Traverse City and its neighbors are home to major television affiliates, numerous radio stations, a regional daily newspaper, a regional magazine, several community weekly newspapers and a number of weekly and monthly specialty publications. Additional print and electronic communications dot the Northwest Michigan map to offer comprehensive media coverage to the northern half of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and the eastern Upper Peninsula. The Traverse City Record-Eagle is the region's major newspaper, complemented by dailies in Petoskey, Cadillac and Manistee. Weekly newspapers bring local information to most communities while a variety of specialty publications, including Traverse magazine, provide feature coverage on local and regional issues, entertainment and activities. You can find them at local newsstands grocery stores and distribution boxes as well as by subscription.
Many urban publications are easily available up north.
The Grand Rapids Press , Detroit News and Detroit Free Press commonly cover Northwest Michigan and are distributed daily via boxes, shops and home delivery. The Chicago Tribune is available in several areas as well, especially during the summer months. By the way, if you are hooked on the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal , you won't have to do without them during vacation. Bookstores in Traverse City, in particular Horizon Books and Borders, carry many U.S. and foreign newspapers. Check bookstores in Petoskey too.