Traverse City Travel Blog

At the top of Schuss Mountain.

By MIKE NORTON

When you’ve got a perfect winter day – bright sun, clean snow and an impossibly blue sky – there’s no better place to be than the top of Schuss Mountain.

There are higher hills, but this one is just perfect – peering across that lovely valley of

Nicole steps off into space at Mt. Holiday.

By MIKE NORTON

TRAVERSE CITY — Nicole Janiga’s face said it all.

The Traverse City high schooler had just been buckled into a harness and swung out high over the snow on the new zipline at the Mt. Holiday Ski Resort, and she was already

The Antiquities Wellington Inn in Traverse City's historic Boardman Neighborhood

By MIKE NORTON

Among the many high points of my job are the opportunities to get out of the office and actually meet some of the people who make Traverse City such a fun place for people to visit.

I’ve gotten to

Autumn glory along the Bellaire River

By MIKE NORTON

Last week, I was definitely in the mood for a change of pace – and I knew the fall colors would be especially good in the area east and north of Traverse City.

Marked by steep hills and long, twisting valleys, this area’s glacier-carved