→ October 4, 2008
Autumn colors usually are terrific around Traverse City. Most of October offers a beautiful pallette of yellows, oranges and reds, with stands of green pine to set them off. Most any road out of town becomes a color tour in October. Because of the temperature stabilizing effect of Lake Michigan, the woods nearest the shore typically [...]
→ August 27, 2008
No matter what time of day or night, no matter what the season, walking in downtown Traverse City is always enjoyable. For a few weeks each spring and autumn, the sun’s angle is just right to cast amazing reflections from the old bank building at the corner of Front and Unions streets onto the building [...]
→ August 11, 2008
Peterson Park is a bit out of the way, but it is a magnet for those hunting for Petoskey stones. Far out on the Leelanau Peninsula, hidden amongst woods and orchards, you are unlikely to find the park unless you're looking for it.
→ August 11, 2008
A fun little town on the shore of Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Glen Arbor offers summer shopping for trinkets, kayak and bicycle rentals, dining from fine to family style, groceries and a beautiful underutilized beach. A few miles south Leland, a larger town filled with art galleries and home to the historic Fishtown shopping district, [...]
