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Northern Lower Michigan

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What to Do, See & Expect Today

Traverse City · Petoskey · Gaylord · Alpena · Cadillac · Mackinaw City

Live weather, road and bridge conditions, ferry status, beach and marine reports, trail closures, snow and fall-color progress — everything you need before you head north.

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Airport observations from the National Weather Service (KTVC, KPLN, KGLR, KAPN, KCAD) · Mackinaw City from the NOAA CO-OPS station at the Straits (9075080). Petoskey's nearest official station is Pellston Regional, about 15 miles north.
🛣️ Road Conditions — I-75 · US-131 · M-32 · M-72 · M-119 & more ▼
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🏖️ Beaches · 🌊 Lake Michigan & Lake Huron Marine Conditions ▼
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🌊 Marine — Waves, Water Temp & Lake Levels
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Lake levels: NOAA CO-OPS (IGLD 1985 datum) · Waves & water temperature: NDBC buoys and CO-OPS shore stations. Long-term mean is the century-scale average for each lake.
⛽ Gas Prices
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🥾 Trails & Forest Roads · ❄️ Snow, Ski & Snowmobile ▼
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🥾 Trail & Forest-Road Closures — Northern Lower Michigan
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🍁 Fall Color Progress — Northern Lower Michigan ▼
🍁 Color Progress by Region
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Plan Your Days

📅 What's Happening This Weekend?

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Regional Event Calendars
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Traverse City
Traverse City Tourism calendar
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Petoskey Area
Petoskey · Harbor Springs · Boyne
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Gaylord
Alpine Village events
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Alpena
Sunrise Side & Thunder Bay
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Cadillac
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau
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Mackinaw City
Straits area events
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Mackinac Island
Island events & lodging
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MyNorth
Traverse Magazine — things to do
Explore Up North

🗺️ Plan Your Northern Michigan Trip

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Fall Colors, Cider Mills & Orchards
Live peak-color estimate, eight scenic color drives, and nine curated cider mills, orchards and fall farms paired to the routes they sit on.
See the fall guide →
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Skiing — Downhill & Nordic
Live snow depth and new snowfall for ten northern Michigan resorts and seven groomed Nordic systems, from Boyne and Nub’s Nob to the VASA and Forbush Corner.
Open the ski dashboard →
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Hunting — Hours, Seasons & County Rules
Legal shooting light to the minute for 26 northern counties, what's open today, plus antlerless limits and the 2026 bovine TB focus areas.
Open the hunting dashboard →
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Northern Lights Tonight
Live Kp forecast, tonight's viewing window and cloud cover — plus the Headlands and the four Dark Sky Preserves worth the drive.
Tonight's aurora outlook →
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Sleeping Bear Dunes
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, the Dune Climb, Empire Bluff and the Manitou Islands.
Plan a visit →
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Mackinac Island
No cars, 8 miles of shoreline road, the Grand Hotel and Fort Mackinac. Ferries from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
Ferries & lodging →
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M-119 Tunnel of Trees
The 20-mile ribbon from Harbor Springs to Cross Village — narrow, no centerline, and unbeatable in October.
Drive the route →
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State Parks & Campgrounds
Traverse City, Hartwick Pines, Petoskey, Young, Wilderness and Ludington — reservations open 6 months out.
Find a site →
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Huron-Manistee National Forests
Nearly a million acres of forest roads, dispersed camping, canoe rivers and the North Country Trail.
Alerts & maps →
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Rent a Cottage Up North
Search VRBO for lakefront cottages and cabins around Torch Lake, Grand Traverse Bay, Higgins Lake and the Sunrise Side.
Search VRBO →
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Heading Over the Bridge?
Our sister site covers the Upper Peninsula — waterfalls, Pictured Rocks, the Keweenaw and northern-lights forecasts.
Visit 906 Dashboard →
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NWS Gaylord Forecast Office
The forecast office for most of Northern Lower Michigan — discussions, radar and lakeshore forecasts.
Full forecast →