Event Calendar
Join us for a fun-filled Snowshoe Photo Scavenger Hunt. You’ll enjoy a 2-mile trek from the resort’s Village through the woods, over the Crystal River and back with snacks and beverages along the way. Bring your digital camera…you’ll snap shots of things along the way that are on the scavenger hunt list. You’ll leave with a goodie bag and a day full of memories.
Brick Wheels of Traverse City wil be on-site to offer snowshoe rentals and sales.
Registration is $20 per person. Call 231.334.5160 to sign up for a 10am, 10:30am or 11am start time.
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A Winter celebration of craft brewed beer.
Sample up to 12 brews from Shorts Brewing, Co., The Livery, Magic Hat and Bell’s Brewery.
Specialty Brats from Traverse City’s Bayside Market and live entertainment from the Younce Guitar Duo will also be featured.
5 oz. pours…4 for $10, 10 for $20. Then on Sunday, ski with the brewers.
Lodging deals at Shanty include lift ticket and 10 pour beer ticket!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ivan’s at Schuss Mountain, Shanty Creek Resorts
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Exhilarating outdoor activities, spa services, grand food, wine, decadent chocolate and friends make this the ultimate women’s weekend getaway. Share accommodations just steps away from all the fun. Saturday features cross-country and downhill ski clinics and demos, snowshoe tour, brownie contest and savings at the award-winning Crystal Spa. The main event begins Sunday at 10am when the ladies of the Women’s Winter Tour snowshoe & cross-country ski along Crystal’s wooded trails.
Event benefits the nonprofit Active Women Now, dedicated to supporting local women’s resource centers.
HOUSEGUEST SPA SPECIAL (excludes Saturday)
Don’t forget to make time to relax at Crystal Spa! Crystal Mountain Lodging guests receive $25* off spa services of $100 or more at the Crystal Spa. Crystal spa services include massage, body treatment, facial, manicure and pedicure.
*Credit may be applied toward a minimum total purchase of $100 or more, not including the 18% service charge. Excludes Saturdays & Peak Season (Dec. 26, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2010, Jan. 16 & 17, 2010 & Feb. 13 - 15, 2010). Not valid with any other offers, special rates or discounts. Subject to availability. Advance reservations preferred. Offer expires April 4, 2010.
Make it a girls weekend getaway!
For information on Crystal Mountain lodging and packages, call 800.968.7686 ext. 5100 and tell us you are with the Women’s Winter Tour. Be sure to ask about special spa package pricing for this event!
WEEKEND SCHEDULE - more activitiesTBA
Women’s Winter Tour | Sunday, February 7
Begins at 10am
A unique non-competitive event just for gals. Women of all ages snowshoe and cross-country ski along Crystal’s wooded trails. Demonstrations, great food, wine and chocolate are featured along the trail and at the main staging area! Enjoy a day dedicated to spoiling the inner diva in all of us!
Stay tuned to womenswintertour.com for registration updates.
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Lovers of craft beer, world music and winter fun won’t want to miss the first annual Traverse City Winter Microbrew & Music Festival taking place under heated tents on the Clubhouse grounds at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa on Friday, February 12, 2010, from 5PM – 10PM. Tickets can be purchased at Oryana, Old Town Coffee, North Peak and the Resort’s Lobby Marketplace beginning Monday, December 21. Tickets will also be available online at tcbeerfest.com and porterhouseproductions.com.
The TC Winter Microbrew & Music Festival will kick off the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest, a weekend-long festival scheduled for February 12-14 featuring three days of activities at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, downtown Traverse City and Mt. Holiday Ski & Recreation Area. See www.winterwonderfest.org for more details.
The TC Winter Microbrew & Music Festival will take place outdoors next to the Resort’s Clubhouse. Guests will step out of the lodge into a winter wonderland featuring the main brew tent with live music from Euforquestra, an eight piece “Afro-Caribbean-Barnyard-Funk” dance band from Fort Collins, CO, the rockabilly honky-tonk of Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys, local favorites Levi Britton and Rachael Davis & Josh Davis with members of Steppin’ In It, and the bagpipes and drum ensemble of GT Pipes and Drums. Bonfires and free sleigh rides will encircle a frozen winter pond surrounded by three tents showcasing dozens of craft breweries, local & national musicians and special activities throughout the night.
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Join the wineries of Leelanau, Old Mission & Traverse City at the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest for a celebration of wine, gourmet desserts, art & fun this Valentines Day.
The Wine Festival will take place Sunday February 14th from 3:00pm-8:00pm as a premier event to ring in the fireworks.
