Escape is necessary. This is exactly why my wife, Laura, and I find ourselves sailing west from Charlevoix on the Emerald Isle ferry with another couple to try glamping on Beaver Island. We were ...

Start with a beautiful boat ride, then take a guided drive on the northern coast of Beaver Island. Your island oasis is just a day trip away. It’s easy to be intrigued by Beaver Island—about 32 miles ...

Beaver Island sits quietly in Lake Michigan, hosting only 600 year-round residents despite being the largest island in the entire Great Lakes system. While tourists pack themselves onto Mackinac ...