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News and features from Michigan's "True North"
06-25-2012
PHOTO: A secluded beach near Pyramid Point at the Sleeping Bear Dunes, just west of Traverse City.
What’s Up North…
News and Information from Traverse City, Michigan
July-September 2012
1-800-TRAVERSE or www.TraverseCity.com
National Geographic picks Traverse City as one of Top 10 Summer Trips for 2012
What does little Traverse City have in common with Barcelona, Scotland’s Argyll region, and Bolivia’s Isla del Sol? It was named to National Geographic’s list of the Top 10 Summer Trips for 2012.
“The region’s 180 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline basically trace the upper left edge of Michigan’s ‘mitten,’ “reads the article on National Geographic’s website. “Add another 149 inland lakes that are 10 acres or larger and you get a rambling Cape Cod-on-freshwater summer playground: quaint port villages, sandy beaches, historic lighthouses, rolling orchards, family-friendly festivals (including the National Cherry Festival, July 7-14), and summer-only Traverse City Beach Bums pro baseball games (team members bunk with local families).
Traverse City’s TART Trails part of New US Bicycle Route 35
Two major Traverse City recreational trails, the 10.5-mile crosstown TART Trail and the 15.5-mile Leelanau Trail from Traverse City to Suttons Bay, are included in the nation’s newest cycling road,U.S. Bicycle Route 35. USBR 35 extends for 501 miles along a network of state highways, roads, and regional trails from the Indiana border to Sault Ste. Marie, passing dozens of lakefront towns, sandy beaches, and historic destinations.
Three More Microbreweries to Open in Traverse City
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