Tickets are $20/$35 Couples
Tickets include:
Souvenir wine glass
5 wine tasting tickets
5 dessert bar tickets
Entry to the winter wine wonderland tent where you will find 5 local wine tasting niches scattered throughout a large outdoor heated tent showcasing the work of select regional artists.
to purchase tickets please visit
http://www.lpwines.com/wine/traverse-city-wine-art-festival-winter-wine-wonderland/
You must be 21+ to attend this event.
Other activities taking place at the Grand Traverse Resort that you can enjoy during the Winter Wine Wonderland are…
free sleigh rides
snowshoe hikes
snowmobile rides
carnival of rides
petting zoo
and much, much more.
Visit the official Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest Website for a complete list of activities throughout the weekend. http://www.winterwonderfest.org
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
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The Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest is a four-day winter celebration of music, food, and fun that takes place each year on President’s Day Weekend. There’s so much going on that we couldn’t fit it all into a single location, so there are events and activities happening all around the Traverse City area!
Just look:
In the “Winter Fun Zone” at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa you can choose from rides on ponies, dogsleds, snowmobiles and horse-drawn sleighs, sledding, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and a selection of competitive events that range from the familiar (the Running Fit Frosty 5K foot race and a kid’s snowshoe race) to the unlikely (a “frozen fish toss” and a “Polar Plunge” event where daring swimmers jump into an icy pond to raise money for charity). There are bonfires, films, live music, fireworks, and lots of festive food and beverages.
Nearby at the Mt. Holiday Ski Area, there’ll be such offbeat competitions as a snowboarding “rail jam” event, a Downhill Dash race down the ski hill (on skis, snowboards, even bikes), a “Big Air” Championship, and the Cardboard Bobsled-o-Rama in which competitors must use sleds made only with cardboard, tape and paint.
Meanwhile, in charming Downtown Traverse City, there’ll be ice carving and snow sculpture displays, a “frozen bed race” through the streets and the popular “Soup’r Bowl” competition where you’ll get to slurp up soups created by our best local chefs and cast ballots for your favorite. Later in the day, there’ll be more fun competitions – like the Brain Freeze ice cream eating contest and the Monster Dog Pull, where your canine pal can show just how strong he is!
A portion of the Winter WonderFest proceeds goes to support the programs of Special Olympics Michigan and the TCCVB Education Foundation Scholarship Fund.
Visit Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest Website >>>>
Nordic walking poles from Glen Arbor, Michigan are helping Wounded Warriors move
Nordic Walking Poles are radically improving balance, stability, gait, walking posture and walking comfort of Wounded Warriors! Quality Nordic Walking Poles from WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System have been donated to Wounded Warrior Programs at Walter Reed, Fort Carson, Fort Lewis/Madigan/McChord and Vicenza, Italy.
Many of the soldiers attending Edwards’ Nordic Walking Classes at Fort Carson in Colorado came with canes and/or walkers. One of the soldiers had just been released from his wheel chair. All found much improved balance, stability, walking posture and walking comfort.
Members of the Warrior Transition Battalion and others got to test-drive the durable one-piece Nordic walking poles custom fit to his/her specific height at the Soldier Family Assistance Center at Fort Carson. WTB Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Bunch also tested the poles for himself. Participants in the Nordic Walking Clinics found that the poles radically improved balance, stability, walking posture, walking gait and walking comfort. Many of the Wounded Warriors commented on how they the poles really did helped to reduce the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back.
Soldiers assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion are recovering from all types of injuries and many experience balance problems from leg, back and traumatic brain injuries.
According to Susanne Harland, Fort Carson Station manager, American Red Cross, the Red Cross has a mission to help, as they can, with the recovery of these wounded warriors. She has been involved with helping wounded soldiers since the Vietnam War era.
“It’s my love, working with the wounded warriors,” she said. Harland said that she is always trying to find new and innovative ways to help the soldiers.
One way she has been able to help here is to bring in special programs and speakers. One such person was Pete Edwards, founder of WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System. She found out about Edwards through Wade Walrond, who is with the Walter Reed Station of the Red Cross in Washington - Edwards had donated much-appreciated Nordic Walking Poles to his Wounded Warrior Program too.
Edwards, a former marathon runner, had to give up running because of his knee and later realized that walking with the correct length poles eliminated his knee pain. Edwards now claims that he is comfortable not only Nordic Walking with his poles, but Nordic Running too – running with poles. Edwards, a running and skiing coach, is also certified as a Nordic walking instructor. Nordic walking is much like cross-country skiing (gentle on the weight bearing joints) and the poles are helping more than just athletes recover from their injuries.
