Traverse City Pickleball Tourney Brings Players to Birthplace of the Sport in Michigan

(September 17, 2014 Traverse City, MI, www.ahealthiermichigan.org)

Gary Ford and George Powell were part of the initial group of people to play pickleball in Traverse City, one of the first places in Michigan to have a pickleball community. Since those early days, the sport has exploded in the region. Powell, who is the Traverse Area Pickleball Association treasurer and the USAPA Northern Michigan Ambassador, estimated that upwards of 500 people in the area play regularly. Now they are gearing up for the third annual Great Lakes Open Pickleball Tournament, which takes place this Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21. Read More…