What was just a vision in 2023 for town of Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman and other organizers of Michigan Fest became a reality Saturday. and it proved worth the wait. The inaugural Michigan ...

Several years ago, the Town of Plattsburgh designated July as Michigan Month to celebrate the area’s unique culinary offering ...

Donna Yacobozzi goes through old clippings about at the Hot Dog Kart at her home in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Yacobozzi’s late husband, Ben, built the Kart in 1984, as a ...

The event at the Clinton County Fairgrounds kicks off at noon and features local food trucks and vendors serving the region’s signature Michigan hot dogs, along with family activities, live music, ...

A North Country classic finally got its moment in the spotlight this Saturday as Clinton County hosted its first-ever ...

Discover iconic Michigan coney dog spots still serving century-old chili sauces that locals swear haven’t changed since the ...

The humble Coney Island hot dog is much like a figure in Greek mythology: the hot dog that launched a thousand ships and could make you immortal with one bite. Well, sort of. It's at the very ...

PLATTSBURGH — Delve deep into the sauce with Dan Ladue, author of “Two With, Buried: The History of the Michigan Hot Dog” in honor of Michigan Fest. At 1 p.m. July 25, the Plattsburgh ...

Michigan: Coney Dogs If you’ve associated Coney Island Hot Dogs with New York, you would be wrong. The saucy mess of a dog topped with beanless, all-meat chili spiked with cumin and celery seeds ...

Jul 01, 2025 — The Town of Plattsburgh’s fifth annual Michigan Month kicks off today. The event celebrates the local hot-dog-and-meat-sauce delicacy, which dates back to the 1920s.

The Michigan dog, also known simply as a “Michigan,” is a hot dog on a split top bun, with a generous coat of seasoned meat sauce over onions and classic yellow mustard.