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Stop 6 of 10 on The Complete Guide to Traverse City
The Union Street Dam and the Boardman River
Downtown Traverse City, Northern Michigan
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"You're standing over the Boardman River, right where it runs through the middle of downtown. Some folks up here also call it by its older Anishinaabek name, the Ottaway. This is the river Perry Hannah built his first sawmill on — the reason the whole town is here — and for about a hundred and fifty years, this river was in jail. Because that's what a dam does."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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This is just one of 10 stops on the The Complete Guide to Traverse City tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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