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Interlochen Center
for the Arts
(1.5 miles)
ICA is a unique organization. It is world renowned as a venue and education
institution devoted to the arts. It combines a residential high school, pre-K
through 8th grade day school, a summer arts camp, year-round performances, and
two public radio stations. The summer Arts Festival is host to a wide variety
of notable performers every year. This summer's schedule includes Willie
Nelson, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Steve Miller, Styx, Kenny Loggins, Marcus Strickland, Leon Bates, an Irish Festival,
Shakespeare and many others! During the summer there are performances by
students and campers almost daily.
National Cherry
Festival - July 3-10, 2010
Founded in 1926, the mission of the National Cherry Festival is to celebrate
& promote cherries, tourism and community involvement, and to enhance the
economic, entertainment, and cultural interests of the Grand Traverse region.
This translates into a week of parades, music, food, competitive events
(including the air dog competition....lots of fun), and a great airshow.
Traverse City Film Festival –
July 27-August 1, 2010
The Traverse City Film Festival has grown to become
one of the largest film festivals in the Midwest, and one of the most respected
in the country. Last year, there were over 80,000 admissions to nearly 100
screenings, a number of them U.S. or world premieres. A special emphasis is
given to foreign films, American independents, documentaries, and films which
have been overlooked but deserve the attention of a public starved to see a
good movie. The festival also presents classic movies free of charge
on a giant, inflatable outdoor screen overlooking Grand Traverse Bay in the
Open Space Park at dusk. Panel discussions with directors, writers, actors,
and other members of the film industry are offered daily.
Fun
Country
(3.0 miles)
Family fun in the summertime, with water park, mini-golf, go-karts, arcade, snackbar, etc.
Traverse
City
(15 miles)
www.traversecity.com/
Outside Magazine named Traverse City one of the top ten places to live in the
United States. The reasons are many. A spectacular natural
environment, neighborly communities that are among the safest in the nation.
Downtown Traverse City has unique local stores and wonderful restaurants. Two
major summer time attractions are the Cherry Festival and Michael Moore's film
festival.
Crystal Mountain (15 miles)
Crystal Mountain offers an exceptional year-round northern Michigan outdoor
experience. The ski resort routinely wins national awards as the premiere
family ski resort in the Midwest and offers a great mix of challenging terrain
and comfortable learning areas. The two golf courses have received four-star
ratings from Golf Digest magazine. The resort also offers a wide range of water
and outdoors activities depending on time of year.
Golf Frankfort/Elberta Sleeping Bear Dunes Gallery Hopping - Northern Michigan is filled
with wonderfully talented artists. There are many galleries scattered across
the towns and villages. Click here for a listing from
the Traverse City Record Eagle. Cycling Salamander (Charlevoix)
Mistwood (Lake Ann)
The
Briar (Mesick)
Interlochen Golf Club
Among Others
www.villageofelberta.org/
www.frankfort-elberta.com/
Check out the shops in Frankfort and Elberta. Walk along the dock
and check out the boats at the marina in Frankfort (you can book a charter boat
for some fishing). Then up to one of the restaurants for some lunch. A couple have decks on the back that look out over the river
and Lake Michigan. If it's mid-August, you might even
be able to see some of the sailboats headed for Mackinac in the
Chicago-Mackinac race.
Welcome to one of the most beautiful natural areas in Michigan's Lower
Peninsula. Come and enjoy 35 miles of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline,
explore North and South Manitou Islands, and of course climb the dunes! Learn
about the history of shipping, logging, and agriculture of the area by visiting
former Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard Stations, and Port Oneida Historic
District. Do yourself a favor, go climb the dune!
Some of our favorites:
Tamarack (Omena)
Main Street Gallery (Leland)
Synchronicity (Glen Arbor)
InsideOut (Traverse City)
Wineries
Black Star
Farms
Chateau Grand Traverse
(try the Ship of Fools White)
L. Mawby (good sparkling wine)
Chateau Chantal
Among others
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