by Kathy Belden | Oct 12, 2022 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Nearly a century ago, a small town with a big vision hired a legendary course designer. The result is one of the most playable and beloved golf courses in Northern Michigan. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Find this article and...
by Alea Wilkins | Jul 18, 2022 | Counties, Events, History, Live Here, Towns
Bachmann’s Store is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a street party this July. Learn more about the festivities and Bachmann’s impressive history as a staple of business in Central Lake since 1942. This is an official press release brought to you by...
by Carly Simpson | May 1, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns
Have you ever wondered how your favorite Northern Michigan towns were named? Shared from “Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities” by Walter Romig with the permission...
by Madison Delaere | Jun 26, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors
On a map, you could imagine that the Chain of Lakes—14 interconnected lakes and rivers for a grand total of 55 miles—is a hose filling Lake Michigan’s East Grand Traverse Bay at the mouth in Elk Rapids. That’s kinda true. Here’s more you’ll want to know about this...
by Jerry Dennis | Aug 8, 2017 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns |
Millions of salmon were gathering. Thousands of fisherman were too. And then the storm struck. At the 50th anniversary, Jerry Dennis shares his eyewitness account. This article is featured in the August 2017 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Get...
by Lissa Edwards | Jan 11, 2014 | Counties, History, Towns
In 1861 a teenage girl living in Elk Rapids began a journal “to see in the balance whether I have happiness or grief.” In the end, she found both—and a life of her own. Elk Rapids was a handful of wooden buildings clustered around a sawmill when 16-year-old Fanny...
