Visit Up North Blog » Traverse City Film Festival http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog Leelanau, Traverse City & Northern Michigan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:14:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 AOL lists Traverse City one of ten top beaches in the U.S.A. http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/aol-lists-traverse-city-one-of-ten-top-beaches-in-the-u-s-a/ http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/aol-lists-traverse-city-one-of-ten-top-beaches-in-the-u-s-a/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:31:54 +0000 visitupnorth http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/?p=4550 R1-30

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8. Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City’s tawny beaches and towering dunes merit the moniker Malibu of Michigan. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore features wilderness islands, trails through diverse ecosystems, and preserved historic farmsteads. This part of Michigan has a deep history and South Manitou Island, reachable by ferry, recreates pioneer days from old schoolhouse to 1871 lighthouse while area museums celebrate everything from steam railroads to Scandinavian heritage. Traverse City’s Victorian downtown boasts hundreds of galleries, boutiques and restaurants. Foodies should pick up a Tasty Traverse guide if they want to chat with brewers and bakers, fromageres and fishermen. There are also those great American summer activities like mini-golf, bumper boats, go karts, and video arcades. Early July brings the famous National Cherry Festival with arts-and-crafts fairs, air shows, and cherries baked, pressed, and jammed in every way possible.

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]]> http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/aol-lists-traverse-city-one-of-ten-top-beaches-in-the-u-s-a/feed/ 0 So many reasons to visit Traverse City See what others think of this terrific location http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/so-many-reasons-to-visit-traverse-city-see-what-others-think-of-this-terrific-location/ http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/so-many-reasons-to-visit-traverse-city-see-what-others-think-of-this-terrific-location/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:51:41 +0000 visitupnorth http://www.visitupnorth.com/blog/?p=4604 christmasCove2010

AOL Travel News (June 2010) gave Traverse City the #8 spot in its list of America’s Top Ten Beach Towns, and named Traverse City one of the Top 10 “Coolest Towns in the States.”

TripAdvisor.com (May 2010) listed Traverse City in second place in “Our Top 10 Charming Small Towns.” (First Place went to Carmel, CA. We can live with that.)

Livability.com (April 2010) listed Traverse City in first place in its Top 10 list of Surprising Foodie Towns, after surveying 200 American cities.

TripAdvisor.com (Oct. 2009) listed Traverse City as one of America’s Top 10 Wine Destinations.

Midwest Living placed TC in first place in its list of the Midwest’s Five Top Food Towns in 2009 and 2010.

USA Today (Oct. 2010) named Traverse City one of the Top 10 Places to Enjoy Local Wine.

Bon Appetit (Sept. 2010) named Traverse City one of America’s Five Top Foodie Towns.

NationalGeographic.com (Oct. 2009) listed Traverse City as one of America’s Top Adventure Towns.

Money Magazine (Sept. 2009) listed Traverse City as #3 on its list of 25 Best Places to Retire.

Triathlete Magazine (Oct. 2010) said Traverse City is “one of the top Tri towns in the US”.

TripAdvisor.com (Oct. 2010) named Traverse City as one of America’s Top 10 Fall Foliage Destinations.

USA Weekend (July 2009) listed Traverse City as #4 in its list of Five Great Towns to Retire to.

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