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Downtown Traverse City from Wayne Hill

Traverse City, Michigan, seen from Wayne Hill in March 2026. In the right of the image is the Park Place Hotel, State Bank building, and Grand Traverse County Courthouse. In the left of the image is Open Space Park, Grandview Parkway, and West Bay.

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2017 Traverse City Children's Book Festival

Regional and national authors and illustrators present books at the 2017 Traverse City Children's Book Festival on November 11th. Photos by Gary Howe.

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Air Station Traverse City-Michigan State Poli DVIDS1112484

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., aircrew hoists a member of the Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team aboard the air station's MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter during joint-agency training at the air station, Dec. 8, 2011.The training was held to qualify members of the state police for operations with other agencies' aircraft, and allows the air station crew to better understand the state police's procedures and capabilities.U.S. Coast Guard photo by

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Boardman River in Traverse City

Image of the Boardman-Ottaway River in Traverse City, MI 

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City Opera House, Traverse City, MI

The City Opera House in Traverse City is a significant building on Front Street in the city's downtown, constructed in 1891 in the Romanesque Revival style, and contained a 1200 seat auditorium for live performances. In the 1920s, a nearby movie theatre owner leased the building in order to eliminate the possibility of it becoming competition for their own theater, and it remained shuttered and largely unused until 1985, when, thanks to the efforts of the local community and preservationists, it

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Coast Guard City hosts National Cherry Festival 120714-G-AW789-117

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Crewmmembers of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City ride and walk the 2012 National Cherry Festival Parade route, July 14, 2012. Traverse City was named a Coast Guard City in 2010 and host the National Cherry Festival annually. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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FRC field 2025MITVC

Playing field for the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition game 'Reefscape' set up in the gymnasium of Traverse City Central High School, Traverse City, Michigan.

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Front Street, Traverse City, MI

Front Street in Downtown Traverse City is a charming and vibrant commercial drag that is the symbolic and commercial heart of the Grand Traverse Bay region. Developed initially during the 19th Century, today the street is lined with interesting shops, good restaurants, and commercial enterprises that make Traverse City a popular and fun tourist destination for people from all around the United States. Though less well-known than other tourist hubs, Traverse City is worthy of visiting if you like

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ISS014-E-18074 - View of Michigan

View of Michigan taken during ISS Expedition 14.

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Lyric Theatre Traverse City 1923 Ruins

"Ruins of the Lyric Theater on Front Street after the fire. The photo is dated January 11, 1923." Postcard, from Traverse Area District Library Local History Collection.

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President Joe Biden poses for photos with guests at Moomers Homemade Ice Cream, Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Traverse City, Michigan. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

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President Gerald R. Ford and Gordie Howe at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club - NARA - 45644197

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TDN-1 drone during first (piloted) flight near Traverse City, Michigan (USA), on 19 May 1943

A U.S. Navy Naval Aircraft Factory/Interstate TDN-1 attack drone (BuNo 17308) on its first (piloted) flight, near Naval Air Station Traverse City, Michigan (USA), on 19 May 1943. Pilot was Lieutenant C.C. Corley. The TDN was intended to serve as a television-guided flying bomb. Note the antennas atop the fuselage, behind the wing, and aperature for a television camera in the center of the plane's nose. The plane's Bureau Number is crudely marked on the engine cowlings, vertical tail and rudder,

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TDN-1 drone on USS Sable (IX-81) on 10 August 1943

The U.S. Navy training carrier USS Sable (IX-81) launching a Naval Aircraft Factory TDN-1 drone while steaming off Traverse City, Michigan (USA), during flight tests on 10 August 1943. Note this aircraft's unoccupied cockpit. The TDN was intended for use as a television-guided attack drone.

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TDN-1 drone on first (piloted) flight near Traverse City, Michigan (USA), on 19 May 1943

A U.S. Navy Naval Aircraft Factory/Interstate TDN-1 attack drone (BuNo 17308) on its first (piloted) flight, near Naval Air Station Traverse City, Michigan (USA), on 19 May 1943. Pilot was Lieutenant C.C. Corley. The TDN was intended to serve as a television-guided flying bomb. Note the antennas atop the fuselage, behind the wing, and aperature for a television camera in the center of the plane's nose. The plane's Bureau Number is crudely marked on the engine cowlings, vertical tail and rudder,

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USS Sable (IX-81) Launching a TDN-1 drone while steaming off Traverse City, Michigan, during flight tests on 10 August 1943 (50336265178)

This drone has an excessive nose-up attitude and is probably about to stall. The terrain in the distance appears to be Sutton's Bay, indicating that the ship was heading westwards in Grand Traverse Bay, off the northern end of the Old Mission Peninsula. Note the Grumman J2F Duck off the ship's port bow, possibly acting as a drone control aircraft.

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US Navy 100703-N-0092J-198 Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform the low break cross maneuver during the National Cherry Festival Air Show

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (July 3, 2010) Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform the low break cross maneuver during the National Cherry Festival Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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US Navy 100703-N-0092J-227 Lt. Cmdr. Frank Weiser, from Atlanta, Ga., lead solo pilot assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels,

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (July 3, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Frank Weiser, from Atlanta, Ga., lead solo pilot assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform a sneak pass over West Traverse Bay in an F/A-18 Hornet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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US Navy 100704-N-0092J-039 Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in F-A-18 Hornets

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (July 4, 2010) Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in F/A-18 Hornets over West Traverse Bay in the diamond formation during The National Cherry Festival Air Show. The diamond formation includes aircraft one through four. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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