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Michael Moore's Blueprint for a Better Traverse City

Michael Moore's Blueprint for a Better Traverse City

Michael Moore, award-winning director and the man behind the renovation of the State Theatre and the Traverse City Film Festival, lays out eight community assignments for improving Traverse City.

Video: Surfing Lake Michigan in Frankfort...In November

Video: Surfing Lake Michigan in Frankfort...In November

Some hardy surfers took on the Lake Michigan waves being kicked up by a November wind along the coast of Frankfort.

 Seth Bernard Performs at Traverse City's Higher Grounds Trading Co.

Seth Bernard Performs at Traverse City's Higher Grounds Trading Co.

Seth Bernard, a Northern Michigan favorite, will play with May Erlewine and other special guests at Higher Grounds, a coffee roastery in Traverse City.

A Deer Camp Menu With Recipes Perfect All Winter Long

A Deer Camp Menu With Recipes Perfect All Winter Long

Northern Michigan residents Don Inman and Virginia Pierce share a deer camp menu that offers recipes from venison stew with dumplings to a fabulous granola and make for good meals all winter long.

Video: City Opera House in Traverse City Brimming With Events

Video: City Opera House in Traverse City Brimming With Events

The City Opera House in Traverse City is a spectacularly-renovated, turn-of-the-century opera house with a vital contemporary life filled with music, comedy, dance, private parties and Northern...

Commercial Wind Power in Northern Michigan: Three Stories

Commercial Wind Power in Northern Michigan: Three Stories

Commercial wind turbines are debated in three Northern Michigan communities—Benzie, Leelanau and McBain—each balancing alternative energy and lease revenue against noise and scenic disruption.

A Wind Turbine All Your Own Made in Manistee

A Wind Turbine All Your Own Made in Manistee

If you're thinking of wind power for your home, check out The Mariah Windspire, developed by Mariah Power in Manistee, one of the hottest wind turbines in today's home market.

Old Orchards Releases Very Cherre Tart Cherry Juice

Old Orchards Releases Very Cherre Tart Cherry Juice

Old Orchard, a Michigan manufacturer of juices with national distribution, has introduced Very Cherre Tart Cherry Juice, made with 100 percent Leelanau County Montmorency cherries.

350.org Global Warming Awareness Event Scheduled for Traverse City

350.org Global Warming Awareness Event Scheduled for Traverse City

The local chapter of 350.org, TC350, hopes to draw a large crowd to the Traverse The local chapter of 350.org, TC350, hopes to draw a large crowd to the Traverse City Open Space to raise awareness...

Fred Dakota Founded Native American Casinos—In A U.P. Garage

Fred Dakota Founded Native American Casinos—In A U.P. Garage

25 years ago, unemployed with five kids to feed, Fred Dakota got a hold of a casino license in Michigan and launched the first Native American casino in the country...from a garage in Keweenaw.

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