About Grand Traverse County, MI

In 1988 the International Committee added Table Tennis to the offical summer Olympic roster, in 2007 Don Hayden Jr. added it to Grand Traverse County! Hayden Table Tennis located in Williamsburg is a World Class Table Tennis facility open to the public and all skill levels. The one of kind facility offers league play, tournaments and clinics. There is a weight and cardio room, entertainment center, pro shop, locker roomand secound floor viewing lounge. They have a couple of state of the art robotic training machines to practice with in between matches. The lighting scheme is the same used for international play. There are daily and monthly rates that are quite reasonable.

Hayden Table Tennis is another example of the great and unique offerings of Grand Traverse County that make this region one of the Top places in the country to live.

If you would like more information on Hayden Table Tennis please visit there site at http://www.htttc.net to see all the homes in Traverse City please visit my site http://michaelstpeter@point2agent.com

Michael St. Peter

Greenridge Realty, Traverse City

231-288-7879

The Traverse City Beach Bums are hosting the 2008 All Star Game!!! The Frontier League has sold out there All Star Classic for the past 10 Years.

Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, April 19, 2008!

If you have never heard of or been to Wuerfel Park, you need to check it out. The stadium and atmosphere is a throw back to how baseball was meant to be! This is a family and fan friendly park and you can't beat Traverse City in the summer! http://traversecitybeachbums.com

The Home Run Derby and meet and greet are scheduled for the 15th

The Game is on the 16th.

Traverse City has a great selection of Hotels, Condos and Private Residents for rent. There are resort style properties, water front and downtown locations. Check out http://www.gobabygorentals.com for all your childrens needs and a links page for area hotels and vaction properties.

You can also see my site or just give me a call for any lodging information. http://michaelstpeter.point2agent.com 231-288-7879

Here is an excerpt from an article in the Feb. 2008 Filed & Stream magazine that states Traverse City, Michigan as the #3 Best place in the United States to Live & Fish. "A Freshwater Wonderland"

"Between May and October, there is no consitently better place to be fishing in America than Traverse City, Mich. Diversity is the key: Lake Michigan with salmon and stealhead; Grand Traverse Bay with some of the best smallmouth pockets and carp flats in America; and more rivers and natural lakes filled with trout, bass, and panfish than you can begin to touch in one season. The calendar in Traverse City is honest - spectacular yellow birches in the fall, frosty white winters, damp misty springs, and radiant blue-green summers. The true outdoor aficionado finds solace ( and opportunity) in every month here, be it fishing, hunting, cross country skiing, or hiking. It's an affordable, yet polished, place to be. And the hometown culture is still a classic slice of Rockwell-esque Americana."

"* Local Secret: Many Michiganders save thousands of dollards in exotic travel expenses by enjoying authentic-style flats fishing-for carp-in the shallows around Grand Traverse Bay. Use and 8-weight and Brown Woolly Bugger as you stalk schools of 50 or more fish that spawn in skinny water.

*The Scene: New Years Day isn't January 1 to Michigan fisherman; it's the last Saturday in April- the traditional trout opener. South of Traverse City along the western esde of the "mitten" you might find the last remnants of the stealhead run mixing with the first spring mayfly hatches in rivers from the Rogue to Little Manistee.

* Move Here Because: You love boats, fishing, hunting and all four seasons."

I read an artical today that summed up the conditon of the Traverse City Real Estate Market! It said that there is an old real estate investment axiom that a "Good Deal" is reached over price or terms, rarely both. We have both!!!

Has it happend? Real Estate Heaven For Buyers! I think it is here,and if you wait, it will pass you buy. The Traverse City Real Estate Market has reached that perfect buyer-friendly balence where both home prices and financing costs have bottomed out.

This Real Estate Heaven will not last forever. As the real estate market and economy gain there equilibrium, home prices will stabilize then start to rise, followed closely by a rising cost of financing.

Today is the best time to Buy Real Estate in Traverse City, Michigan! You have selection, pricing and financing. If you wait it will pass you buy.

To See All The Homes In Traverse City http://michaelstpeter.point2agent.com or www.greenridge.com/michael.st.peter

You only have a couple weeks left to get your application in for the Spring Turkey Season. You have two seasons to choose from this year in the Traverse City area. Our Unit is Unit "k" The DNRis going to issue 4500 hundred tags for the first season and 4000 for the second season. This is a lottery selection. The cost is $4.00 non- refundable. Get your application in by February 1, 2008. You can pick up a booklet at most sporting goods stores throughout the state or go on-line at www.michigan.gov/dnr

The Month of April when the Turkey season takes place is a wonderful time to be in the woods. The mornings and nights are still cool with the days warm and sunny! The past few years we have seen a boom in the Turkeypopulation with lots of mature gobblers taken by hunters. The Traverse City area has the perfect Turkey Hunting terrain, lots of big ridges with mature hardwood trees, plenty of marshes and streams, clear cuts and fields for strutting. There are plenty of places to explore and hunt Turkey throughout the area, including the ever popular Pere Marquette State Forest.

There are accommodations here in Traverse City for everyones taste, style and budget. I prefere to camp in the spring and that is free. All you need is a permit from the DNR.

While your here give me a call and I will show you some of the great hunting properties and camps available for sale in the area!

Mike St. Peter -Traverse City's Realtor

Greenridge Realty Live-Work-Play Traverse City Real Estate Serving Northern Michigan

http://michaelstpeter@point2agent.com/ 231-288-7879 www.michigan.gov/dnr