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We traveled to Traverse City, Michigan for a weekend getaway! Enjoy!
Where we stayed: The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
Wineries we visited: Bonobo Winery & Peninsula Cellars
Places we Ate: Trattoria Stella & Red Spire Brunch House
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C U R R E N T Travels | Traverse City, Michigan
Welcome to my first T R A V E L V L O G ! I am so excited to share our recent trip to Traverse City, Michigan! Our trip this time around was two-fold - my husband had to DJ an event there for the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan and I was invited {along with my fellow blogger babe Ashley Wierenga} to stay at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa & play with Traverse City Tourism!
Here's a mini recap of our trip...
Stay | Grand Traverse Resort & Spa -
Play | Traverse City Tourism -
1 | Bowers Harbor Vineyards -
2 | Bonobo Winery -
3 | Aerie Restaurant & Lounge -
4 | Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan Summer Stroll -
5 | Sweetwater American Bistro -
6 | Dylan's Candy Bar -
7 | Golf Academy Golf Simulator -
8 | Mari Vineyards -
9 | Bourbons 72 -
10 | Aerie Restaurant & Lounge - Brunch -
11 | Tumbleweeds -
12 | 2 Lads Winery -
13 | Sincerely, C U R R E N T L Y Photo Shoot
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Tips for a Wine Tour in Traverse City | Michigan
You've booked your Traverse City wine tour, now what? Be prepared for your tastings with these helpful tips on how to sample wine along the Traverse Wine Coast.
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A visit to beautiful Omena, Michigan
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Omena is a small unincorporated community in Leelanau Township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Overlooking Omena Bay, on the western side of Grand Traverse Bay, Omena is home to wineries and farms including a thriving organic farming movement that includes cherries and hops. The area has several wineries featuring some of the region's cherry and grape crop, for which the Grand Traverse and Leelanau areas are known. The nearest substantial city is Traverse City, a (25) minute drive.
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Left Foot Charley in MLive's search for Michigan's Best winery
MLive visits Left Foot Charley in Traverse City on Day Four of the search for Michigan's Best winery
Traverse City MI Zombie Walk 10/23/2011
3rd Annual Traverse City Michigan Zombie Walk.
Thanks to everyone who came out and walked with us.
Hope to see everyone again next year.
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Michigan Old Mission Peninsula Light House
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Traverse City Pride Parade
Carter Oosterhouse and Amy Smart are the Grand Marshal's in the 2016 Traverse City Pride Parade on June 25, 2016. Filmed by Wayne Erreca
BrewVine: Chateau Grand Traverse on Old Mission Peninsula
The Traverse Wine Coast is well-known for its array of wines, which encapsulate the best qualities of the Northern Michigan growing region.
Some of them, including wine bottled at Chateau Grand Traverse, have won worldwide acclaim.
The Eclectic Series, for one, celebrates these gorgeous vineyards in a remarkable hand-crafted way!
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2018.07.16 Old Mission Peninsula
Today we explored the Old Mission Peninsula, just north of Traverse City. We began the day with a picnic lunch at Haserot Beach, and then drove up to the Old Mission Lighthouse at the far northern tip of the peninsula. From there, we went to the Old Mission Country Store. After driving past the Old Mission Inn, we drove through many scenic cherry orchards, and then went to Bonobo Winery for wine tasting. After that, I picked cherries before we wrapped up the drive.
Old Mission Peninsula, just north of downtown Traverse City, projects into the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. The Old Mission Point Lighthouse is located at the northern end of the peninsula. The peninsula is included in the Old Mission Peninsula AVA, an American Viticultural Area known for its Michigan wine. The Grand Traverse region has two of Michigan's four federally recognized wine growing areas. The settlement at Old Mission, founded in 1839, was the first community founded by Europeans in the Grand Traverse Bay region. By 1841 there were 5 log buildings as well as several wigwams at the settlement. By 1850 the settlement had grown to a considerable size, and the schooner Arrow was making weekly trips to the mission from Mackinaw City.
Mission Point Light is one of 129 Michigan lighthouses. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state. Only 38 Michigan lighthouses are open to the public on a regular schedule.
From 1933 until 1948, Mission Point Lighthouse sat alone and empty. Local residents then raised about $1900 for the Township to purchase the lighthouse and adjacent grounds. Since then caretakers have lived in and helped to care for and restore the lighthouse. The lighthouse has been added to the National and State Historic Register, and visitors can now climb the tower and tour the museum. A 5th Order Fresnel Lens is on display, giving a real picture of how the light was kept. The museum admission and gift shop purchases go toward the continued restoration of the lighthouse and the grounds.
