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 [...]

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, [...]