“ I love living in Traverse City at Long Lake. There are very few places in the world where you can live in close proximity to so many breath taking sites and still feel a great sense of community. A place where neighbors still hold on to value and belief systems that make this community safe and welcoming.   

 

I think it's the last frontier a place you thought did not exist anymore; to me it's perfect. ”

 – Tom Duggan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to USA TODAY and 10 Best readers, upper Michigan's M-22 highway is the most scenic drive in the country to view fall foliage.

 

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, tucked away in the northwest corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, won the title of "Good Morning America's" Most Beautiful Place in America.

 

Forbes Profile

Traverse City is a pretty, water-oriented resort town near the top of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, 255 miles northwest of Detroit. The climate is cool. Average yearly high temperature is 55 degrees; the average low is 36 degrees. Annual rainfall is 30 inches, but the annual snowfall is 81 inches. Air quality is good. Doctors per capital are above the national average. Local economy is good. The Traverse City area is the country's largest producer of tart cherries.