Hendee Hide-Away Cozy, very clean 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage. Village Condos #305 Formerly known as building 50, features beautiful condos. Restfull Nest Charming house is a perfect couple's getaway just S. of Suttons Bay on West Grand Traverse Bay. Splash Landing Make a splash at this rustic "Up North" 1950's cottage on 100' of beautiful Long Lake! Blue Bay Cottage Awesome accommodations on 100' of panoramic views & beautiful Grand Traverse Bay! Chalet on East Bay This 5 bedroom 2 bath that can sleep up to 10! Crystal Beach Relax in this awesome home on beautiful Mickey Lake! Channel to the 2800 acre Long Lake! Starry Night Home on Davis Lake west of Traverse City.This is the perfect family gathering location! La Dolce Vita Luxury home offers an exceptional vacation opportunity in this 5000 sf 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home. Northern Comfort You will find the comfort you crave in this Northern Michigan retreat on all sports Long Lake. Lakeside Serenity An incredible setting on Davis Lake which is an inland glacial lake with hard sandy bottom. Northern Tonic Let the tonic of "Up North," refresh your family of 4 to 6 on Spider Lake!

The National Cherry Festival, held during the first full week of July every year, is the main tourist draw to Traverse City. The festival features parades, fireworks, live music, and cherries. It is estimated that the Grand Traverse region produces up to 360,000,000 pounds of cherries annually. The largest variety of cherry produced is the Montmorency cherry, or the "pie cherry". Other cherries grown in the region include the Ulster, or sweet cherry, and the Balaton (from Lake Balaton in Hungary), a cherry situated between the Montmorency and Ulster in terms of color and taste. Traverse City is also a popular destination for boating, sailing, kayaking, wine tasting, and tourists wishing to see autumn colors in bus-driven "color tours." Numerous golf and ski resorts nearby bring in large numbers of tourists. Among these are Mt. Holiday and Hickory Hills. Mt. Holiday has two chair lifts, while Hickory hosts only tow ropes. The locale and topography is conducive for bicycling.A map with routes, different trips, advice and local knowledge is available.

The Old Mission Peninsula is a great place to sea kayak. One gets close to shore, lighthouse, picnic grounds and parks. The bay offers a shelter from the prevailing westerly winds and from the Lake Michigan waves. Maps, rentals and guided tours are available.

The Leelanau Peninsula north of Traverse City contains many attractions and areas of interest, including the Leelanau Sands Casino in Peshawbestown, Fountain Point and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

The inaugural Traverse City Film Festival was held July 27–31, 2005, in venues around downtown Traverse City, including a theater renovated by film festival volunteers. First-run feature and documentaries were screened, panel discussions were planned and free family movies at the Open Space were scheduled. A driving force of the Traverse City Film Festival is Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. The following two years have seen a significant increase in the popularity of the film festival.

Interlochen, a small town about 19 miles from Traverse City, is the home to the world-famous Interlochen Arts Academy, which many celebrities have attended. The town is mainly forest, with a few lakes. A variety of activities such as color-tours, White-Tail deer hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, biking, boating, scenic drives, sunsets, bird-watching, swimming, diving, snorkeling and others are possible.