by Carly Simpson | Mar 30, 2017 | Counties, Events, Towns
Earlier this month MyNorthTickets was lucky enough to go behind the scenes with a local high school, Traverse City West, for their musical production of Shrek. At MyNorthTickets we love being a part of these awesome events showcasing talented young adults across the...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 29, 2017 | Counties, Towns, Work Here
For Pat Alpers, the story isn’t about her being a woman in a male-dominated field. It’s all about Alpers Excavating being a family enterprise. Among the firm’s 20 employees are seven other family members: sons Bryan, Chris, Mathew, Dirk, and Brent, daughter Joanne...
by Lissa Edwards | Mar 29, 2017 | Evergreen, History
At the Mount Pleasant Indian School they took you away from your family, made you stop speaking your native tongue and disciplined you like a soldier. But among the memories of drills and deprivation, graduates also tell unexpected stories of sanctuary and shelter....
by Rachel North | Mar 29, 2017 | Counties, Events, Food & Drink, Towns |
MyNorth Sweet Tooth Tour, Friday, April 21–Sunday, April 30 Sweet Tooth Tour Tickets are available at MyNorthTickets.com The MyNorth Sweet Tooth Tour is a week-long (two weekends!) celebration of local desserts created by Northern Michigan chefs. And you get to do the...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 29, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
The Traverse City Track Club presents a new series of 8-week running classes for all levels of runners. “2017 Spring Running” starts Tuesday, April 4 and will meet weekly through Saturday, May 27 in Traverse City. The classes are created and instructed by Ross Deye, a...
by Tim Tebeau | Mar 28, 2017 | Food & Drink
Just take a second and appreciate this sandwich. Wow. (We’ll tell you where to find it below.) Now, savor these 40 food favorites, picked by Northern Michigan foodies, and put them on your taste-bud bucket list. Dig in to the March Food Issue of Traverse,...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 28, 2017 | Counties, Live Here, Towns, Work Here
Traverse City has been selected as the Strongest Town by Strong Towns, a national media organization whose mission is to advocate for a model of development that allows America’s cities, towns and neighborhoods to grow financially strong and resilient. Sixteen...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 28, 2017 | Counties, Food & Drink, Towns, Work Here
TRAVERSE CITY: Press On Juice is one of 12 companies from around the state of Michigan that has been selected to receive the Michigan Small Business Development Center’s (MI-SBDC) Best Small Business Award. These companies were chosen from over 5,500 small businesses...
by Jeff Smith | Mar 27, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors
As the 2017 season for bird watching dawns, we share a video by NatureChange.org that looks at how economically important this springtime ritual of nature lovers is to the communities of the Les Cheneaux Island Archipelago. That economic importance increases each year...