According to Edwards, by using the perfect length poles (shorter than Nordic ski poles) for additional balance, the injured person has better control over his or her balance. Additionally, he said, the two poles are often better than using a cane or walker, because a cane can cause a person to favor one side or the other, and both have the user hunch over, which may increase problems in recovery and balance. He said that he not only has used them for injured athletes, but has worked with people who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Nueropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking.
(Photo - Pete Edwards’ Son Keefer leading the troops and staff during one of the clinics.)
Edwards came to the Soldier Family Assistance Center in August to lead injured soldiers in the proper use of the Nordic Walking poles and to train therapists in using the poles as part of rehabilitation programs. His 12-year-old son, Keefer Edwards, assisted him. They both flew in from Michigan, volunteering their services. Within minutes of using the poles, all of the soldiers showed a marked improvement in their mobility.
One of the Wounded Warriors said “It’s really good, better than using the walker. I feel really good.”
Edwards donates one-piece Nordic Walking Poles to the Wounded Warriors Program. He offers 14 standard lengths, plus custom makes poles for individuals over 6′ 7″ at no extra cost. His special one-piece SWIX and EXEL Nordic Walking Poles are safer, lighter and much more durable than cheap twist-locking or flip-locking adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. Skiers only use one-piece poles for skiing and they prove to be much more user friendly for Nordic Walking and Nordic Running than cheap collapsible poles that can fail/collapse unexpectedly, rattle and/or vibrate. Edwards warns to especially avoid the cheap twist-lock and flip-lock poles flooding the market from China.
According to Nick Mahood, SWIX USA Nordic Walking Director, “Pete Edwards, The American Nordic Walking System and SKIWALKING.COM’s owner/founder/coach, has single handedly introduced thousands of Americans to Nordic Walking through his enthusiastic Nordic Walking clinics! I have no doubt that Edwards is the #1 retailer of Nordic Walking Poles in the USA! You can quote me on that!”
Learn More about Nordic Walking Poles at www.skiwalking.com
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Test your cross-country skiing and paintball skills with this unique family fun event!
Race against time and other skiers over a 1-mile loop within Crystal Mountain’s cross-country trail system, then settle in and shoot a set of targets with a paintball gun provided by TC Paintball. Each target hit is a reduction in your ski time. Race start times available from noon-4pm in groups of up to four participants.
$15/person
Cross-country skiing & paintball equipment included.
Advance registration required.
Schedule a race time—call Crystal Mountain’s Cross-Country Center, 800.968.7686 ext. 4000.
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The Antrim Ski Academy equipment & clothing sale is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the proceeds go towards funding our scholarship program and helping to support the Elk Rapids and Bellaire/Central Lake/Mancelona high school ski teams.
Additionally this season a portion of the proceeds will go to The Volunteers for Bruce, to help offset the costs involved in a kidney transplant from Don Hicks to Bruce Lockwood.
Drop off equipment Friday night. Sale on Saturday from 9am-5pm.
Visit www.AntrimSkiAcademy.com for more information.
More information on the event via Facebook.
Downtown Traverse City gives back during this one day promotion. Shop at participating stores and donate 15% of your purchase price to the non-profit organization of your choice!
For every purchase you make at the participating stores, 15% of the sale will be donated to the organization of your choice!
It’s that easy to support your favorite nonprofit, plus get a jump on your holiday shopping! Support your favorite organization on Saturday, November 14, 2009, just by shopping Downtown!
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9th Annual Great Macaroni & Cheese Bake-Off
November 28, 11am-5pm
Tickets on sale now!
Classic comfort food is at its best at the Great Macaroni & Cheese Bake-Off! Join the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula as they host 14 local restaurants and chefs who have been challenged to turn the classic comfort dish of macaroni and cheese into a culinary marvel!
You’ll enjoy gourmet macaroni and cheese samples expertly paired with Old Mission Peninsula wines, plus a souvenir wine glass and plate. Vote for your favorites in four categories: Most Unique, Cheesiest, Best with White Wine and People’s Choice.
Participating restaurants include: Aerie, Auntie Pasta’s, Blue Tractor, The Boathouse, Catch Island Grill, Chez Peres, Flying Bowl, Jolly Pumpkin, Lil Bo, Old Mission Peninsula General Store, Peninsula Market, Phil’s On Front, Poppycock’s and Travino.
Tickets are $20 and on sale now at www.chateauchantal.com or by calling Peninsula Cellars at 231.933.9787. This event has sold out every year in the past, so be sure to buy your tickets early!
