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Hello Traverse City! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning.
In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: YMCA expansion campaign, Old Indian Trail restoration, and pearl jewelry workshop + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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📰 In the news
Boosting community wellness spaces: Grand Traverse Bay YMCA is in the public phase of a $13 million campaign, inviting neighbors to help as it expands West campus with a two-court gym expected in May — see how to get involved.
Echoes along ancient pathways: A northern Michigan artist is restoring Old Indian Trail markers from Lake Mitchell to West Grand Traverse Bay, honoring an Anishinaabe route that shaped roads, linking Cadillac and Traverse City — learn how it’s being preserved.
A fresh start in music: Traverse City Philharmonic is launching Act 2, an adult beginner band program led by Peter Deneen, with $200 registration and no experience required, inviting locals to learn instruments together — learn what the class offers.
Nothing prepares you for a pet emergency: I learned that the hard way after charging $10k to a credit card for life-saving surgery on my cat, Miss Stache. As soon as we got home, I signed up for Spot. It’s super affordable – and reimburses up to 90% of the bill.
Compare rates for free: The national average for car insurance is around $175/month. Paying more than that? Same, so I did some shopping around and ended up cutting my premium in half. If you haven’t checked in a while, you’re probably overpaying too — here’s the comparison tool I used.
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💎 Local business spotlight
Smell good, grow things: Rusty Moose Garden & Gifts is a local lavender farm, small-scale nursery, and farm market just south of town near Buckley, offering fragrant calm, garden-worthy plants, and no big-box vibe. They don’t open until Mother’s Day weekend, but you can check out their online store and still support local all year long.
Treat yourself, TC: Traverse City Whiskey Co. mixes thoughtful cocktails with local ingredients, alongside signature whiskey and small-batch releases you can only find here. Ideal for weeknights when the dishwasher’s humming and you’re craving something nicer than whatever’s in the fridge, without making a fuss.
A fun vertical reset: ELEV8 Climbing Gym keeps the stoke high with bouldering, auto-belays, top rope, and lead, plus yoga and low-key community meetups when you want faces with the forearm pump. Need a mood lift? An hour on their walls usually does the trick.
These aren’t ads or sponsored placements, just some cool nearby spots we think are worth a visit.
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📆 Fun for the whole fam
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🐚 Pearl Jewelry Workshop @ The Workshop Brewing Company | Wednesday (3/11) at 6:00 PM – This hands-on Traverse City workshop lets you pick an oyster, shuck it, then drill and set the pearl into .925 sterling silver. Your ticket covers class, a pearl, and a drop pendant, with upgrade settings aplenty; chains start at $20, and yes, buy ahead.
🍝 Benefit Spaghetti Dinner @ Significant Strikes Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu & MMA | Thursday (3/12) at 6:00 PM – Craving carbs for a cause? Swing by Significant Strikes in Traverse City for spaghetti dinner benefiting the Avery family as Collin heads to Ann Arbor for a bone marrow transplant. Bring cash or checks only, enjoy no-frills plate of comfort, and chip in like neighbors.
🍫 Willy Wonka Jr. @ Milliken Auditorium | Friday (3/13) at 6:30 PM – Got a sweet tooth for kid-powered theater? Greenspire’s students are staging Willy Wonka Jr., complete with golden tickets, Oompa Loompas, and candy concessions, all for $15 at the door. Wholesome chaos, local talent, and enough chocolate to keep your inner child quiet.
🎶 Disney & Desserts 2026 @ Traverse City Central High School | Saturday (3/14) at 10:00 AM – Bring the crew for TC Central Choir’s Disney-and-desserts mashup, with singalongs you secretly love, face painting, crafts, and kids grinning ear to ear. VIP is $15 with select seating, a light-up wand, and a cast meet and greet; GA is $10, kids under 2 free.
🔥 Winter Warm Up @ TC Whiskey Co. – The Stillhouse | Saturday (3/14) at 1:00 PM – Warm up on the patio with live sets from Broom Closet Boys and Hot Flat Pop, hot cocktails by the fire, a food truck, yard games, and a cocoa bar for the kids. Free, family friendly, and refreshingly simple, like winter socializing should be.
🍪 Cookie Decorating: March Lucky Charms @ Bay Bread Co | Saturday (3/14) at 1:00 PM – Bay Bread is handing you six shamrock-ready sugar cookies and a pile of icing, sprinkles, and sample inspiration, you supply the questionable artistry. The monthly drop-in is going with March’s Lucky Charms theme, self-paced and kid-friendly, $15 a person, box included. No class, just sweet therapy.
🚤 Boat Show 2026 @ Grand Traverse County Civic Center | Sunday (3/15) at 10:00 AM – Traverse City Boat Show is taking over the Grand Traverse County Civic Center with gleaming MasterCraft, Cobalt, Tidewater, and Barletta rides. Climb aboard, compare cup holders and wake shapes, then picture summer on Grand Traverse Bay, fewer chores, and a cooler that refills itself.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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📻 Traverse City report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 33°F – Low: 23°F – Precip: 84%
A chance of freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of freezing rain and a slight chance of sleet between 10am and noon, then a chance of sleet and a chance of freezing rain between noon and 1pm, then snow and a chance of sleet. Mostly cloudy. High near 33, with temperatures falling to around 29 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Later: Snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
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Tomorrow – High: 35°F – Low: 26°F – Precip: 3%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 5 mph. Later: Snow showers between 8pm and 5am, then rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
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