North of Traverse City is one of the area's lighthouses:
Old Mission Point Lighthouse, Mission Point in Old Mission, 231-529-2333, . Built in 1870 on the 45th parallel, and decommissioned in 1933, it now houses township employees. Located at the tip of the Old Mission peninsula, north of Traverse City.
Amon Orchards, 8066 US-31 N in Acme, 231-938-1644 or 800-298-3409, . Cherry orchard producing unique and original cherry products like cherry juice concentrate, dried fruit, jams and jellies, sauces and more. U-Pick sweet (light or dark) and tart cherries. Orchard trolley-ride tours available; call for times and prices.
Traverse Symphony Orchestra, 121 E Front Street suite 301, 231-947-7120, . Founded in 1951, now Northwestern Lower Michigan’s largest resident performing arts organization and only professional orchestra.
City Opera House, 109 S Union Street, 231-941-8082, . 1891 opera house under renovation and restoration. Theatre productions and dancing.
Old Town Playhouse, 8th Street and Cass Street, 231-947-2443 or 231-947-2210, . Created in April 1960 to bring amateur theatre to northern Michigan, now boasting a 358-seat mainstage auditorium and an 80-seat studio theatre.
Dennos Museum Center, 1701 E Front Street, 231-995-1055, . Exhibitions and programs in the visual arts, sciences, and performing arts since 1991. Features three changing exhibit galleries, a sculpture court, a hands-on Discovery Gallery, an Inuit art gallery, the Milliken Auditorium and a museum store.
Music House Museum, 7377 US-31 N in Acme, 231-938-9300, . Open 10AM to 4PM most days, May through December. A one-of-a-kind collection of rare antique musical instruments and music-making machines, from 1870 through 1930.
J. H. Rogers Observatory, 1753 Birmley Road, 231-995-2300, . A 1500-square-foot building offering public viewings once or twice a month; check the website for schedules.
Traverse City Beach Bums, 333 Stadium Drive, 231-943-0100, . An independent professional baseball club, members of the Frontier Independent Professional Baseball League. Games are played during the summer in in Wuerfel Park, just off US-31 and M-37. Single game tickets are $6 - $60, season tickets $288 - $2,304.
Turtle Creek Casino, 7741 M-72 E in Williamsburg, 231-534-8888 or 888-777-UWIN,. Open 24 hours a day, year-round. Card games, roulette and craps. On-site Misheekeh Restaurant and Creekside Cafe.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, M-137, ☎ 231-276-7200, . Founded in 1928, world-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp, and Interlochen Arts Academy provide training to hundreds of gifted and talented young people from around the world. Concerts, exhibitions, and performances take place daily. �
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