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Traverse City, Michigan

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The Resume

    (1847- )
    Born in United States
    Named after the Grand Traverse Bay
    Population: 15,738 (2019)
    Metro: 144,411
    County seat of Grand Traverse County, Michigan
    Incorporated as village (1881) and as a city (May 18, 1895)
    Hosts the National Cherry Festival since 1925
    Has one sister city - Tsuchiyama, Shiga, Japan

Why Traverse City, Michigan might be annoying:

    Michael Moore is a local resident here.
    It is lies into Leelanau County even though it is the county seat of Grand Traverse County.
    The settlement was once called 'Grand Traverse City' but 'Grand' had to be removed in order to avoid confusion with the one location that is present day Old Mission.
    Its original high school building got destroyed by a fire (1934).
    It doesn't have a very diverse population as 94% of it is white.
    Its population largely declined between 1970 and 2010.
    It is the location of the Avenue E Groundwater Contamination site.

Why Traverse City, Michigan might not be annoying:

    It has the nation's largest tart cherry production.
    It has numerous surrounding wineries.
    The United States Coast Guard made it the second Michigan city to be named 'Coast Guard City.'
    Every late July since 2005, it hosts the Traverse City Film Festival.
    It was the setting for the 'The X-Files' episode 'Unruhe.'
    Actors David Wayne, Jeremy Davies and Barry Watson were born here.
    It was named one of the Top 10 Charming Small Towns by TripAdvisor (2009).
    It is located 28 miles east of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying