by Allison Jarrell | Oct 16, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
A beautiful Traverse City auto repair shop is stationed in time. It was October 1987 when Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine featured Traverse City’s iconic Crandall’s Super Service gas station. The Michigan Bureau of History had recently designated the...
by Carly Simpson | Oct 6, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, People, Towns
Traverse City resident Chris Roxburgh is an electrical contractor who owns First Class Wiring. He’s also a scuba diver and underwater photographer, known for the beautiful images and videos he takes of Great Lakes shipwrecks—and for diving in all four seasons, even...
by Allison Jarrell | Jul 29, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
In August 1981, Traverse Magazine writer Cindee Egan shed light on the many former names of Power Island, tucked in West Grand Traverse Bay. In celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2020, we’re digging into our archives and sharing classic stories told over the...
by Molly Korroch | Jul 17, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns
The Tin Can Tourists and their vintage metal campers converge at Interlochen State Park for a weekend of camaraderie. Featured in the July 2020 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Subscribe. “Camper is the umbrella term,” explains...
by mynorthmedia | Jul 15, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns
When was the first house built in Traverse City? And when did it became a popular honeymoon destination? Here are four firsts in the Grand Traverse Region. First House The first house in the region was built in 1847 by Horace Boardman. After constructing a sawmill...
by Kim Schneider | Mar 3, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
There’s history you can study and there’s history you can literally feel. Sink to the chilly depths of a one-time copper mine, dance in a Victorian-era fort or buy penny candy at a store once frequented by Henry Ford. These historical places in Northern...
by Joe Evancho | Feb 27, 2020 | Counties, Food & Drink, History, Towns, Up North Essays
It’s a quirky rite of passage at a historic Northern Michigan restaurant. This is why everyone started kissing the moose at Sleder’s Family Tavern in Traverse City. Sleder’s Family Tavern has been a Traverse City landmark for 138 years. During that time,...
by Madison Delaere | Jul 18, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns
The Traverse City State Theatre actually began as the Lyric Theatre just over 100 years ago in 1916. The site has since seen two debilitating fires, the birth of a film festival, celebrities like Madonna, Jane Fonda and Susan Sarandon and, of course, hundreds of...
by Greg Tasker | Jul 17, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, Food & Drink, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
PAID CONTENT Soak up good times and beautiful scenery at these wineries, restaurants, vistas and roadside attractions on Traverse City’s coast. These are the must-do stops on Old Mission Peninsula, whether you’re vacationing, keeping guests happy or simply...
