Traverse City Travel Guide
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Long famous for perfect sandy beaches, Traverse City has in the last few years grown into a regional commerce center. It now offers the intriguing combination of tourist attraction and bustling shopping mecca.
Every July the city hosts the National Cherry Festival, a decades old community celebration that began as a way to celebrate the annual cherry harvest. Today, it is a week-long party that offers live music performances, running races, cherry pit spitting contests, food stands, craft fair and a carnival.
The number of vineyards in the region now numbers 20. Winemakers are attracted by the local microclimate that is great for growing both cherries and wine grapes. Four microbreweries create great local beers.
Traverse City has excellent freshwater beaches right in town, just a block from the main downtown street, which is chock full of shops housed in historic brick buildings. Within a few miles, you'll find several historic lighthouses, the awesome Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and several rivers perfect for kayaking and canoeing. Lake Michigan beaches surround the town, and there are so many miles of sand that you can always find a mile all to yourself. A great weekend get away!
Lake effect snow in the winter months drops several feet of snow on the region, so cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are popular, as is downhill skiing at the two ski areas in town and three other ski resorts within a half-hour drive.
Every July the city hosts the National Cherry Festival, a decades old community celebration that began as a way to celebrate the annual cherry harvest. Today, it is a week-long party that offers live music performances, running races, cherry pit spitting contests, food stands, craft fair and a carnival.
The number of vineyards in the region now numbers 20. Winemakers are attracted by the local microclimate that is great for growing both cherries and wine grapes. Four microbreweries create great local beers.
Traverse City has excellent freshwater beaches right in town, just a block from the main downtown street, which is chock full of shops housed in historic brick buildings. Within a few miles, you'll find several historic lighthouses, the awesome Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and several rivers perfect for kayaking and canoeing. Lake Michigan beaches surround the town, and there are so many miles of sand that you can always find a mile all to yourself. A great weekend get away!
Lake effect snow in the winter months drops several feet of snow on the region, so cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are popular, as is downhill skiing at the two ski areas in town and three other ski resorts within a half-hour drive.
Don't miss the wine vineyards on the penisula for wine tasting and adventure seeking. Bring your camera!
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April 16, 2007 change by giorgio
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