Tagged: great-lakes

If You Plan to Go Boating on the Great Lakes This Summer, Don’t Forget This Crucial Requirement

With the summer boating season getting underway in the Great Lakes region, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new statement reiterating a long-standing…

Dunes Dues: Indiana’s Popular Lakeside National Park Adds Steep Entry Fee

This summer, lazing on the sand at Indiana Dunes National Park will no longer be free. The 15,000-acre swath of forest, marshland, and beaches dotted with towering dunes next to Lake…

Northern Michigan's Lakes and Rivers: Five Top Ways To Get on the Water

When you vacation in Northern Michigan, if you don't spend at least some of your time floating—well, you're missing out.This is, after all, a region defined by its waters. The state of…

Living the Good Life (Affordably) In and Around Traverse City, Michigan

In some ways, the Inn at Black Star Farms recalls Tara from Gone with the Wind. Guests are greeted in a marble-floored lobby embedded with a black star (hence the name) in front of a…

This Midwest American Town Is Turning 350 Years Old

You might have heard that New Orleans and San Antonio are each celebrating a 300th birthday this year. Both cities made our list of the Best Places to Go in 2018 for that very…

A Return to Northern Michigan With No Repeat Experiences

I’ve always taken the stance that when you return again and again to the same place for vacation, you’re only setting yourself up for ennui. I figured there were a few exceptions to…

Beyond Broadway: Affordable Ways to See Theater and Culture In & Around NYC

Seeing a Broadway show is an absolute must for anyone visiting New York City. However, this town, and surrounding tri-state area, offers such a wide range of entertainment…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Las Vegas Day by Day

If there is one constant in Vegas, it's change. No sooner do we write an update (such as this one) than two casinos are imploded and a third opens up, to say nothing about…