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• Upcoming Events

  • 10 September:
    • Michigan Schooner Festival - September 10-12, 2010 (all day)
  • 18 September:
    • Harvest Stompede - Annual Vineyard Run and Walk - September 18 - 19, 2010 (all day)

There’s no better way to welcome spring to Northern Michigan than with a tour of the award-winning wineries of Leelanau Peninsula. The Homestead Resort’s annual “Spring in Bloom Wine Tour Weekend,” May 14-16, this year will visit three wineries on the east coast of the peninsula: Chateau de Leelanau, L. Mawby Vineyards and Shady Lane Cellars.

The package includes two nights’ lodging (in Fiddler’s Pond, Little Belle or The Inn), continental breakfast each morning, and a tasting tour of the three Leelanau Peninsula wineries on Saturday – with transportation and to-go lunch. On Saturday evening, guests will enjoy an exquisite five-course winemaker dinner – featuring local wines – prepared by The Homestead’s Executive Chef, John Piombo. Packages start at $238 per couple, per night.

The Leelanau Peninsula, flanked by Lake Michigan to the west and Grand Traverse Bay to the east, is an ideal grape-growing region – one of four federally recognized American Viticultural Areas in Michigan. The waters of Lake Michigan help with the warming and cooling of the land – a “lake effect” that pairs well with the area’s placement along the 45th Parallel to create a “cool climate” region like no other. Throw in the rolling hills, sprawling vineyards and orchards and quaint charm, and you have the premier scenic destination.

The wineries, all located in Suttons Bay, include:

• Chateau de Leelanau – Experience the fresh allure of Leelanau Peninsula estate wine, handcrafted for your enjoyment – where a love for the vines, a desire to let the grapes speak for themselves and a passion for expressing over a dozen styles of wines, makes this the perfect place to experience award-winning vintages of cold-climate varietals. (www.chateaudeleelanau.com)

• L. Mawby – The first vines were planted here in the spring of 1973. The emphasis is on sparkling wines, both methode champenoise and cuve close. The current annual production is about 8,000 cases, and the winemaking style remains pure – small lots, made with minimal handling. (www.lmawby.com)

• Shady Lane Cellars – Located on a historic 150-acre farm between Traverse City and Suttons Bay on the Leelanau Peninsula and strategically situated to benefit from the meso climate created by Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay, this is a prime vineyard site. (www.shadylanecellars.com)

The Homestead is Northern Michigan’s largest waterfront resort community, located in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, the resort offers guest pools, tennis and golf in the summer; downhill and cross country skiing in the winter; and shops, restaurants, meeting centers and the luxurious new Spa Amira throughout all four seasons.

For more information, visit www.thehomesteadresort.com or call 231.334.5100. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadmi.

The ultimate celebration of cherries is the National Cherry Festival. From the Air Show featuring the U.S NAVY Blue Angels, the Festival of Races, Bay Side Music Stage, and Junior and Cherry Royale Parades to the Global Wine Pavilion, Beer Tent, and Farmers Market, you can be sure there will be fun for all ages in Traverse City!

There are over 150 events taking place in 2010! Check out our schedule of events for more information:
http://www.cherryfestival.org/events/everything.php

Volunteer for the National Cherry Festival!
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PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
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Visit National Cherry Festival Website >>>>
 

A celebration of blossoms, beauty and bounty on Old Mission Peninsula.

Old Mission winemakers invite you to their tasting rooms for a sample of unreleased wines! Barrel and Reserve wines are showcased in addition to each winery’s standard tasting list. The $15 ticket price includes a souvenir glass and tasting at all seven Old Mission wineries. Enjoy the beauty of the blossoms and a weekend on Old Mission Peninsula!

Tickets are available at any Old Mission Peninsula Winery on the days of the event.
Contact 231.223.4110 for further information.

May 15-16, 2010
12-5 p.m.

Visit Wineries of Old Mission Website >>>>

Join us at Crystal’s Thistle Pub & Grille on May 25th for an intimate adventure of specially crafted gourmet food and fine wine from LangeTwins Winery of California. Located in San Joaquin County, California, LangeTwins has proudly practiced the art of sustainable winegrowing. The business is based on respect for the land, responsible energy-use and a desire to make the best and most environmentally-friendly wine possible. Read more at langetwins.com.

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Saturday, May 29th, 2010 | 4 - 9 pm
Sponsored By: Michigan Brewers Guild		Join us for the 5th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival to sample over 50 of Michigan’s finest microbrews, hard cider, specialty brats with a range of flavors from spicy jalapeno to tart cherry, giant Bavarian pretzels and live music by Rootstand! Held outdoors, slopeside at Crystal Mountain. Festival Admission: Only $5 per person Food and beverage tickets available for purchase. Must be 21+ to enter.

