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HARVEST AN OLD WAY OF FARMING FINDS NEW LIFE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN WINE COUNTRY.
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THE WEEKEND THEY NEEDED One fall getaway. Ten years of things left unsaid.
THE RIDE BACK
An e-MTB helps one cyclist reclaim the trails she loves.
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Here, you don’t need a compass to fin d your true north. When it comes to what matters, it’s easy to find it here.
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Wilding Wine
At Ca’ Musu, wine begins with healthy soil, a working horse, wild grasses and a conversation with the vines. BY M I L E S M AC C L U R E
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Elevated Escape Recapturing connection in the autumn woods.
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E is for Evolution
When health issues sidelined one cyclist, an e-MTB led her back to the Northern Michigan woods—and back to herself.
photo by Miles MacClure
BY K A N DAC E C H A P P L E
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INSPIRED LIFE
Thriving in retirement Up North
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DISCOVER MORE ABOUT UP NORTH PEOPLE, PLACES, FOOD AND EVENTS.
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Smart Boat Buyers Calendar
Fall buyers save more. With stronger manufacturer incentives, higher trade-in values, and the opportunity to order exactly what you want, planning ahead pays off.
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departments 13 | Editor’s Note 17 | Up North
At this gallery, artists make room for the moods that postcards leave out.
29 | Travel
Five Northern Michigan winery stays where your tasting ends just steps from your bed.
33 | Outdoors
Trade daylight for starlight on these Northern Michigan trails.
Jeff K. Pasche, CFA® Senior Vice President, Investments Traverse City Branch Manager
Cole T. Blades, MBA, CFP®, AIF®, ABFP® Financial Advisor
Jim Stoops, AWMA®, CRPC® First Vice President, Investments
Courtney C. Jackson Complex Business Coordinator
H. Todd Jandreski, CFP® Vice President, Investments
Susan Stepka Registered Client Service Associate
Youker, CFP®, CRPC® Jeff Jennifer K. Pasche, CFA Financial Advisor Senior Vice President, Investments Traverse City Complex Manager Dennis J. Brodeur Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Trevis E. Gillow Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Susan Carlyon First Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Keith Carlyon Senior Vice President, Investments
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Accredited Asset Management Specialist Tyne Hyslop Financial Advisor Jennifer Youker, CFP®, CRPC® Financial Advisor Eric H. Palo Financial Advisor James Spencer, ChFC, AAMS Associate Vice President, Investments Robert Fenton Financial Advisor
75 | Culinary North
The restaurant everyone in Traverse City has been waiting for; a spiced scallop and cauliflower dish; a cider road trip; plus, the sweetest way to use your Honeycrisp apples.
photo by Dave Weidner
88 | Love of the Land
A major conservation win for the Brown Bridge Quiet Area. ON THE COVER
Domenico Musumeci at Ca’ Musu photo courtesy of Ca’ Musu
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