Traverse Traveler Archive
Hodge Podge Lodge is now closed This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: Hodge Podge Lodge The Hodge Podge Lodge [...]
Some businesses are now closed This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Close your eyes and think about this for a moment. Wait...that [...]
Regional Convention & Visitors Bureaus throughout the state are faced with the question of whether or not to increase their room assessment, also known as a "Bed Tax" from 2% up to 5%. What's the impetus behind this proposal? And what do our local CVBs plan to do? Here's what I discovered. The Facts [...]
Mealtickets & Unusual Ideas is proud to present a brand new iPhone app called Traverse Traveler. The Traverse Traveler iPhone app is a handy mobile guide for the Traverse area visitor designed to promote local restaurants, wineries, attractions, shopping, events, services and more. And best of all...it's a FREE download for iPhone and iTouch users. Whether you're planning [...]
Considered "The Oscars of the food world," by Time Magazine, the James Beard Foundation Award is one of the highest honors a chef can receive. And three Traverse Area chefs are on the cusp of receiving this very honor. Semi-finalists in the category Best Chef: Great Lakes 2010 are chef Miles Anton of Trattoria Stella, chef Randy Chamberlain of Blu, and chef Guillaume Hazaël-Massieux of La Bécasse. [...]
The Making of a Michigan Specialty I grew up in Suburbia. Our food came from the grocery store, not a garden. We prepared meals from fresh, canned, or frozen foods like everyone else I knew. On weekends we'd enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, always topped with pure Michigan maple syrup. Never had I imagined [...]
The Cherry Capital is the Perfect Place to Celebrate National Cherry Month Traverse City is home of the Cherry Festival and known as the Cherry Capital of the world. So what better place to celebrate National Cherry Month than right here in Northern Michigan? The Cherry Stop has christened it Febru-Cherry and they're throwing a discount party [...]
Did you know the first drive-in movie theater opened on June 6, 1933, in Camden, New Jersey. The patent held by Richard Hollingshead first began with one car, a screen stretched between two trees, and a radio hidden behind it. After several beta tests to determine, among other things, the best position for multiple cars [...]
When it comes to protecting their precious vintage some local wineries are making the switch from corks to screw caps. What it lacks in drama, it makes up in efficiency. According to Lee Lutes, winemaker for Black Star Farms, the Stelvin closure, otherwise known as the screw cap, does a better job of protecting [...]
Moomers Homemade Ice Cream is in the "Final Four" for Good Morning America Weekend's "Ice Cream Challenge" – best ice cream shop in America. Four stores, nominated by customers, will be featured on ABC's Sunday edition this Sunday, May 18, 8:00 - 9:00 am. Voting then takes place online (www.abcnews.com, then go to Good Morning [...]
