This June will mark the 40th anniversary of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine.
It’s impossible to celebrate our 40th anniversary at Traverse without also honoring the small businesses and nonprofit organizations that have supported our endeavors through the years and continue to make Northern Michigan such a special place to live and visit. These entrepreneurs are the backbone of our communities, and now more than ever, it’s vital that we support them as they’ve supported us.
Congratulations to all of the local businesses and nonprofits celebrating milestone anniversaries this year, as well as those who are purely celebrating another year of being in business.
Northern Michigan Business Anniversaries
151 years – Old Mission Inn, Traverse City
146 years – Votruba Leather Goods, Traverse City
144 years – Bahle’s of Suttons Bay
143 years – Cheboygan Opera House
130 years – McGough’s, Traverse City
125 years – Colonial Inn, Harbor Springs
125 years – Mackinac State Historic Parks
107 years – Plath’s Meats, Petoskey
107 years – Swensen Memorials, Traverse City
105 years – Traverse City Country Club
101 years – Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
100 years – Rotary Club of Traverse City
97 years – A.R. Pontius Flower Shop, Harbor Springs
95 years – Camp Daggett, Petoskey
93 years – Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors
88 years – Little Bohemia, Traverse City
85 years – Meyer Ace Hardware, Petoskey (owned by the same family)
85 years – Chimney Corners Resort, Frankfort
82 years – J&S Hamburg (Downtown), Traverse City
81 years – Barnes Park Campground, Antrim County
81 years – Charlevoix Area Garden Club
75 years – Portland Building Company, Honor
74 years – Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, Inc., Petoskey
70 years – Bardon’s Wonder Freeze, Traverse City
65 years – Elk Rapids Harbor Days
61 years – Indian River Marina
61 years – Roy’s General Store, Traverse City
60 years – Golden Fowler Furnishings, Traverse City
60 years – Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
59 years – Timber Lanes / Lucky Jacks, Traverse City
55 years – Interlochen Golf Course
52 years – Vacation Trailer Park, Benzonia
50 years – The Candle Factory, Traverse City
50 years – Rolling Hills Antiques, Traverse City
50 years – Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area
50 years – Bill Stireman, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, Traverse City
50 years – Peninsula Construction, Traverse City
50 years – The Homestead, Glen Arbor
49 years – The Outfitter, Harbor Springs
48 years – Rowe Inn, Ellsworth
48 years – Frederick Crosley Ball, Harbor Springs
46 years – The Flower Station, Traverse City
46 years – Charlevoix Area Humane Society
45 years – The Clothing Company, Charlevoix
44 years – Leelanau Books, Leland
44 years – Leelanau Children’s Center, Leland
44 years – Burdco, Inc., Traverse City
42 years – Whiteford Associates, Inc., Traverse City
41 years – White and Liebler Architects, Petoskey
41 years – Donna Popke, Interior Design, Suttons Bay
40 years – Sound Productions, Clare
40 years – Yanke Designs Fine Jewelry, Traverse City
40 years – BrickWays, Traverse City
40 years – Trend Window & Design, Traverse City
40 years – Sheren Plumbing and Heating, Petoskey
40 years – King Orchards, Central Lake
40 years – Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra
40 years – La Bécasse, Maple City
40 years – Wildflowers, Glen Arbor
39 years – Kimberly Creamer, Five Star Real Estate
38 years – Slo-Mo-Sean III Charter Fishing, Frankfort
37 years – Becky Thatcher Designs, Glen Arbor / Leland / Traverse City
35 years – Phillip C. Yancho, D.D.S., Traverse City
34 years – Cali’s, Traverse City
33 years – Joseph’s World Art & Antiques, Petoskey
33 years – Burritt’s Fresh Markets, Traverse City
32 years – Traverse Bay Area Youth Soccer, Traverse City
31 years – RE/MAX, Elk Rapids
31 years – Peninsula Window Coverings, Traverse City
30 years – Schooner Madeline, Traverse City
30 years – Heather Lane Pottery
30 years – Bakker’s Acres, Suttons Bay
30 years – Portage Lake Association
30 years – Wilson Antiques, Traverse City
30 years – Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
30 years – Kathleen Wills Design, Traverse City
30 years – Robert Ben Begley, Architect, Traverse City
30 years – Armour Siding Co., Traverse City
30 years – Mackinac Real Estate, Naubinway
30 years – Prout Financial Design, Traverse City
29 years – Cottonseed Apparel, Glen Arbor
28 years – Trisha Witty Fine Art, Harbor Springs
28 years – Good Harbor Coffee & Bakery, Traverse City
26 years – Bayshore Resort, Traverse City
26 years – Karen Youker Photography, Buckley
26 years – Judy Levin, Leelanau County Specialist, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, Suttons Bay
26 years – Crystal Lake Adventure Sports, Frankfort / Beulah
25 years – Leelanau Cheese, Suttons Bay
25 years – Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville
25 years – Surroundings, Manistee
25 years – Matt Wiesen, Crystal River Outfitters, Glen Arbor
25 years – Garden Goods, Traverse City
