Who was Perry Hannah and why is there a statue of him in Downtown Traverse City? What's the best place to see historic buildings? Are there any shipwrecks in the region? The answers to these questions, and more, are highlighted below. Take a step back in time to appreciate the present and see how our northern Michigan city has developed into the thriving destination that it is today.
Category - History
There’s a saying up here in the dune country. The sand gives, and the sand takes away.
For over a decade, one of our star attractions has been the Village at Grand Traverse Commons -- Traverse City's former mental hospital -- whose stately buildings are being transformed into a bustling residential and entertainment district. More recently, though, the old asylum is attracting
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A Traverse City Film Festival crowd in the City Opera House.
By MIKE NORTON
It may well be the only opera house where no opera has ever been performed.
But Traverse City’s handsome City Opera House has hosted plenty of other events in its 121-year career: innumerable plays,
Lots of browsers at Wilson Antiques on Union Street
By MIKE NORTON
I’m not much of a shopper. But I’m a really good browser.
Heck, I can browse for hours. And if I’m not browsing in a bookstore, the chances are pretty good that I’ll be in one of Traverse City’s many antique shops.
Hey, some
Well, it’s certainly been a dramatic autumn in Traverse City this year. The trees have been late coming into their fall color, and the weather has been full of sturm und drang – one minute there’s rain, hail, sleet and snow in abundance and the next minute it’s dazzling sunshine -- great masses
Looking down the road past the Old Mission Congregational Church
By MIKE NORTON
Ahh! It was a perfect fall weekend: cool dry air, warm sunlight, a bright glitter on the bay, a hint of color in the leaves – and the water just warm enough to do a little swimming for those brave enough to make
A skier and her canine companion enjoy the trail at Sand Lakes.
By MIKE NORTON
New Year’s is all about looking ahead, but sometimes it helps to take a little glance at where you’ve been.
That’s what led me and my cross-country skis out to the deep woods east of Traverse City last week – to
The Little Bohemia Tavern on Front Street
By MIKE NORTON
One of my favorite places is about to celebrate its 80th birthday – and in the best possible way.
The Little Bohemia Tavern (known to a generation of Traverse City barflies as “Lil Bo’s”) is having a birthday party Wednesday night to
The South Manitou Island Lighthouse
By MIKE NORTON
In their breathtaking sweep of water, sky and sand, Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes can sometimes be overwhelming. Walking a high trail in the dunelands or a lonely beach on North Manitou Island, you can sometimes feel like the first person on
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