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The Iceman Cometh Challenge is a 27 mile point-to-point mountain bike race from Kalkaska to Traverse City, Michigan. Held traditionally on the first Saturday of November (except for years when the first Saturday of November is the 1st), the 20th annual Iceman will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Just under $25,000 in cash prizes and $10,000 in merchandise prizes will be awarded

Every November, over 2,000 competitors and 4,000 spectators from all over the U.S. and Canada gather in this picturesque northern Michigan resort area (better known for its summer beaches and golf courses) to participate in one of the strangest and most grueling cold-weather events in off-road bicycle racing.

Now in its 20th year, the 2009 Iceman Cometh will be held Nov. 7 – and organizers had no trouble filling all 2,000 available slots by mid-June.

Lovers of craft beer, world music and winter fun won’t want to miss the first annual Traverse City Winter Microbrew & Music Festival taking place under heated tents on the Clubhouse grounds at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa on Friday, February 12, 2010, from 5PM – 10PM. Tickets can be purchased at Oryana, Old Town Coffee, North Peak and the Resort’s Lobby Marketplace beginning Monday, December 21. Tickets will also be available online at tcbeerfest.com and porterhouseproductions.com.

$25 festival ticket includes live performances from national and local acts including Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys, Euforquestra, Levi Britton, The Rachael Davis Band, Steppin’ In It, Joshua Davis, Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums, and more; craft beer education; five 7 oz. pours (with additional tokens available for purchase); FREE sleigh rides; FREE Celtic Shuttle service every 15-20 minutes from North Peak Brewery in downtown Traverse City; FREE festival after-party; and more!

Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest features more than 50 indoor and outdoor events from Friday evening to Monday morning: games, rides, competitions, fireworks, food tastings and children’s activities.

Mt. Holiday Ski Area
7pm	Downhill Dash – Hall’s Hollow (a top-to-bottom race on mountain bikes, ski bikes, skis or snowboards) Registraion Form (PDF) »
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
5-10pm	First Annual TC Winter Microbrew & Music Festival More Info »
10pm-2am	After Party in Aerie Lounge featuring live music. Hosted by Short’s Brewery & Michigan Brewer’s Guild. No admission cost. More Info »
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
*Complimentary shuttles provided from Resort to Downtown and Mt. Holiday throughout the day.
10am-5pm	“Winter Fun Zone” (skating, bonfires, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, snow climb) • Outdoor Winter Carnival Rides • Kid’s Petting Zoo • Ice Sculpture Park