Live Entertainment - Rootstand!

Rootgrass, reggae, folk and blues. Listen at rootstand.com.

Lodging & Childcare • Michigan Beer & Brat Festival Package From $79* per adult, per night. Includes lodging, admission to the Festival, plus 10 beer and brat tickets. Book Online. • Birdies, Beers & Brats Package From $129* per adult, per night. Includes lodging, unlimited golf with cart, admission to the Festival, plus 10 beer and brat tickets. Book Online. Book your lodging online or call 800.968.7686 ext. 5100. *Rate based on double occupancy in hotel room accommodations. Some restrictions apply. • Childcare Program available during the festival, held at the Mountain Adventure Zone. Call ext. 7000 for reservations.

Breweries Include…
				More breweries to be announced.

Additional Weekend Actvities
The Michigan Beer & Brat Festival is certainly the highlight but just one of many activities during the holiday weekend. Both the Crystal Coaster alpine slide and Park at Water’s Edge are set to open (weather permitting). The Golf Practice Center will host the annual Golf Demo Day (Saturday, May 29th, 10am-4pm) featuring clubs from Callaway, Titleist, Cobra, Cleveland, and more, free clinics, games, food and prizes.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

Seth&May GLB Benefit Concert, 3pm-7pm

Please join us for a fantastic day of music, food & fun!

Front Lawn of Building 50 @ the Village at Grand Traverse Commons- Rain or Shine!!  Local food will be available for purchase or bring your own picnic.  Tent & Chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring a blanket or your own chair.

PreSale Tickets are available at Oryana, Higher Grounds and Right Brain Brewery:

Single – $12 or $15 at the door

Family – $30 or $40 at the door

Children under 5 are Free

All Proceeds will go towards scholarships for the 2010 Great Lakes Bioneers Conference!

Visit Great Lakes Bioneers Website >>>>

Pinecroft Golf Course is open for the season as of March 16, 2010.

During the early Spring it will be open on a day-to-day basis depending on the weather.

We are running an opening special right now, $25 for 18 holes and a cart.

Champion Hill will be opening for the season sometime in May.

Overlooking beautiful Crystal Lake with Benzie County’s rolling hills tumbling to the shoreline, Pinecroft Golf Course treats golfers to 18 lush and divergent challenges.

From its opening day, Pinecroft has been a favorite of northern Michigan golfers and Pinecroft’s reputation is quickly reaching beyond the region with GOLF DIGEST readers giving Pinecroft a 4 STAR RATING in the latest edition of “PLACES TO PLAY”.

For information and pricing for 2010 Season Golf Memberships, call 231-882-9100 or e-mail info@pinecroftgolf.com. Memberships are good at both Pinecroft and Champion Hill Golf Courses..

Visit Pinecroft Golf Course Website >>>>

Escape from the ordinary with a concert on the Top of Bay Mountain at The Homestead with Musica Batteria, the duo of Lynn Koch and Kristen Tait.  Performing on vintage rosewood marimba, you will enjoy an evening of classical, ragtime, jazz and popular favorites in a spectacular setting overlooking the Sleeping Bear Bay.  It’s a musical treat you won’t want to miss!

Tickets: $15/person.  Chairlift rides to the top of the mountain begin at 6pm.  Multi-passenger shuttle service also available.  Cash bar.  Concert begins at 7pm.

For more information and to pre-purchase tickets, call Lindy Kellogg at 231.334.5378.

Visit The Homestead Website >>>>

Crystal Mountain Slopestyle Series III - Sunday, March 21
Named in memory of former US Women’s Snowboard Team member and northern Michigan resident, Cammy Potter, who died of breast cancer at the age of 35, this slopestyle competition is one of the most popular slopestyle events of the winter & always draws a good crowd of both competitors & spectators.

Register prior to the event at the Snowsports Desk in the lower level of the Crystal Center.

Race Day Itinerary:

8-10am: Registration in Northern Lights
11am: Event Begins - Tuck’s Terrain Park

Awards Ceremony: Lodge Deck - immediately after competition.
Entry Fee: $20 per event.
Discounted Lift Ticket (with proof of registration) - Adult (16+) - $40, Junior (9-15) - $25.

Required Release Forms: All participants (18 and over) are required to sign a Snowsports Release Form before participating in the event. A parent or guardian must sign for minors (under 18). Print Release Form.
For more information, call the Snowsports Desk at ext. 2000.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

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!

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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.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

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.

For More Information Click Here >>>>

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

For More Information Click Here >>>>

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 >>>>