where you’ll find sled dogs running around. Bridge Michigan's "Michigan Dreaming" series takes us there.

The start of the 2025 Au Sable River Canoe Marathon in Grayling. Paddlers are churning up the water in a close group as bystanders cheer from the riverbank a few feet above. Cheering for the race was voted No. 4 on the Michigan Dreaming bucket list. (Photo: Josh Boland / Bridge Michigan)

Michigan Dreaming: Cheering all night on the Au Sable River

Laura Herberg | Bridge Michigan

Cheering all night long was rated No. 4 on the Michigan Dreaming bucket list, which the nonprofit news organization Bridge Michigan put together with reader suggestions. Come with us to the Au Sable River Canoe Marathon.

The mystery gravestone atop Mt. Arvon, Michigan's tallest mountain

Laura Herberg | Bridge Michigan

What’s on your summer bucket list? The nonprofit news organization Bridge Michigan asked readers that question this spring. Here's one of them.