Great Lakes Now: Traverse City

Some 150 miles north of Muskegon, Traverse City is a much newer Great Lakes destination for the passenger-cruise industry. In March the city and a coalition of municipal agencies – including the Traverse City Tourism, the Downtown Traverse City Association, and the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce – joined the Great Lakes Cruising Coalition (GLCC), an organization that represents American and Canadian coastal ports to promote passenger cruising.

Like many Great Lakes would-be ports, Traverse City lacks the infrastructure to host most ships, For example, there is not adequate dock space with a wide enough berth for most Great Lakes cruise ships.

The city is banking on its well-established sites on Great Lakes tourists’ agendas to give it a major boost in cruise tourism. With several nearby attractions, passengers have plenty to do on shore.

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