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Bowers Harbor near Traverse City Aerial Photo from NE - 2021

Bowers Harbor is located on Old Mission Peninsula on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, about 10 miles North of Traverse City in Grand Traverse County. This aerial photo was taken northeast of the harbor on a summer day in 2021.

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Torch Lake near Bellaire Aerial Photo from South 2020

Torch Lake is located near Bellaire, Central Lake, Alden, Rapid City, Eastport, Kewadin, and Rapid City, about 15 miles northeast of Traverse City in Antrim County in Michigan's lower peninsula. This photo was taken at the south end of the 17 mile-long lake on a summer day. The south end of Torch Lake is famous for its shallow sand bar area that is typically packed with boaters and swimmers on sunny summer days. In the lower right corner we can see where the south end of Torch Lake connects to the torch river, which extends 2 miles south to Lake Skegemog.

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Torch Lake near Bellaire Aerial Photo from SE 2019

Torch Lake is located near Bellaire, Central Lake, Alden, Rapid City, Eastport, Kewadin, and Rapid City, about 15 miles NE of Traverse City in Antrim County in Michigan's lower peninsula. This photo was taken SE of the lake on a summer day in 2019.

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Torch Lake near Bellaire Aerial Photo from North 2019

Torch Lake is located near Bellaire, Central Lake, Alden, Rapid City, Eastport, Kewadin, and Rapid City, about 15 miles northeast of Traverse City in Antrim County in Michigan's lower peninsula. This photo was taken north of the lake on a summer day. On the distant right is Grand Traverse Bay.

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Suttons Bay on the Leelanau Peninsula Aerial Photo from W

Suttons Bay is located on the east side of the Leelanau Peninsula on Grand Traverse Bay, about 16 miles north of Traverse City in Michigan's lower peninsula. This aerial photo was taken from west of the bay on a summer day.

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Old Mission Harbor near Traverse City from N

Old Mission Harbor is located on the Old Mission Peninsula about 14 miles north of Traverse City within Grand Traverse Bay. This aerial photo was taken on a summer afternoon from north of the harbor facing the East Arm of the Grand Traverse Bay.

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Mission Point Lighthouse Aerial Photo near Traverse City

This is an aerial photo of the Mission Point Lighthouse at the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City. This panoramic photo features a view of the width peninsula, with the Lighthouse peeking out through the trees on a summer morning.

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Grand Traverse Bay West Arm Aerial Photo from SW near Traverse City

Grand Traverse Bay is located along the shores of Lake Michigan in the northwest region of Michigan's lower peninsula. Divided into the East and West Arm by the Old Mission Peninsula, Grand Traverse Bay is around 30 miles long and 10 miles wide (give or take). Some of the towns and cities within the bay include Traverse City, Northport, Omena, Peshawbestown, Suttons Bay, Old Mission, and Elk Rapids. This aerial photo was taken from the southwest corner of the West Arm of Grand Traverse bay on a summer afternoon.

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Cedar Lake near Traverse City Aerial Photo from NW

Cedar Lake is located just a couple miles northwest of Traverse City along the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay in Leelanau County in Michigan's lower peninsula. This aerial photo was taken from northwest of the lake on a summer day, with the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay in the background.

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