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Katie Albert brings an order to customers seated in a large tent set up in the parking lot outside Opa! Grill and Taproom in Traverse City in September.
Record-Eagle file photo/Jan-Michael Stump
Ken Biles and Jennifer Thompson, of Baltimore, wear masks while walking along River Street in downtown Elk Rapids in July.
Record-Eagle file photo/Jan-Michael Stump
Airport Maintainers Ray Platts, left, and Craig Neu replace social distancing stickers on the floor of Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport in July.
Record-Eagle file photo/Jan-Michael Stump
TRAVERSE CITY â Businesses and workers in northwest Lower Michigan traveled a rocky road in 2020, jostled by the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions.