Traverse City Travel Blog

As northern Michigan’s trail and road running race season gets underway, you can expect to see even more of the region’s favorite distances back in person after a couple of hit-or-miss dates during the pandemic. 

Traverse City is home to the largest one-day mountain bike race in America, the Iceman Cometh Challenge. For those with a mountain bike and a network of CamelBak-ed friends, the Iceman is bandied about from the moment snow melts off the trails in the spring. Threats and bets are made amongst

It’s sticky-hot, one of the final days of summer, and my feet have a mind of their own -- they’re taking me past my parked car and toward the sparkling waters of West Bay. Water. Cold, refreshing water.

I come to the end of Maple Street, the sweet bakery smells greeting me as I run past Bay Bread

By MIKE NORTON What a strange month March is! Last Sunday, we were reading by candlelight and huddling around the fireplace waiting for the power to come back on before our pipes froze. This Sunday we were out on the deck basking in 70-degree sunshine in our swimsuits. Crazy stuff! If it holds,