The Mushroom House may be running out of time. A fairy-tale oddity among the traditional mansions of Highland Park, the home at 4200 Armstrong Parkway has been a source of fascination, frustration and ...

Earl Young, a self-taught builder, brought fairytales to life starting in the 1920s in Charlevoix, a resort town in Northern Michigan, by constructing three-dozen homes, known as “mushroom houses” or ...

Midwestern small towns can look a lot alike, but experienced travelers know there’s always something that makes each stand out. In Michigan, Charlevoix's magnificent setting between the shore of Lake ...