Lifestyle
Midwest Living
A WALK IN THE PARK
THRIFT SHOPS, CAFES, AND CONTEMPORARY ART ARE ATTRACTING MAKERS AND YOUNG FAMILIES TO INDY’S HISTORIC GARFIELD PARK.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
TAKE IT OUTSIDE
A CITY DAD CHANNELS HIS NOSTALGIA FOR LAKESIDE CHILDHOOD SUMMERS INTO A NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOME WHERE NATURE IS NEVER MORE THAN A STEP AWAY.
4 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
POP STARS
AT THAIPOP IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, MODERN THAI DISHES SET THE STAGE—BUT THE DRINKS STEAL THE SHOW.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
FROM GARDEN TO GRILL
THE FLAVORS OF MEXICO FLOURISH IN CHICAGO CHEF RICK BAYLESS’ URBAN EDEN.
4 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
THINGS TO DO ON WASHINGTON ISLAND
THE ISLAND'S STAVKIRKE WAS MODELED AFTER A 12TH-CENTURY STAV CHURCH IN BORGUND, NORWAY.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
PEACH PERFECT
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. THIS ONE IS SIMPLE AND HOMEY, CRADLED IN FLAKY PASTRY AND FILLED WITH SUMMER GOLD.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
THE BUZZ
HOT OFF THE MINDS OF MIDWEST TRAVEL WRITERS: A FRESH LOOK AT WHERE TO EAT, DRINK, PLAY, AND STAY AROUND THE REGION.
4 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
THE LONG VIEW
AN EAGLE-EYED DESIGNER TURNS A COUPLE’S CHICAGO AERIE INTO THE WARM AND STYLISH HOME THE EMPTY NESTERS ENVISIONED.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
STAR SPANGLED
CELEBRATE AMERICA’S BIG 250 IN MIDWEST STYLE WITH THESE PARTY ESSENTIALS.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
A MIDSUMMER'S SPRING GREEN
A SPELLBINDING ALCHEMY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE AWAITS TRAVELERS IN THE ROLLING FARMLAND OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
7 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
SUMMER FRIDAYS
HOW MUCH FUN CAN YOU PACK INTO A THREE-DAY WEEKEND? OUR EDITORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TRAVELED TO ILLINOIS TO FIND OUT.
7 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
KEYED IN
REFASHIONED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THESE RETRO MOTELS BLEND MIDCENTURY CHARACTER WITH MODERN COMFORT, MAKING THE STOP PART OF THE ADVENTURE.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
BEACHY KEEN
IN HER PLAYFUL PAINTINGS, KATHERINE CORDEN RENDERS DELIGHTFULLY QUOTIDIAN MOMENTS IN THE SOFT, SUN-SOAKED HUES OF SUMMER.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
SLOW BURN
LIFE AND LEISURE BLUR ON WASHINGTON ISLAND, AN OFT-OVERLOOKED FLECK OF LAND OFF THE TIP OF WISCONSIN’S DOOR PENINSULA.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
PLAY DATE
COLUMBUS, OHIO, TAKES FUN SERIOUSLY—WITH AN IMPRESSIVE FOOD SCENE, FABULOUS HOTELS, AND VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
SUMMER GRAZE
POOL PARTIES, LAKE WEEKENDS, AND SULTRY AFTERNOONS WITH THE SPRINKLER RUNNING CALL FOR EASYGOING SNACKS THE WHOLE GANG WILL LOVE.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
LET SEDUM RING
OFFERING LONG BLOOM, COOL TEXTURE, AND A TOUGH-AS-NAILS CONSTITUTION, SEDUMS ARE HUMBLE POWERHOUSES THAT COME IN MYRIAD FORMS AND THRIVE ON HEAT AND NEGLECT.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Midwest Living
FIRED UP
AN ECLECTIC, ARTSY COMMUNITY SHAPED BY WORLD-CLASS POTTERS IN THE ’70S STILL HUMS AWAY IN THE TINY VILLAGE OF CAMBRIDGE, WISCONSIN.
2 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
MOREL CODE
IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEMYSTIFY THE MOREL? THESE ELUSIVE SPRINGTIME FUNGI MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK.
10+ min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
BEST OF THE MIDWEST
MODESTY IS OUR MIDWESTERN M.O., BUT ONCE A YEAR WE LET OURSELVES BRAG. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS—THE SPLASHIEST OPENINGS, THE MOST CHARMING TOWNS, THE BUZZIEST CITIES, AND SO MANY MORE.
5 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
THINK PINK
CRABAPPLES GO INTO FLORAL OVERDRIVE IN SPRING, BUT THEY ARE A TREAT FOR GARDENERS AND WILDLIFE THROUGHOUT ALL SEASONS.
2 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
SURFACE MATTERS
WITH HER BOUTIQUE-STYLE SHOWROOM AND WAREHOUSE IN CHICAGO, KRISTIN SCHLOEMER IS CHANGING THE EXPERIENCE OF SHOPPING FOR NATURAL STONE.
3 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
NEXT CHAPTER
A NEW BUILD IN A HISTORICAL MICHIGAN NEIGHBORHOOD GIVES A RETIRED COUPLE A FRESH START THAT’S LIGHT-FILLED, FAMILY-CENTRIC, AND STORYBOOK-SWEET.
2 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
On Creative Grounds
IN HER DETROIT COTTAGE GARDEN, PHOTOGRAPHER EMILY BERGER FINDS BEAUTY, BALANCE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF ENGLISH-INSPIRED BLISS.
5 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
GOOD TO GO
WE TESTED DOZENS OF MIDWEST-BORN BARS AND SNACKS TO FIND OUR FAVORITES FOR EASY REFUELING ON BUSY DAYS.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
WHAT A CATCH
HERE’S A SPRINGTIME MEAL TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT—NUTRIENT-PACKED SALMON, LOTS OF VEGGIES, SUPER-EASY PREP, AND A REFRESHING MOCKTAIL.
3 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
FRENCH connection
OUTSIDE CHICAGO, INTERIOR DESIGNER AMY STORM AND HER HUSBAND, JOSH, HAVE BUILT THEIR DREAM HOME—INSPIRED BY EUROPEAN TRAVELS BUT GROUNDED IN THE MIDWEST.
4 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
WALK THIS WAY
YOU CAN’T TELL A STORY ABOUT DETROIT WITHOUT CARS—OR CAN YOU? A NEW GREENWAY AIMS TO MAKE THE ENTIRE CITY WALKABLE.
5 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
next gen mediterranean
SISTERS ALIA AND RADWA ELKAFFAS HAVE WRITTEN A COOKBOOK IN WHICH MIDWEST MEETS MIDDLE EAST, MODERN FEELS EASY, AND EVERY DISH SINGS.
9 min |
Spring 2026
Midwest Living
BREAKFAST CLUB
IN JUST A YEAR, MORNING JAY’S HAS BECOME ONE OF CHICAGO’S MOST COVETED BRUNCH TICKETS—AND IT ISN’T A RESTAURANT AT ALL.
6 min |