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The Conference on Michigan’s Future: Energy, Economy & Environment 2009 explores visions of a sustainable future; critical challenges facing the economy; and strategies for developing a stable, enduring economic, energy and environmental future.
The conference program includes multiple focus areas:
- Economic Crisis, Instability and Uncertainty
- Energy Production: Past, Present & Future
- Coal and Oil Supply Limits (Peak Oil, Peak Coal)
- Electricity Generation Challenges & Strategies
- Transportation and Automotive Opportunities
- Building Construction for High Energy Efficiency
- Climate Change, Impacts and Future Scenarios
- Food Systems, Sustainable Local & Regional
- Increasing Resilience for Community, Business & Government
The conference features forty speakers providing high-powered, cutting-edge presentations.
Highlighted presenters include Robert Costanza, Albert Bates, Thomas Greco, Richard Douthwaite, Patrick Moore, Harvey Wasserman, Richard Gilbert, Soji Adelaja, Joe Welch, and Dan Scripps.
In depth presenters include Bryn Davidson, Chris Mi, Dave Ball, Michael Klepinger, Rich Wells, Kim Hill, Sally Talberg, Mark Wiitanen, Leslie Glustrom, Richard Barclay, David Ronk, Wayne Kuipers, Jeff Mayes, David Gard, Dawn Moncrief, Patty Cantrell, Chris Bedford, Chad Laurent, Tom Brandstetter, Peter Sinclair, Thaddeus Owen, Mark Bauer, Aaron Wissner, Megan Quinn Bachman, and Michael Brownlee.
Full List of Presenters
Complete Tentative Agenda
You are invited to join the conversation at the Conference on Michigan’s Future.
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Toast the Season - A Wine & Food Celebration with Holiday Themed Gifts
It has become a Northwest Michigan holiday tradition - the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association’s Toast the Season wine tour. Once again, two consecutive weekends of tasting and touring will be offered, November 7 & 8 and also on November 14 & 15. The tour is self guided and you may visit 16 of the member wineries (up to 8 per day) in any order at any time between the hours of 11am to 6pm Saturday, or noon to 5pm Sunday.
“This is a great time for families and friends to gather to celebrate the upcoming season and even get started on their holiday shopping,” says Adam Satchwell of Shady Lane Cellars. “Wines and other items from Leelanau Peninsula tasting rooms are the perfect gift for the holidays. Our wines compliment holiday meals, cocktail parties or any gathering and they make great gifts!”
The annual Toast the Season wine trail tour features a special wine pour, accompanied by holiday themed gourmet food, at each of the 17 Leelanau Peninsula member wineries. At your starting winery you will be given a commemorative glass, a unique holiday ornament and a holiday gift basket from the members of Sleeping Bear Gourmet (a group of local, fair trade and organic food producers).
“We’re excited to participate in Toast the Season. It’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate the rich culinary heritage of this region and aligns perfectly with Sleeping Bear Gourmet’s commitment to a local food economy,” said Timothy Fitzgerald Young of Food For Thought. Comprised of small family owned and operated businesses, Sleeping Bear Gourmet members all share common values that represent the highest gourmet standard in each respective category as well as common commitment to sustainable business practices.
Toast the Season Food Drive
This year in conjunction with Toast the Season, LPVA will work with the Father Fred Foundation (fatherfred.org) to collect canned food. Just bring your canned food donation to any of the 17 LPVA wineries and drop it in the collection box to help families in need in the Grand Traverse region this holiday season.
Tickets
Tickets for Toast the Season are $50 per person or $75 per couple (couple ticket holders receive two glasses, pours and food at each winery, but only one gift basket and ornament).
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Check out this set of photos from the 2008 event!
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| THANKSGIVING RECONNECT WEEKEND November 26-29, 2009 |
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Thanksgiving weekend at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa is not only the traditional opening of the slopes (weather permitting), it’s also a weekend full of events and activities designed to reconnect you with family and friends. On Thanksgiving Day, enjoy a 5K run in the morning and Crystal’s scrumptious Thanksgiving Buffet that afternoon. On Friday, relax and rejuvenate at Crystal Spa, and celebrate the season at our Holiday Trail Celebration. On Saturday, join in crafts for the kids, take a surrey ride, and join us for our First Light Celebration, where we set the resort aglow in twinkly lights to the backdrop of traditional holiday music.
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Stay FREE Over Thanksgiving Weekend Stay one or two nights November 26-29 and receive FREE night of lodging. View details >> |
| THANKSGIVING WEEKEND SEASON PASS SALE Take advantage of special Thanksgiving Weekend pricing on Crystal Mountain season passes Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29. |
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