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Traverse City Area Voted Best in the Nation
Those of us who live in the Traverse City area already know what a
special place it is. Just the same, it’s always nice to hear what
others say about this great town and its surroundings. Here’s a
sampling of some of the national rankings:
-Sleeping Bear Dunes voted
‘Most Beautiful Place in America’ by Good Morning America viewers.
(August 2011)
-AOL
Travel News (June 2010) gave Traverse City the #8 spot in its
list of America’s Top Ten Beach Towns, and named Traverse City one
of the Top 10 “Coolest Towns in the States.”
-Livability.com
(April 2010) listed
Traverse City in first place in its Top 10 list of ‘Foodie Cities,’
after surveying 200 American cities.
-Bon
Appétit (Sept. 2010) named Traverse City one of
America's Five Top Foodie Towns.
-Midwest
Living placed
Traverse City in first place in its list of the Midwest’s Five Top
Food Towns in 2009 and 2010.
-TripAdvisor.com
(May 2010)
listed Traverse City in second place in “Our Top 10 Charming Small
Towns.” (First Place went to Carmel, CA. We can live with that.)
-TripAdvisor.com
(Oct. 2009) listed
Traverse City as one of America’s Top 10 Wine Destinations.
-USA
Today (Oct. 2010) named Traverse City one of the Top 10
Places to Enjoy Local Wine.
-NationalGeographic.com
(Oct. 2009) listed
Traverse City as one of America's Top Adventure Towns.
-Money
Magazine (Sept. 2009) listed Traverse City as #3
on its list of 25 Best Places to Retire.
-Triathlete
Magazine (Oct. 2010) said Traverse City is "one
of the top Tri towns in the US".
-TripAdvisor.com
(Oct. 2010) named
Traverse City as one of America's Top 10 Fall Foliage Destinations.
-USA
Weekend (July 2009) listed Traverse City as #4
in its list of Five Great Towns to Retire.
-Traverse City's State
Theatre is being included in USA Today Travel's "10 great places to
see a movie in splendor" list. The list included theaters in
Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other metropolitan markets.
(Oct. 2011)
-Moomers Ice Cream - Voted
best ice cream store in America by Good Morning America viewers.
(2010)
-Leelanau Cheese Company -
Suttons Bay - Their aged raclette, made with milk from local cows
and mellowed for months in a cool underground “cave,” has been named
the Best Cheese in America.
- Grocer's
Daughter's Chocolate lauded - "Complex" magazine (www.Complex.com)
puts Mimi Wheeler's Grocer's Daughter's Chocolate at No. 2 in its
Top 50 Chocolatiers in the nation.
-U.S. News and World Report names Traverse City one of
America‘s 10 Best Places in Retire in 2012.
Discover "Pure Michigan" in the Traverse City area for yourself – we
think you'll put us on the top of your list too.
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'Newcomers News' Archives
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