Traverse City Travel Blog

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

By MIKE NORTON I've lived in the Traverse City area for more than 30 years, but the beauty of this region still has the power to amaze me. Last week, for instance, I spent a day hanging out at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a place I've visited many times