Traverse City

Traverse City is truly a gem of Michigan.  It is a foodie's nirvana.  The food is served so beautifully at the restaurants here it is hard to chose a place to eat!  It seems like there is always something to do in the Grand Traverse Bay on the weekends.  

This weekend is the Annual Cherry Fest.  Anything and everything cherry related can be found here!  There are even cherry pit spitting and cherry pie eating contests.  We had the privilege of enjoying the air show that was happening over the Bay.

We had a great spot to watch on the pier that juts out into the bay.

The Coast Guard was up first to "warm" everyone up.  They dropped their divers into the bay from the helicopters and then lifted them back in to simulate a water rescue.

If you look closely at this picture, you can see the Tall Ship Manitou that calls Traverse City home.  We have gone to see the Tall Ships a few times already.  They are such beautiful floating pieces of art!  Back to the air show.  Up next was.... (drumroll)....

.... The Blue Angels!  I never had a desire to seeing them before, but after seeing them perform I would definitely go back!  I enjoyed this more than I thought I would!

After the Blue Angels were done, we drove out to the point of the bay.  Here is the lighthouse that serves the Grand Traverse Bay area.  We kinda get all excited about seeing lighthouses.  It is such a beautiful drive out there though, how could we not?!

One of the many vineyards on the peninsula.  Isn't that gorgeous?  We keep saying that one of these days we are going to do the kayaking vineyard tour around the peninsula.

Well, that is about it.  So ends another beautiful vacation day in Michigan.

Tomorrow we are driving to Mackinac City to tour Fort Michilimackinac and the Straits Lighthouse.

So until then, au revoir mon ami!