Summer is definitely a special season in Northern Michigan! Check out some
of these wonderful local events.

August 22, 2009 - Join us for the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival on the grounds of
Building 50, The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. Featuring 25 local wineries,
4 food vendors, 3 bands and the Michigan Dance Collective, it's sure to be a great time.

August 29, 2009 - local micro brewers and craft brewers will showcase their work at
the Traverse City Micro brewery and Music Festival, together with a selection of beer-
compatible foods and snacks from area restaurants and a slate of performers. This
event is also being held at building 50.

September 11-13 - the waters of Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay will swarm with
schooners, cutters, sloops and other tall ships during the first-ever Michigan Schooner
Festival. The three-day festival will feature a wide array of sailing vessels – from sleek
two-masted cargo schooners and classic yachts to tidy little Mackinaw boats and even
a replica British armed sloop from the War of 1812.

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