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Traverse
City Area Weather
Weather news for the area around Traverse City, MI.
Newpapers
Traverse
City Record Eagle
The Traverse City Record-Eagle is a daily morning
newspaper that circulates in 13 counties in northwest Lower Michigan.
Grand
Traverse Herald
A weekly community newspaper covering Traverse
City and its adjacent townships.
My
Traverse City
Our Web site has everything you will need to
plan a great Traverse City vacation.
Traverse
Guide
Whether you're a lifelong resident or weekend guest, this site is your stepping
stone for where to go and what to do in the Traverse City area.
Traverse
Norther Michigan's Magazine; named Best Magazine of the Year by the International
Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) for publications with circulation up
to 40,000.
TC
Web Guide
Traverse City Area Travel & Recreation.
Traverse City Transportation
Cherry
Capital Airport
Visitors to the new airline terminal complex will find close-in parking, electronic
check-in computers, advanced baggage screening, and an outdoor garden for
ticketed passengers. For those passengers who are dropped off, there is a
weather-resistant canopy entrance.
From the villages of Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties to Traverse City and in between, Bay Area Transportation Authority offers both scheduled and dial-a-ride services that can get you just about anywhere.
Traverse City Restaurants
Traverse
Guide
Whether you're looking for fine dining or fast food, you're sure to find the
perfect place to eat using our Restaurant Guide.
Chef
MOZ Dining Guide
Local information about Traverse City, including a restaurant guide.
Dine.Com
Local information about Traverse City, including a restaurant guide.
Traverse City Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions
Museums
in the Traverse City Area
The Traverse City area is a haven for artists of all kinds. Sculptors,
painters, and woodworkers display their works of art at many of the local
museums. There are also several historical museums displaying artifacts from
years gone by.
Music
House Museum
A one-of-a-kind collection of rare antique musical instruments and
music- making machines, from 1870 through 1930.
Leelanau
Historical Museum
Since its beginning in 1957, the Leelanau Historical Society has
been an important cultural institution in Leelanau County.
Traverse
City State Park
Traverse City State Park features a quarter mile of beautiful beach
on the Grand Traverse Bay. The park is only two miles from downtown Traverse
City, one of the most popular resort towns in Michigan. The National Cherry
Festival is a popular annual event as well as the wide range of self-guided,
fall color tours.
Interlochen
State Park
Interlochen State Park is situated between two well-known fishing
and swimming lakes: Green Lake and Duck Lake.
Grand
Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Nature Preserves and Natural Areas.
Traverse Bay Area Hiking and Snowshoeing
Enjoy
Autumn In Traverse City Area
Nature fills us with wanderlust in fall. With the first slight chill
in the air, we're drawn outdoors to explore the scenery in all its splendor.
And nature doesn't disappoint. She dresses up in her finest and reveals the
many sides to her colorful personality.
Wine
Country
Traverse City is home to vintners who grow grapes and bottle wines
on the scenic Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas.
Grass
River Natural Area
The Grass River Natural Area is a 1,165 acre preserve comprised of
wetlands and wildlife habitat. Miles of trails provide for enjoyable walking,
bird watching, and wildflower identification.
Traverse City Outdoor Activities
Traverse City Skiing
Shanty
Creek Resort and Club
Shanty Creek is a Michigan ski area offering a picturesque alpine
playground for the winter sports enthusiast. Providing guests with the latest
in rental equipment and clinics or lessons for all levels of skiers, Shanty
Creek is an all-in-one destination for the perfect Michigan winter getaway.
Crystal
Mountain
Named the #1 Resort in the Midwest by SKI Magazine, Crystal Mountain
provides the best in northern Michigan skiing and northern Michigan snowboarding.
From our 45 exhilarating slopes to our terrain parks and halfpipe to our 40+
kilometers of northern Michigan cross-country ski trails, from our award-winning
kids' programs and nationally certified ski and snowboard school to our extravagant
northern Michigan lodging, Crystal Mountain is the one northern Michigan ski
area that provides it all.
Traverse City Golf
High
Pointe Golf Club
Welcome to High Pointe Golf Club, located in the beautiful Traverse
City area. As many of you know, Traverse City is home to the nationally famous
Cherry Festival, along with beautiful Lake Michigan beaches, world class wineries,
and great golf packages.
