Editing Grand Traverse County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|601|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|464|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|137|sqmi}} (23%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |url-status = dead |archive-date = November 13, 2013 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = September 21, 2014 |date = August 22, 2012 |title = 2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> Grand Traverse County is considered to be part of [[Northern Michigan]]. The highest point in Grand Traverse County is Exodus Hill in [[Long Lake Township, Michigan|Long Lake Township]], and the lowest point is the [[Grand Traverse Bay]]. The county is home to many notable lakes, including [[Arbutus Lake (Michigan)|Arbutus Lake]], [[Fife Lake (Michigan)|Fife Lake]], [[Green Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Green Lake]], [[Silver Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Silver Lake]], [[Spider Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Spider Lake]], and part of [[Elk Lake (Michigan)|Elk Lake]]. The county's largest inland lake is [[Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Long Lake]].

The [[Old Mission Peninsula]], which projects {{Convert|17|mi|km}} into Grand Traverse Bay, is politically part of Grand Traverse County, and is largely part of Peninsula Township. [[Power Island]], an island in Grand Traverse Bay, is also part of Peninsula Township.

=== Rivers ===
* [[Betsie River]], begins at [[Green Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Green Lake]] (although its tributaries extend much further into the county), flows west into [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]], and eventually to [[Lake Michigan]] at [[Frankfort, Michigan|Frankfort]].
* [[Boardman River]], enters from the east from [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]], flows west and north until reaching West Bay in Traverse City.
* [[Platte River (Michigan)|Platte River]], begins at [[Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)|Long Lake]] and flows west to [[Lake Dubonnet]] and into Benzie County, eventually ending at Lake Michigan.
[[File:Kresge Auditorium-Interlochen.jpg|thumb|Kresge Auditorium, at the campus of [[Interlochen Center for the Arts]]]]
[[File:MissionVineyard.jpg|thumb|[[Power Island]], in Grand Traverse Bay, from [[Chateau Chantal]] in Peninsula Township]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (northeast)
* [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]] (east)
* [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]] (southeast)
* [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] (south)
* [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] (southwest)
* [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] (west)
* [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]] (northwest)

=== Protected area ===

* [[Pere Marquette State Forest]]

=== State parks ===

* [[Interlochen State Park]]
* [[Traverse City State Park|Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park]]
* [[Mission Point Light|Old Mission State Park]]