E Front Street
E Front Street
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grneyes131
Lansing, MI129 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Solo
Slow time of year for many shops however, parking is horrible. Would think with the number of people visiting the area Traverse City would update parking meters to non coin utilize debit or coins. Always construction of some type.
Written February 9, 2020
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Matt S
Brighton, MI2,270 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020
Front Street in downtown Traverse City is most certainly worth spending a lot of time strolling around; there is no shortage of places to shop, browse, eat, and drink! We were here in the summer, and vehicular traffic was blocked off, resulting in essentially a large pedestrian mall. There certainly were a lot of folks enjoying the summer time here, and with good reason. It's easy to spend quite a bit of time here.
Written December 1, 2020
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Paul S
Richmond, TX148 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020
The city has blocked off four blocks of Front Street to pedestrians only, and it makes for a delightful stop & shop experience. Plenty of stores and eateries along the boardwalk, including the Little Fleet and Bubba's Burgers. In the high season the street can be very crowded, if there is a COVID concern. Also just two blocks from the beach and parks. Ample parking all around.
Written July 21, 2020
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CBfamily
Michigan56 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2020 • Family
We’ve come to Traverse City as a family for years and have always had a wonderful time. So disappointed this year as they work to cater to a partial crowd and steer away from wholesome family activities. They have a very strong campaign for wearing face masks everywhere and are bossy and rude about it!! Even outdoors on the streets.
Felt so uncomfortable and unwelcome this year!! Not sure we will be back
Written June 27, 2020
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MidwestKathM
Detroit, MI1,087 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021
We thoroughly enjoyed walking about downtown Traverse City on a sunny Saturday afternoon, enjoying the murals and historical architecture, doing some people watching, popping into the small boutiques, grabbing a bite here, a drink there. You can move at your own pace, spend a little or a lot of time and/or money. It's up to you!! And from Front Street, you can walk down to the waterfront parks and sit and enjoy the sunshine and the water, or you can walk to see the beautiful Victorian houses of Sixth Street or the Purple House on State Street, among other historic homes. Note that some establishments still require masks; it wasn't a problem for us.
Written June 1, 2021
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342mbl
Chesterfield, MI48 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
My family of 4 including a 15 & 16 year old visited on a sunny 90 degree August day for 3 or 4 hours because we became separated. I felt it was a waste of our precious vacation time, however ~ my teens thought if was "ok." Perhaps if we hadn't went during the sunniest & most humid part of the day we might have enjoyed it more. An evening visit, might have been much better. Stopped in for some incredible Moomers Cupcake ice cream and NO regrets on that except other ice cream will now just taste blah in comparison! So, so good!
Written August 15, 2020
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Patricia W
7 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021
I wish the shop owners would embrace the recent covid recommendations. On our recent visit we were met with lots of skepticism and fear. It made our trip there much less fun. Fully vaccinated people are now free to be in public without masks knowing that they are protected however it was as if this news hadn't been shared with many people in TC. I have always followed the science. I recommend it.
Written May 29, 2021
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Christine M
Parma, OH35 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Couples
Nice shopping and dining strip. Places seemed under staffed but the employees were still friendly and helpful in places. Overall a nice experience. Parking was not too expensive and there seemed to be ample spots available.
Written August 28, 2021
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Richr14431
Eastpointe, MI2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
It took us over a day- we had to go back the next day to see everything and try to eat everywhere. Lots of shops, the candy store was really nice , it had signs from the hippie days the would be collectors items. The Italian restaurant there, I think it was called the American Noodle- Kind of a strange name but Food was very good and old Italian. Morrsel was also very good and delicious. Don;t think I spelled that right but great donut shop and coffee shop.
Written September 16, 2022
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Hernando E
Vienna, WV191 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020
A few blocks of the street are closed to auto traffic, which is very helpful.
Both sides of the street are lined with (mostly small and attractive) shops.
The area appears to be well maintained.
The shops offer a wide range of items for sale.
However, the number of bargains appears to be a little few and far between.
Overall, a pretty place well worth a visit.
Written September 13, 2020
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