History Potpourri

While you might think of “potpourri” as just something that makes a room smell nice, it can, more broadly, be thought of as a cousin of “medley,” of different things brought together to produce an experience that is greater than the some of its parts.

And when it comes to the history of the Northern Michigan region, who doesn’t love a good historical potpourri?  We explore four short stories about the Grand Traverse area, speaking with Peg Siciliano, Larry Hains and Jen Loup of the Traverse Area Historical Society, as well as Vanessa Vance, longtime tour guide of the Grand Traverse Commons property, and Tracy Mikowski, former head zoo keeper of the Clinch Park Zoo.