It’s a new year, and you can kick off 2026 with plenty of fun activities happening around Northern Michigan this weekend.

A winter storm is bearing down on northern Michigan, and in parts of the western Upper Peninsula, snowfall could reach nearly 2 feet or more by Friday, Nov. 28, the National Weather Service said.

A blizzard warning, winter storm warnings, high wind warnings and other advisories are in effect across northern and western Michigan as a severe storm hits the state, promising to dump as much as 3 ...