Yearly Archives: 2026

Fact of the Day 01/18/2026

Traverse City sits on layers of old ghost towns and vanished resorts. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, dozens of small settlements, logging camps,...

Fact of the Day 01/17/2026

The tunnels beneath the former Traverse City State Hospital still exist Built in the late 1800s, the hospital used an underground tunnel system to quietly...

The Tree That Opens to Hell

In the woods around the old Traverse City State Hospital (a massive Victorian asylum complex that closed in 1989), there’s a fallen tree known...

Fact of the Day 01/16/2026

Traverse City has (or had) a famous airport dog a border collie named Piper who worked at the Cherry Capital Airport as part of the wildlife...

Fact of the Day 01/15/2026

Approximately 15,782 people live in the city of Traverse City As of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates (2024), approximately 15,782 people live in...

Fact of the Day 01/14/2026

For more than four decades around the turn of the 20th century, railroads were among the most important forces shaping northern Michigan — socially,...

A Death Buried in Silence: The Unsolved Murder of Terry Wayne Sutter

Listen to full story BENZIE COUNTY, Mich. —More than half a century after a teenage boy’s body was found on a Lake Michigan beach, the...

Fact of the Day 01/13/2026

Traverse City Ranked a Top U.S. City for Outdoor Recreation Traverse City has earned national recognition as one of the top cities in the United...

Traverse City’s Most Shocking Crime of 2025

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — As 2025 came to a close, one crime stood apart from all others in both its brutality and its impact...

Fact of the Day 01/12/2026

Traverse City Has Become One of Michigan’s Fastest-Growing Remote-Work Hubs Since 2020, Traverse City has seen a significant influx of remote and hybrid workers relocating...

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