Community Calendar

Come dressed in your costume and celebrate Halloween with a self-guided lantern-lit hike at the Boardman River Nature Center, featuring North Sky Raptor Sanctuary! Get ready for games, trivia, and live Raptors on the trail!

When: Thursday, October 30th from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Where: Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Rd., Traverse City MI 49685

Registration: $5/person. Registration is required. Please visit www.natureiscalling.org/events to register. Space is limited.

Audience: Families

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

Love decorating your house for the holidays but also looking to go low-consumption this season? Learn how to arrange floral arrangements with materials from your own garden, and bring the fall beauty indoors this Thanksgiving season! Bring any container of your choosing and join us on Friday, November 7th for BYOC: Fall Floral Workshop at the Botanic Gardens at Historic Barns Park. Don’t worry if you’ve never arranged a bouquet past putting flowers into a vase with water, no experience is necessary for this fun hands-on class!

Bring a container with an opening 6” or less, your favorite pruners, and a creative brain!
We provide refreshments, the florals, tips and tricks from an experienced floral designer!

Join us on a walk in the forest and learn to properly identify numerous wild edible and medicinal plants that can be found in fall!

Experience the wonders of Northern Michigan’s fall landscape on a Fall Foraging Walk with local expert Clay Bowers — Saturday, Nov. 8 from Noon–2 PM at The Botanic Garden. Learn how to safely identify edible and medicinal plants, understand sustainable harvesting practices, and reconnect with nature in a hands-on way. No prior experience required—just bring an open mind and a bit of curiosity!

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

The Interlochen Area Chamber of Commerce will present their annual “Light Up Interlochen” on Dec. 6. Events will be held at Tom’s Food Markets, located at 9475 Market Dr. Events will start at 3:00 p.m. and will include food tents, beer/wine tent, hot chocolate/coffee tent,, horse-drawn carriage rides, treats and presents for children, photos with Santa and more family friendly features. This event is free and open to the public.

Santa Claus will light a 30-foot mega pixel tree at Tom’s Food Markets, featuring synchronized light and sound and pyrotechnics that can be enjoyed over FM radio promptly at 6:00 p.m. The sound and light show will last 25-minutes and feature traditional and contemporary holiday classics.

Additional nightly light shows featuring the display will occur every half hour from 5 p.m. to -10:00 p.m. until Jan. 1, 2026.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.