24 years – Taylor True Value Rental (Bishop Family)
24 years – Cup of the Day, Sault Ste. Marie
24 years – Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord
23 years – Precision Collision & Auto Glass, Frankfort
23 years – The Riverside Inn, Leland
23 years – Cookie McCullough, Real Estate One, Traverse City
23 years – Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre, Traverse City
23 years – Anderson Aerial Photography, Traverse City
22 years – Bearcub Outfitters, Petoskey
22 years – T.C. Mirror & Shower Door, Traverse City
22 years – Island Breeze Fine Art Gallery, Mackinac Island
22 years – Big Apples Bagels, Traverse City
22 years – Willow Vineyards, Suttons Bay
21 years – Daniella Bell, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies, Cadillac
21 years – Ella’s, Traverse City
20 years – Alliance for Senior Housing, LLC
20 years – Wool & Honey, Cedar
20 years – Snowden Companies, Traverse City
20 years – Suttons Bay Trading Company, Suttons Bay
20 years – The Cottage Company and Cottage Company Interiors, Harbor Springs
20 years – The Simonton-Walsh-Hanosek-Mangum Wealth Management Group, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Traverse City
20 years – Latitude 45 Bicycles and Fitness, Petoskey
20 years – Priced Right Builders, Inc., Cadillac
20 years – Spire Integrated Systems, Inc., Northern Michigan
20 years – Inspired Living, Boyne City
20 years – Suttons Bay Spices
19 years – Saving Birds Thru Habitat, Omena
19 years – Real People Media, Charlevoix
18 years – Beaver Island Music Festival
18 years – Epicure Catering, Omena
18 years – Leelanau Press, Glen Arbor
17 years – Paul Davis, Traverse City
17 years – Field of Flowers North, Northport
17 years – Kitchen Choreography, Traverse City
17 years – Boyne City Main Street
16 years – Monarch Home Health Services, Traverse City
16 years – Trillium Shore, Elk Rapids
16 years – Sullivan’s Harbor Springs Airpark, Harbor Springs
16 years – Mackinaw Trail Winery
16 years – Short’s Brewing Company, Bellaire
15 years – Bay Lavender Trading, Co., Glen Arbor
15 years – Steel Appeal, Empire
15 years – Oltersdorf Realty, Suttons Bay
15 years – Uniquely North, Bellaire
15 years – Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, Bellaire
15 years – Copper Ridge Surgery Center
14 years – Pennington Collection, Northport
14 years – Peter Dougherty Society (Old Mission House)
13 years – Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls, Harbor Springs (31 years total)
13 years – Ga Ga for Kids, Charlevoix
13 years – The Red Dresser, Traverse City
12 years – Morsels, Traverse City
12 years – Blu, Glen Arbor
12 years – Wee Bee Jammin’, Bear Lake
10 years – Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center, Traverse City
10 years – Yen Yoga & Fitness, Traverse City
10 years – New Leaf Interiors, Traverse City
10 years – National Writers Series, Traverse City
10 years – True North Trout, Boyne City
10 years – At the Lake, Leland
10 years – Breakers Resort, St. Ignace
10 years – Dawn Jacobs, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, Cadillac
10 years – Northwoods Hardware, Home & Garden, Glen Arbor
9 years – Royal Stag Properties, Grayling
9 years – Brew, Traverse City
9 years – 7 Monks Taproom, Traverse City
9 years – Bay View Flooring & Design Center, Traverse City
8 years – Livnfresh, Traverse City
8 years – Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau
7 years – Inhabitect, LLC, Northwest Michigan
7 years – Landmark Books, Traverse City
7 years – Pets Naturally (16 years for the dog bakery), Traverse City
7 years – The Little Fleet, Traverse City
7 years – St. Michael Academy, Petoskey
7 years – Rectangles, Traverse City
7 years – Milk & Honey, Traverse City
7 years – Ann Porter, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors
6 years – Sarah Mahoney, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, Traverse City
6 years – Npalliative, Traverse City
6 years – Acoustic Tap Room, Traverse City
6 years – Lucille’s Garden, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, Traverse City
6 years – Rare Bird Brewpub, Traverse City
5 years – Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
5 years – Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
5 years – Mammoth Distilling, Traverse City /
5 years – Sweet Tartlette, Traverse City
5 years – Claudia Rodriguez, Edward Jones, Traverse City
5 years – Smoke and Porter, Traverse City
5 years – Old Mission Flowers, Traverse City
5 years – Tip’n the Mitten, Grayling
5 years – Mission Point Press
5 years – Sojourn Lakeside Resort, Gaylord
5 years – Juetta West, Petoskey
5 years – Hotel Walloon, Walloon Lake
4 years – Mama Lu’s, Traverse City
3 years – Red Spire Brunch House, Traverse City
3 years – ReYouvenate Inc., Petoskey
3 years – The Revel Rose, Traverse City
3 years – 123 Speakeasy, Traverse City
2 years – Northern Lights Home Decor, Traverse City (9 years total)
2 years – Kristen Rivard, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors,
1 year – Katharine Robey, “The Legend of the Sleeping Bear” children’s book
1 year – X-Golf Traverse City