A delicate finger of breathtaking beauty, Old Mission Peninsula extends northward from Traverse City into Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay.
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A delicate finger of breathtaking beauty, Old Mission Peninsula extends northward from Traverse City into Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay.
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A tugboat pushed through the chop just outside Northport’s marina, then slowed and dropped its anchor. The Bay Monitor research vessel wasn’t stopping, though. Its anchor is a tool to help researchers study algae and aquatic plant growth in Grand Traverse Bay.
Those who drive past Barbara McCann’s Northport home on M-22 often comment on how nice her yard looks. Even though she invites them to stop, few take her up on the offer. Barbara’s gardens, along with those of four other Northport residents, were on display during the second Northport Garden Tour. (Plus more good news from around the region.)
Commuting will take a new direction for Kim Marlowe soon when she drives a horse and buggy to work.
Benzie County jailers locked Edward Dale Baughman and other inmates into individual cells during a routine staff shift change. At 4:30 p.m., a fellow inmate told jailers he found Baughman, 49, hanging by bedsheets in his one-person cell.
Traverse City’s reputation as a foodies’ haven is owed in part to Roger Sladek, one of the trend’s founding fathers. After years of early mornings, long days and hectic weekends, Sladek and his wife Gean are finally ready to take a break. They’ll liquidate their long-time catering business this fall, ending Sladek’s 46-year run in the food business.
A proposed parking deck on West Front Street is at a standstill while Traverse City officials decide whether to participate.
A Traverse City man faces charges of drunken driving after he allegedly stole a car from a local hotel and crashed it.
Suspects in the break-in of a downtown business remain on the loose.