1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:04,799 Good morning, Traverse City. This is Mike, and 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:07,120 I hope you have your coffee or other 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,059 drink of choice in hand. 4 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:11,759 And I guess we'll, start this out by 5 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:14,880 looking at the weather. Today in Traverse City, 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:15,134 it's 7 00:00:15,695 --> 00:00:16,594 24 8 00:00:16,655 --> 00:00:17,155 currently, 9 00:00:17,934 --> 00:00:19,614 but it looks like it's may get up 10 00:00:19,614 --> 00:00:21,375 to 30. You know, we kind of got 11 00:00:21,375 --> 00:00:24,274 these big lakes around us, which keeps us 12 00:00:24,574 --> 00:00:27,614 a little warmer than the surrounding territory over 13 00:00:27,614 --> 00:00:30,660 in Wisconsin. It was like, in single digits, 14 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:34,280 So be, thankful for the lakes here. 15 00:00:35,380 --> 00:00:37,140 We're supposed to have a little bit of 16 00:00:37,140 --> 00:00:40,359 lake effect snow along the lakeshore, Lake Michigan 17 00:00:40,420 --> 00:00:42,920 lakeshore. We've got kind of a strange wind, 18 00:00:43,465 --> 00:00:46,104 which will, keep the snow in tight along 19 00:00:46,104 --> 00:00:48,505 the lakeshore. But, here in Traverse City, we 20 00:00:48,505 --> 00:00:49,804 shouldn't get too much. 21 00:00:50,664 --> 00:00:54,104 At least that's what they say, whoever they 22 00:00:54,104 --> 00:00:54,604 are. 23 00:00:55,729 --> 00:00:58,210 And I'm looking at the snow totals for 24 00:00:58,210 --> 00:01:00,369 the season. I thought I'd bring that up, 25 00:01:00,609 --> 00:01:01,750 for this first 26 00:01:02,289 --> 00:01:05,269 official episode of cup of Traverse City. 27 00:01:06,129 --> 00:01:08,150 In Traverse City so far 28 00:01:08,689 --> 00:01:09,510 this year, 29 00:01:10,045 --> 00:01:11,965 we've got 12.5 30 00:01:11,965 --> 00:01:12,465 inches 31 00:01:12,924 --> 00:01:16,125 and normal for this date is 5.7. 32 00:01:16,125 --> 00:01:18,625 So we are 219% 33 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:22,204 above normal snowfall. Although it doesn't seem too 34 00:01:22,204 --> 00:01:23,025 bad yet. 35 00:01:23,725 --> 00:01:24,704 I don't know. 36 00:01:25,340 --> 00:01:27,599 So, what else is going on around 37 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:28,959 Traverse City? 38 00:01:30,060 --> 00:01:31,439 You know, along 39 00:01:31,900 --> 00:01:34,459 Bay Street in Traverse City, there was a 40 00:01:34,459 --> 00:01:35,280 big church, 41 00:01:36,140 --> 00:01:36,640 former 42 00:01:37,045 --> 00:01:39,305 Traverse Bay United Methodist Church 43 00:01:39,685 --> 00:01:41,385 on what's on Ramsdell 44 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:43,844 Street off of Bay Street, but it's right 45 00:01:43,844 --> 00:01:44,344 there 46 00:01:44,645 --> 00:01:45,145 along 47 00:01:46,484 --> 00:01:47,704 the Grandview Parkway, 48 00:01:48,165 --> 00:01:50,185 a little inland from the beach. 49 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:52,659 And they're planning a 50 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,140 housing development. Surprise, surprise. They're building houses everywhere 51 00:01:57,359 --> 00:01:58,400 around here, but, 52 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:00,479 it's a 2.3 53 00:02:00,479 --> 00:02:00,979 acre 54 00:02:02,319 --> 00:02:03,840 site and they're, 55 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:05,834 what was it? What were they gonna do? 56 00:02:05,834 --> 00:02:09,455 18 unit condo building and 18 town homes. 57 00:02:10,395 --> 00:02:12,574 Yeah. I guess we need it around here. 58 00:02:12,794 --> 00:02:16,235 But, again, they're building apartment buildings everywhere. But, 59 00:02:16,634 --> 00:02:19,435 anyway, the Traverse City Planning Commissioners will discuss 60 00:02:19,435 --> 00:02:21,409 the project at their 6PM 61 00:02:21,409 --> 00:02:22,310 meeting tomorrow 62 00:02:22,770 --> 00:02:24,069 at the government center. 