It’s not a tourist attraction you’d expect to find near the rural farms of Michigan’s Thumb. But bucking the idea of what should and shouldn’t make up the identity of rural Michigan is part of the ...

The American barn is a cultural icon, but one that is disappearing fast. In Port Austin, Michigan, an art project aims to draw attention to these structures and maybe, along the way, save some of them ...

Much of modern farmhouse style — the shiplap, natural materials and distressed finishes popularized by magazines and shows such as HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” — evokes a simpler time in a vague, nostalgic ...

PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — The lakeside town of Port Austin, Michigan, is not what you’d call a bustling cultural center — more like a humble and self-assured farming community off the beaten track, where, ...

Scott Hagan paints Commodore Abraham Whipple on a barn near Marietta, Ohio. Historians say the shipbuilder lived in the area. The barn on state Route 821, just outside of Marietta on the eastern edge ...