The Traverse City Film Festival was an annual event held in late July in Traverse City, Michigan. It was started in 2005 to help protect one of America’s few original art forms—cinema. The festival was co-founded by Michael Moore, an Oscar-winning film director known for films and documentaries such as Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, and Roger & Me, along with author Doug Stanton and photographer John Robert Williams.
The National Cherry Festival is a food festival held every year in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The eight-day event celebrates cherry farming in the Grand Traverse Bay area around Traverse City, which is called the “Cherry Capital of the World.” The festival began in 1925 as the “Blessing of the Blossoms Festival.” In 1931, the Michigan Legislature changed its name to the National Cherry Festival. Since then, the festival has been held almost every year, except from 1942 to 1947 and in 2020.
Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is a public community college located in Traverse City, Michigan. Founded in 1951, the college serves over 4,000 students. It offers associate degrees, professional certificates, bachelor’s degrees through the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from partner universities.
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It serves as the county seat of Grand Traverse County, though it also extends slightly into Leelanau County.
Kalkaska County (/kælˈkæskə/) is in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the 2020 census, the population was 17,939.
The Crawford County Courthouse is a government building located in Robinson, which is the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Finished in 1895, it is the second courthouse built in Robinson and the fifth courthouse in the county’s history.
The Alpena County Courthouses is a historic courthouse located in Alpena, Michigan. It houses the circuit court and county clerk, and the district court and probate court are housed across the street in the County Annex Building.
The Presque Isle County Courthouse, also called the Onaway Courthouse, is a government building located at the corner of State and Maple Streets in Onaway, Michigan. It was named a Michigan State Historic Site in 1978 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Antrim County Courthouse is a government building located on South Cayuga Street in Bellaire, Michigan, United States. It was named a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The building was designed in 1879, but construction began in 1904.
The Benzie County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Beulah, Michigan. It is recognized as a Michigan State Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1912 as a hotel and recreation center.