63 00:02:25,250 --> 00:02:28,530 And, yeah, should be interesting to see what 64 00:02:28,530 --> 00:02:29,670 they come up with. 65 00:02:30,050 --> 00:02:31,889 It is a good spot. You know, it's 66 00:02:31,889 --> 00:02:34,290 gonna be, you know, expensive. It's it's not 67 00:02:34,290 --> 00:02:36,050 gonna be one of those cheap places to 68 00:02:36,050 --> 00:02:36,550 live 69 00:02:36,955 --> 00:02:39,034 because it's gonna be right close to the 70 00:02:39,034 --> 00:02:41,834 beach, right close to downtown, nice views over 71 00:02:41,834 --> 00:02:43,834 the bay, depending on how they build the 72 00:02:43,834 --> 00:02:44,334 building. 73 00:02:45,114 --> 00:02:47,194 So might be might be alright. I I 74 00:02:47,194 --> 00:02:47,935 don't know. 75 00:02:48,715 --> 00:02:49,215 And 76 00:02:50,139 --> 00:02:52,159 another story I saw in the ticker 77 00:02:52,620 --> 00:02:53,020 was, 78 00:02:53,580 --> 00:02:54,960 some of the distilleries 79 00:02:55,340 --> 00:02:56,639 around here are, 80 00:02:57,659 --> 00:02:59,439 you know, facing some rising 81 00:02:59,819 --> 00:03:01,980 costs and, you know, not as much be 82 00:03:02,139 --> 00:03:04,240 not as many people drink anymore. 83 00:03:05,294 --> 00:03:07,314 I know that sounds strange, but, 84 00:03:07,694 --> 00:03:09,474 you know, the the newest generations, 85 00:03:10,414 --> 00:03:12,354 I I I lose track of what everybody's 86 00:03:12,414 --> 00:03:13,474 called these days. 87 00:03:14,495 --> 00:03:16,974 Last time I paid any attention, millennials were 88 00:03:16,974 --> 00:03:17,875 the thing, but, 89 00:03:18,419 --> 00:03:20,900 no. There's more. But, anyway, you know, the 90 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:21,400 18 91 00:03:22,259 --> 00:03:24,039 to well, 21 92 00:03:24,099 --> 00:03:27,060 to, you know, 30 year olds don't drink 93 00:03:27,060 --> 00:03:27,799 as much 94 00:03:28,419 --> 00:03:30,019 as, you know, we did when we were 95 00:03:30,019 --> 00:03:32,120 kids. We meaning us 96 00:03:33,085 --> 00:03:33,824 Gen Xers. 97 00:03:34,604 --> 00:03:37,025 Again, your your mileage may vary, 98 00:03:37,645 --> 00:03:37,965 but, 99 00:03:38,444 --> 00:03:40,705 according to the Michigan Craft Distillers 100 00:03:41,004 --> 00:03:41,504 Association, 101 00:03:42,525 --> 00:03:43,665 in 2016, 102 00:03:43,885 --> 00:03:45,504 Michigan had 36 103 00:03:45,860 --> 00:03:47,959 distilleries, and by 2020, 104 00:03:48,340 --> 00:03:49,240 more than doubled 105 00:03:49,939 --> 00:03:50,439 and 106 00:03:51,539 --> 00:03:54,199 generates more than a billion dollars for Michigan's 107 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:54,840 economy. 108 00:03:55,939 --> 00:03:57,860 But, yeah, some of the ones around here, 109 00:03:57,860 --> 00:03:59,639 they seem to be doing okay. 110 00:04:00,405 --> 00:04:01,145 You know, 111 00:04:01,525 --> 00:04:04,504 there's it's, Traverse City Whiskey Company 112 00:04:05,284 --> 00:04:07,525 is the one I'm familiar with. And, yeah, 113 00:04:07,525 --> 00:04:09,925 they have a really good bourbon margarita if 114 00:04:09,925 --> 00:04:11,465 you're into that stuff. 115 00:04:12,724 --> 00:04:14,724 I I don't like the cherry whiskey, but 116 00:04:14,724 --> 00:04:15,865 I'm not a cherry 117 00:04:17,189 --> 00:04:19,910 lover anyway. Being from the cherry capital of 118 00:04:19,910 --> 00:04:22,490 the world, that seems a little strange, but 119 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:23,210 I like, 120 00:04:25,110 --> 00:04:27,930 you know, I like cherry pie whatever, but 121 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:30,150 not a not a huge fan. You know, 122 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:30,644 cherry 123 00:04:30,964 --> 00:04:32,104 flavored anything 124 00:04:32,404 --> 00:04:33,144 just is, 125 00:04:33,845 --> 00:04:35,305 yeah, tastes like cough syrup. 126 00:04:36,164 --> 00:04:38,724 I guess that's what cough syrup and other 127 00:04:38,724 --> 00:04:41,444 medicines were with cherry flavored back in the 128 00:04:41,444 --> 00:04:43,204 day. So, you know, maybe that's why I 129 00:04:43,204 --> 00:04:43,704 don't 130 00:04:44,069 --> 00:04:45,750 particularly care for it. Like I said, I 131 00:04:45,750 --> 00:04:48,009 don't hate cherries. I like cherries, but 132 00:04:48,550 --> 00:04:49,029 not, 133 00:04:49,509 --> 00:04:50,250 not cherry 134 00:04:50,870 --> 00:04:51,370 flavored. 135 00:04:53,509 --> 00:04:54,009 Anyway, 136 00:04:54,789 --> 00:04:56,649 that's our five minutes. Please 137 00:04:57,264 --> 00:04:58,245 like, subscribe, 138 00:04:58,625 --> 00:04:59,764 do all the stuff. 139 00:05:00,464 --> 00:05:01,444 You can find 140 00:05:01,745 --> 00:05:03,365 this show over at 141 00:05:03,745 --> 00:05:06,144 cupoftraversity.com. 142 00:05:06,144 --> 00:05:07,044 We'll see you tomorrow.