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For generations, the most respected and internationally regarded families, entrepreneurs, executives and corporate leaders have come to Northern Michigan for rest and relaxation, and found, in turn, a wealth of reasons to invest more than just their time.
In recent decades, summer homes have evolved into year ‘round residences, as working families find their niche along the shores of Lake Michigan. The region’s diversified economy— a mix of successful retail, industrial, tourism-oriented, agricultural, building trades and health and medical professions —is buoyed by responsive local units of government, convenient transportation, state-of-the-art technological infrastructure and an alliance of business professionals in place to ensure success from day one.
Watch a bald eagle soar after it's released back to the wild
On Feb. 3, members of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians held a ceremony to release a bald eagle back to the wild in Harbor Springs. The eagle had eaten tainted meat and after a week-long rehabilitation by "Wings of Wonder" and Jensen's Animal Hospital in Petoskey, the adult female was set free at the Tribal Pow Wow Grounds of the LTBB.
Ceremonial remarks came from tribal members and cheers from the crowd of more than 200 arose as the majestic eagle -- mi-gee-zee in the Native language -- headed skyward. Watch the video below; a longer version of the entire ceremony is available on YouTube.
Watch Petoskey's Whitewater Park action!
Riding the Wheelway!
The Little Traverse Wheelway is one of the most beautiful bike paths in Michigan -- and the country. Most of the trail skirts Little Traverse Bay as it winds its way through Petoskey and Bay Harbor on its way to Charlevoix and Harbor Springs (depending on which way you're traveling). These bikers were taking in a scenic stretch near Bay Harbor on June 6.
The 26-mile-long paved path includes breathtaking scenery, lots of overlooks and places to stop, stairways leading to beaches and shorelines below rugged bluffs, and quaint towns for shopping, dining and more. For more information about the 26-mile-long Wheelway, click here.
Little Traverse Bay in Motion
Local videographer Eric Davis, of Progressive Video Innovations, put together this time-lapse video of the sunset over Little Traverse Bay. Check out Emmet County's YouTube channel for more fun and stunning videos of the area by Davis and others.
In Remembrance ...
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