There are so many great things happening in the Traverse City area - the wine festivals, beer festivals, film festival, the Horses By the Bay 6 week "show", comedy festival, etc. We also have great golf courses, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, boating -- we really have so much to offer here!

In 2011 the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was voted The Most Beautiful Place in America by ABC's Good Morning America. See Video below.

In 2010 Traverse City was voted 4th of the top 5 cities to retire in the entire country, and just received an award for one of the top downtown streetscapes in the country -- one of 3 in the state! It's such a beautiful area and such a great quality of life!

DID YOU KNOW? Among Traverse City's recent accolades:

• one of American's Five Top Foodie Towns, Bon Appetit

• one of the Top 10 Places to Enjoy Local Wines, USA Today

• among America's Top 10 Fall Foliage Destination 2011, TripAdvisor.com

• #8 in list of America's Top Ten Beach Towns and a Top 10 "Coolest Towns in the States", AOl Travel News

• one of Midwest's Five Top Food Towns, Midwest Living

• one of America's top Ten Wine Destinations, TripAdvisor.com

• second place in Our Top 10 Charming Small Towns, TripAdvisor.com

• on the Top Ten listing of Surprising Foodie Towns, Livability.com

• one of America's Top Adventure Towns, NationalGeographic.com

• 10 great places to see a movie: State Theater made Top 10

• Your Guide to Northern Michigan Orchards, http://www.northernexpress.com/michigan/article-7021-your-guide-to-northern-michigan-orchards.html