Traverse City
is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest city in the
21-county Northern Michigan region.
The Traverse City area is the largest producer of tart cherries in
the United States. Near the time of cherry harvest, the city hosts the
annual week-long National Cherry Festival in the first full week of
July, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually. The surrounding
countryside also produces grapes, and is one of the centers of wine
production in the Midwest. Tourism, both summer and winter, is another
key industry. The Traverse City area features varied natural attractions,
including freshwater beaches, vineyards, a National Lakeshore, downhill
skiing areas, and numerous forests. In 2009, Trip Advisor named Traverse
City the number two small town travel destination in the United States.
In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the
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Grand Traverse Bay
is a bay of Lake Michigan formed by the Leelanau Peninsula in the northwestern
Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The bay is 32 miles long, 10 miles wide,
and up to 620 feet deep in spots. It is divided into two arms by the
Old Mission Peninsula. The entire bay is conterminous with the Grand
Traverse Bay Bottomland Preserve. It should not be confused with Grand
Traverse Bay of Lake Superior, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula. |
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As usual, Lee Duquette did
NOT go in the water. He stayed on shore and photographed the multitude
of birds that were quietly sitting on rocks in the middle of the bay. |
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Below: Then Lee Duquette
drove to downtown Traverse City to relax in a city park. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette
took a walk on the pier and Lee checked out the big boulders. |
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Below: A giant canoe robot |
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