The Grand Traverse Heritage Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Grand Traverse region. The Heritage Center maintains the Con Foster Collection and a museum on Grand Traverse history. Also, located in the Heritage Center are the offices of several historical and heritage organizations, including: Maritime Heritage Alliance, Grand Traverse Pioneer & Historical Society, Railroad Historical Society of Northwest Michigan, Women’s History Project of Northwest Michigan and the Grand Traverse Area Rock and Mineral Club. The Grand Traverse Heritage Center also rents rooms for meetings and conferences.

Memories of the Summer Cottage Memories Of The Summer Cottage is a unique exhibit based on the book Historic Cottages of Glen Lake by author and historian Barbara Siepker. The hauntingly beautiful black and white photographs are by architectural photographer Dietrich Floeter of Traverse City. Designed by Curator Richard Teubert of the Grand Traverse Heritage Center, this exhibit is a rare tribute and a look back in tome to the summer cottages that dotted the landscape of northern Michigan. [More] Admission: $3 adults $1.50 students children 3 and under free. Exhibit Hours: July 5-July 19 Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $3/adult, $1.50 youth, children 6 and under free

The Haig paid tribute to golf legend walter hagen; Hickory sticks tournament on June 20 at elmbrook The Grand Traverse Heritage Center hosted one of the most unique golf tournaments in the state. Known as “The Haig”, the tournament paid tribute to Walter Hagen, one of golf’s finest, who made what he called his “first home” in Traverse City in 1954. Currently entering its sixth year, The Haig is traditionally held at Elmbook Golf Course in Traverse City. Participants played in a scramble format with traditional “wooden sticks” and dressed in period apparel, clubs and outerwear that were common in the early 1900s.

Hours for the Grand Traverse Heritage Center:
Museum of History
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Archives: Monday 1-4 p.m.; Thursdays, 1-7 p.m.
Admission: $3 per adult; $1.50 per child; children 6 and under are free.

Telephone - 231-995-0313; Fax - 231-946-6750; Address - 322 Sixth St., Traverse City, MI, 49684