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My Kind Town: Traverse City, Michigan<br />
The seagulls are<br />
squawking, waves<br />
are crashing, cars<br />
are passing, and the<br />
sun is beaming down<br />
on you; this is why I<br />
love Traverse City<br />
Cherries Are My Medicine by Corynn Nethercott<br />
Quaint relaxation at its best<br />
A town that sits on the edge <strong>of</strong> Lake Michigan, wanting nothing more than to be on the water itself, Traverse City<br />
Michigan is my kind <strong>of</strong> town. Stores occupy the bottoms <strong>of</strong> many apartment buildings that are lined up in squares around the<br />
city. Cute little c<strong>of</strong>fee shops, candy stores, cafes, and boutiques bring a smile to my face when I walk down the sidewalks. The<br />
breeze <strong>of</strong> Lake Michigan rushes past your skin, making you chilly, yet calling you to jump in the water all at the same time. The<br />
seagulls are squawking waves are crashing, cars are passing, and the sun is beaming down on you. This is why I love Traverse<br />
City.<br />
Picture<br />
One thing that Michigan is known for is its cherries. Once a year in Traverse City they hold an annual National Cherry<br />
Festival, which brings over 500,000 people to the city, and my family never fails to miss it. Many families go cherry picking at<br />
local cherry farms, grabbing metal pails and running toward the trees to find the best cherries. This is an activity I rarely<br />
participate in due to the fact there are billions <strong>of</strong> bee’s flying around those trees.<br />
However, I do love to go to the parade. It is the longest parade I’ve ever been to, with over 140 floats and displays<br />
that pass by bringing smiles to everybody’s faces. Spinning, flipping, and turning; there is a fair that is located near the parade<br />
that has many fun rides for children and for adults. Display booths that have cherries in everything you can imagine (salsa,<br />
pancakes, c<strong>of</strong>fee, bread, etc.) are squished together in a field located just <strong>of</strong>f the coast <strong>of</strong> the Great Lake. Cherries are every<br />
Michiganders medicine and they will swear by them.<br />
The best part <strong>of</strong> the Festival though, is the Fourth <strong>of</strong> July firework show. Thousands and thousands <strong>of</strong> people covered<br />
in glow sticks and anxiety sit along the shore line <strong>of</strong> Traverse Bay await the magnificent fireworks display that will soon leave<br />
them in awe. Beautiful, colorful, and bright balls <strong>of</strong> fire are set <strong>of</strong>f into the night, brightening up the faces <strong>of</strong> all those that<br />
watch. If I had my choice I would go to Traverse City in the summer around the Cherry Festival. I love to see everyone together<br />
celebrating and sharing new ideas in a town as quaint, perfect, and relaxing as Traverse City, Michigan.<br />
DHHS Magazine, November 2013
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