Traverse City Travel Blog

#empirebluffs, #empirebluff or #empireblufftrail, look up one or all of these and you will be pleasantly rewarded with an array of photos that show off this beautiful trail that is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 

It’s beautiful winter weather this year -- wonderful weather for a few hours of Nordic skiing or snowshoeing on some of the Traverse City area’s many lovely trails.

Early fall color just south of town

By MIKE NORTON

Fall is on its way. Little by little, hints of red and gold are appearing among the trees. The days seem to alternate between razor-sharp clarity and a dreamy blue haze, and the air is sweet with the scent of apples and woodsmoke.

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