Welcome to Northern Soul. I’m Laurel. I document adventures that delight me in the Great Lakes region. I hope they delight you too. Happy exploring.
All in Summer
Tucked in the Sturgeon River Valley near Gaylord’s city limits, Otsego Resort is a classic summertime retreat 80 years in the making.
My stay at Hotel Wallon was a rare respite made possible by Hotel Walloon’s meticulously crafted world— and authentic wonderland of unadultereated Up North nostalgia.
Seven retired Idyll Farms dairy goats have an important summer gig in the Manistee-Benzie County region.
A common spirit united us—the kind of enthusiasm for the outdoors that inspires you to so say, I will willingly haul a heavy bag for 25 miles on a mosquito, poison ivy, and tick-laden island and I will find great joy in that experience.
It was an incredible five days spent listening to the gentle roar of Lake Superior, sleeping soundly after days in motion, and swapping the blue glow of an iPhone and a MacBook Pro for the deep greens and blues of the forest, lake, and sky.