The Old Mission General Store is one of Michigan’s oldest general stores. Dating to the mid-1800's, today it offers goods, gifts and food for locals and tourists. The store has been in its current location since the Civil War, and today part of the original structure still stands in the store's center section, with its worn, wooden floors and potbellied stove. The general store also boasts one of the oldest post offices in the state. Visitors are immediately greeted with penny candy, jams and jellies and barrels of fresh fruit, plus the aroma of coffee. Antiques, gifts, and a wide variety of knickknacks and oddities crowd the shelves and ceiling beams. They even had pickled quail eggs in jars, which I had not seen in years.
Cherries are believed to have come from China around 4,000 B.C., and are named after Cerasus, a town in Turkey. Michigan's cherry history isn't quite as long. It was 1852 when Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian missionary, planted the first cherry orchard in the Grand Traverse Area. Local Indian farmers had grown other fruit trees in the area and had told Dougherty not to plant them. He ignored them and planted the first cherry orchard on the Old Mission Peninsula, located in Grand Traverse Bay. Much to everyone's surprise the cherry trees flourished and soon other orchards were planted all over Northern Michigan.
Cherry trees can grow just about anywhere. However, they need specific conditions to grow to their full potential and the Grand Traverse Region possesses them. The orchards are usually planted on rolling hills and sandy soil, because this condition is needed for water drainage and air flow. Lake Michigan also plays a part helping to calm the cold winter winds and keeping the orchards cool in the summer. These conditions made the Grand Traverse area excellent for growing cherries commercially.
Today Traverse City is known nationally as the Cherry Capital of the World. The five counties around Traverse City make up the region that produces 40 percent of the annual tart cherry crop in the United States. Orchards line the Lake Michigan coast from Benton Harbor to the Grand Traverse Area. Montmorency is the primary tart cherry grown in the United States today. It has been grown in this country for more than a century because it's perfect for pies, preserves, jellies, juices, and other products.
This area is really beautiful. We thought it was so unique to see cherry orchards, vineyard, and apple orchards all in the same area. I did some wine tasting at Bonobo Winery, which is owned by Amy Smart and husband Carter Oosterhouse. Carter grew up in the area, and is known for shows on HGTV, as well as Trading Spaces. I tasted 6 wines – three were good, and I bought a bottle of each. The area has a reputation for sweet wines, but the ones I bought were not and were quite good.
Oosterhouse Family
A family portrait shoot in April 2010 by Fun Prints Photography in Austin, Texas. We happened to spot a patch of undiscovered bluebonnets at the park. Great fun! You can also see baby Mia's full first year of sessions in a video on our channel.
Leelanau Peninsula Wineries, Michigan, Good Harbor, glsp,
Leelanau Peninsula Wineries, Michigan, Good Harbor, glsp,
a Michigan Travel video. First posted online, June 2004
Leelanau Peninsula Wineries, Michigan, Overview, glsp
Leelanau Peninsula Wineries, Michigan, Overview, glsp,
a Michigan Travel video. First posted online, June 2004
21 beautiful wineries near you
Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail - 21 wineries for your pleasure in Southwest Michigan.
Coppercraft Straight Bourbon - Michigan's Finest?
On this episode of Sumthin' New, we try Michigan's well known Coppercraft Distillery and their Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Coppercraft Distillery, located on the West side of the state, is really making it's name known in the Michigan spirits scene with whiskey, bourbon, gin, rum and some ready to consume beverages.
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Bowers Harbor Vineyards Connie Van Til
n November we visited ten wineries in four days on the western coast of Michigan, recording full interviews and video. It was a bit of a whirlwind tour which even included a couple of snowstorms. But as we like say, part of the fun with wine is discovery. For this program we visit with Wine Specialist Connie Van Til of Bowers Harbor Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City. The state of Michigan is making excellent wine, which is what we discovered. With that in mind, it's our hope you never lose your thirst for wine discovery.
Learn more by visiting bowersharbor.com or
michiganwinecollaborative.com.
Hometown Tourist Charlevoix Area Community Pool
Hometown Tourist Charlevoix Area Community Pool
Ferris hockey set to defend WCHA title 9&10 News
Seventh ranked Ferris State hockey starts its WCHA regular season title defense with a home series against Michigan Tech this weekend.