Hi! I’m Tieka (tee-kuh).
Selective Potential is where I share all the joys that make my life special — personal style, travel, and my adventures around the beautiful and charming Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I hope to give you a peek into my world and inspire you on your own journey of embracing your potential.
Looking for a fun summer weekend in the Traverse City area? Check out Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive (one of my favorite drives in the state!), make sure to park and walk to the Lake Michigan overlook, tour the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and the Mission Point Lighthouse (you can climb the inside of both!) Be sure to stop to some wineries along the way, Little Fleet for cocktails and food trucks, and plenty more places to eat! 🍕
One of my favorite summer trips as of late was to the Blue Water Area aka Michigan’s “Thumbcoast”! Here’s what to do in 48 hours in Port Huron… walk along the St. Clair River and see the passing freighters, tour the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse and the Lightship Huron, grab a bite at Freighters, Raven Cafe and Bootleggers Axe Co (right on the water!) and check out the Port Huron Museum. So much fun local history. 🚢
Heading way WAY north to the Keweenaw Peninsula this summer? If not, you should! Copper Harbor is magical this time of year. Stop to Houghton on your way for pannukakku at Suomi Diner, take your photo by the wooden road map, check out Haven Falls near Bete Grise, stay at the King Copper Motel, check out the Beginning of US41, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse Overlook, walk around Fort Wilkins State Park, and take a drive up Brockway Mountain Drive. Views for days! 🌲
A little lighthouse hunting on Drummond Island! ⚓️ We chartered a boat with Captain Ivan Gable and spent the morning cruising the St. Marys River in search of two hard-to-reach lighthouses — Pipe Island and Round Island — with a surprise trip out to the incredible DeTour Reef Lighthouse along the way. Two more Michigan lighthouses officially checked off the list, bringing me to #114, and one very special adventure I won’t soon forget. ❤️
A long summer weekend in Grand Haven, staying at the cutest family cottage, spending plenty of time at the beach, trying my hand at surfing, and checking out the Great Lakes Surf Festival in Muskegon! We cooked in, grabbed drinks and food downtown, wandered around some old favorite spots, and soaked up cottage life. It was my first real weekend back in Grand Haven in 14 years, and such a fun, full-circle little getaway. ❤️
Music
Sam Gellaitry — HOME
Remi Wolf — Bottle
Currently Loving on Spotify
TV Shows
Ted Lasso
Hart of Dixie
This Is Us
Movies
High School Musical 2
High School Musical
Shane
Food/Drink
French vanilla coffee
Yogurt, blueberries & granola
Recent Dining: Dockside Galley
Other
MQT XXXVIII ☀️
LET FALL COMMENCE 🍂
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The very first hints of autumn are starting to show at Harlow Lake! I headed out for some early-season outfit photos in a cozy teddy coat, my new favorite brown Adidas and plenty of layers. Plus, a little life lately – closet purging, getting excited about personal style again, pumpkin candles, Witches Brew and officially kicking off another U.P. autumn. 🍂