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The State Theater and Bijou by the Bay have been closed since Michigan's shutdown last year. The Traverse City Film Festival has received $933,000 in federal coronavirus relief to help restart its two movie theaters and continue its annual film festival. The festival's founder filmmaker Michael Moore says without the grant, the organization may have folded. “I would say without any hint of hyperbole here that this million dollar grant from our federal government has literally saved the Traverse City Film Fest and our theaters,” he says. The northern Michigan festival attracts film makers...

Paddle and picnic on the Boardman River in Traverse City.

North Country Trail Backpacking Trip From Kalkaska to Wexford Counties The subtle, soulful beauty of Michigan’s Northwoods fills writer Cindy Ross’ heart as she takes a four-day backpacking trip with her family on a gentle stretch of the North Country Trail. The first time I saw the sandy North Country Trail (NCT) high above the Manistee River, I was on a canoe trip, and we had just docked for a break. I looked at the blue-painted blazes beckoning me to follow deep into the pine forest, and I vowed I’d be back—next time, for a walking adventure. One year later, we are here in Northern...

Amazingly he had his camera rolling when it happened and quickly kayaked towards the shore where it was stuck, when the deer became loose and started flowing down river.

The state has approved a $2.9 million investment for a new development that will provide year-round rentals in Traverse City’s downtown area.