Try PURE Michigan.org, Mich,fairs , festivals and events, Michigan classic car shows. Move to Traverse City! WE have so much to do each weekend that you do not know what to go to first! If all else fails we go to our beach on grand Traverse Bay and float around in the clear, clean water. Yes, up here it is clean!

To the man who thinks 50 yrs in Mich is long enough to live here. Sir. Mich. provided you with a life for 50 yrs! If you think another state is going to be head and shoulders above Mi., leave! Go to FL.,you will be in for a very big, expensive surprise! Old or young, you do not like it? You are very free to leave and this state will not miss you!

If you do not care for this state there are a bunch of others you can move too and bad-mouth! What what I can see most of you are relatively young, under 30. Maybe you have not Had a chance to compare states. Just wait! I've lived in Ohio,FL.-12 long, hot buggy, hurricane yrs, expensive too!!,Calif., Tx. Ny,AZ. GA>-Ugh!, Mo. and probably a few I've forgotten. Each time I left was for work and finally when I returned for good and all, I really loved this state, even if is having a tough time. You think FL. is better? Believe me they really have no work! All they have are tourists and no one can afford to go anywhere right now. But like all things you have to try it and find out for yourself. Years from now you WILL REMEMBER why you love Michigan. Thanks to the soldier who said go to Iran and or Saudi Arabia and THEN you will appreciate home and not bad-mouth a state that is doing the best it can for now. No, I am not defending Granholm, but that is another sad conversation. Good luck to all of you who are going to MOVE.

OK. Now that I think about it, it is more Horizon Books on Front ST. Sorry my mistake. Oh well, no one is perfect especially me!

Single dating in N.W.Mich., Traverse City area. Are there any 45-ish single/divorced Men, pleasant looking, educated, personable,working!, interesting, active in or near this town? Everyone on a date site that qualifies is in Gd.Rapids,Saginaw/Midland, Lansing, or AnnArbor! Come on there MUST be some neat MEN up near or in T.C.!!

Do T.C. singles meet at the bookstores, coffeehouses anywhere like that in town? This is for the lady who says she is "new" to T.C. It depends on your age. Can't tell that by your photo. Twenty-somethings seem to gravitate to the bookstores and coffeehouses from what I can tell. The 30-ups seem to pick the coffeeshops and Little Bo's on Front st (which is smoke-free!) Of course this is just my opinion from what I have seen in the last 6 yrs since I returned to Mich. There were 1 or 2 "Singles" clubs, but they do not always advertise their name/events or how to contact them. They seem to move their "meeting places" from restaurant/bar to wherever each month. Sorry I have forgotten both club names as this was 3 yrs. ago. At the time it seemed to me they were a bit clicky, but each person must decide what works for them. Good luck!!

With gas prices on the rise you DO NOT want to drive to T.C. for a date! Re-think location!

Just in case no one has said this; welcome to Traverse City!! It is a lovely place to live even from Nov. through March. I've lived in Fl for 12 yrs and yes, there is such a thing as too HOT and too many Hurricanes. Calif. was interesting in between the fires and quakes. I could mention a few other places, but I came back home and love this state even with its problems and the snow. At least we have water! If we do not let others take it away!
Sorry--ophs, back to T.C. If you are 30 and under you can meet people on any beach and any bar in this town. Cherry Festival is coming and you can meet tons of people! I'm not saying they are all date-able, but hang out in the evening in the Open Space by the music, and beer tent. Walk around on Front ST. Of course there is the "usual" bar scene. Now if you are closer to 40-something T.C. is not as easy to navigate in the date scene(no place is). So then you end up typing your fingers off on these date sites. Sorry to say, most people you "meet" are a long ways from T.C.
Anyway this really is a great place to live. You just have to find the things that interest you and go do them, whether you have a "date" or not. If you can function as a single, alone there is a ton of stuff to do up here!! I wish you well!!