Pinecroft
Golf Course
Overlooking beautiful Crystal Lake with Benzie County's rolling hills
tumbling to the shoreline, Pinecroft Golf Course treats golfers to 18 lush
and divergent challenges. From its opening day Pinecroft has been a favorite
of northern Michigan golfers and Pinecroft's reputation is quickly reaching
beyond the region.
Elmbrook
Golf Course
Elmbrook opened in 1964 and is amongst the oldest of Michigan's public
courses. Situated on high rolling terrain, the course offers panoramic views
of the Grand Traverse Bays. Its 18 holes offer our guests challenging shot
making, while they soak in scenic vistas and the true beauty of Northern Michigan.
A-Ga-Ming
Golf Resort
A-Ga-Ming is a Northern Michigan golf resort featuring 36 holes of
world-class golf. Located in Kewadin just minutes from Traverse City, Charlevoix,
Petoskey, Elk Rapids and Cherry Capital Airport.
Crown
Golf Course
The Crown Golf Club is molded into 286 acres of rolling hills and
scenic views, featuring 18 holes of finely groomed fairways and greens. This
golf course is both challenging and enjoyable!
Grand
Traverse Balloons
Come fly with us over the beautiful Grand Traverse
Bay Area in one of our multi-colored, seven-story tall hot air balloons. Enjoy
beautiful flights in any of the four seasons.
www.grandtraverseballoons.com
Leland
Yacht Club
The Leland Yacht Club is located on North Lake
Leelanau in the village of Leland, Michigan. We race Laser, Butterfly and
other sailboats and offer a youth sailing camp as well as adult sailing clinics.
www.lelandyc.com/
Traverse City Events
National
Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is an eight-day event featuring over
100 activities for visitors to enjoy throughout the entire week at the premier
Festival Open Space Park and other event staging areas throughout the Grand
Traverse Region.
Interlochen
Arts Festival
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide
through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing
the quality of life through the universal language of the arts.
Suttons
Bay Art Festival
One hundred artists along with community groups, food vendors and
a children's area make this the perfect place to spend an art-filled weekend
at the beach. Join us on Sunday morning for a pancake breakfast in the park.
The Arts in the Traverse City Area
Traverse
Symphony Orchestra
We are a regional professional orchestra serving
northern Michigan, creating educational opportunities and community enrichment
through excellence in symphonic and other musical experiences. Founded 53
years ago by Traverse City violinist Elnora Milliken as a community amateur
ensemble, the TSO has evolved into a regional professional (part-time) orchestra,
with a core base of quality musicians from throughout the area.
Old
Town Playhouse
Old Town Playhouse is home to the Traverse City Civic
Players, which was created in April 1960 to bring amateur theatre to northern
Michigan.
Dennos
Museum Center
"Come Alive Inside" is your invitation
from the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College, a premier
cultural facility in northern Michigan, which offers you a dynamic array of
exhibitions and programs in the visual arts, sciences, and performing arts.
City
Opera House
Welcome to the web site for the City Opera House
Heritage Association, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the
City Opera House of Traverse City, Michigan.
Interlochen
Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires
people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural
programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of
the arts.
Traverse
City Children's Theatre
Traverse City Children's Theatre (TCCT) provides
an innovative blend of theatre and education for young people from 3 to 21
years of age. Located just three blocks from downtown Traverse City, Michigan,
our performance areas include a 358-seat mainstage auditorium and an 80-seat
studio theatre.
Michigan
Music Festivals & Events
Madman Mike's handy list of MI music events for you
to experience or to be seen attending.
Sleeping
Bear Dunegrass & Blues Festival
Travel to the web site for the Sleeping Bear Dunegrass
& Blues Festival. Empire, Michigan is the home of the Sleeping Bear Dunegrass
and Blues Festival.
Art
Galleries in the Traverse city Area
Traverse City and the surrounding region are filled
with dozens of galleries, each offering a range of works from local, regional
and national artists. Choose from paintings, sculpture, glassware, photography,
folk art and more!
Glen
Arbor Art Association
Each summer the Art Association sponsors an acclaimed
music festival, a full schedule of art classes for children and workshops
for adults, an artist-in-residence program, a migrant children's program,
a magazine for poets and essayists, and many other activities to encourage
local and nationally known artists to share their work with all who visit.