Traverse City Travel Blog

Just when you think you’ve seen Traverse City in all its sparkly sheen, you see it literally sequin studded. A few weeks back I joined some leaders behind Traverse City’s LGBTQ+ community and embarked on a hike that would be unlike any other.

Straight from a local’s noggin, these nuggets of knowledge might help you curate a new experience the next time you’re in Traverse City. First timer? In that case, be sure to hit up Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Cherry Republic and downtown Front Street. But if you’re here for round two, three or 12 (!!), read on, you serial traveler, you! 

Hi. I'm Jenny. Full disclosure, I'm not in any of the beautiful photos you're about to see...but that's okay because that's not the point. Have y’all heard about hygge?

The snowy town in northwest Michigan celebrates the release of 12 Strong, a film based on New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Horse Soldiers written by Traverse City native Doug Stanton.

Vacation and movies go together like popcorn and butter. 

Well done, traveler. You’re making the trek to the north (an adventure in itself, we get it) and now you’re plotting your vacay schemes throughout the Cherry Capital. Wine tours, hiking trails, dinner, microbreweries and the hotel…