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Traverse City is named after theGrand Traverse Bay, which thecity heads. The bay earned itsname from 18th century Frenchvoyagers who made la grandetraverse or "the long crossing"across the mouth of the GrandTraverse Bay.

In 1847, Captain Boardman ofNaperville, Illinois, purchasedthe land at the mouth of theBoardman River at the head ofthe west arm of the bay. Dur-ing that year the captain, hisson, and their employees builta dwelling and sawmill nearthe mouth of the river. In 1851

the Boardmans sold the sawmillto Hannah, Lay & Co (PerryHannah, Albert Tracy Lay and

James Morgan), who improvedthe mill greatly. The increased

investment in the mill attractedadditional settlers to the newcommunity.

Climate

Its location on the 45th paral-lel is tempered by the strongand moderating effects of LakeMichigan and Grand TraverseBay, which have a particularlynoteworthy effect on the pen-insulas that branch north ofthe city. As a result they haveviticulture and Cherry orchards.Consequently, it generally ex-

periences warm, mild summersand severe winters. Lake Michi-

gan especially, but also GrandTraverse Bay, greatly impact thearea's diverse coastal weatherpatterns, which occasionallyconsist of sudden and/or largeamounts of precipitation duringthe seasonally active periods.Lake-effect snowfall constitutes alarge percentage of the total an-nual snow accumulation, whichaverages around 80 inches(203 cm). Periods of snowfalltypically last from November to

April, with snow urries as lateas May or as early as Septem-ber not unexpected.

Geography

Traverse City is a pagreater Northern Micgion. The city is the mport of the Grand Traa long, natural harbo

rated from the watersMichigan by the Leelinsula, and divided lonally almost evenly bpeninsula of tiered hfarmland called Old Peninsula.

The most prominent atorically connected owaterways is the BoaRiver. Along with BoaLake, the river is part

Boardman River Watwinds throughout thean integral and defn

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8 Water Activities toEnjoy:

1) Jet-ski on Long Lake

2) Ice-fsh on East Bay

3) Swim in West Bay

4) Kayak on the BoardmanRiver

5) Water-ski on Silver Lake

6) Para-sail off of Old Mis-sion Peninsula

7) See the sunset on LakeMichigan in the SleepingBear Dunes

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Traverse City TourismBureau

250 East Front Street

Traverse City

(231) 947-4230