Traverse City, Michigan, "Bay Bucks" were released November 7, 2005. This community currency serves a northwest Michigan county of 55,000 and its surrounding region. The website www.baybucks.org has more information. About 30 businesses have signed up, including several of Traverse City's "landmark" shops, Oryana Co-op, The Bookie Joint, Neahtawanta Inn, Horizon Books, and Town and Country Real Estate. Each note displays a plant and an animal from one of the four eco-systems in the region: shoreline, marsh, woodland, and farm. The border is a Petoskey Stone pattern, local to northwestern Michigan. Numismatists need to know that they can order Bay Bucks. BB20 BB10 BB 5 BB 1 for $40. To buy a packet of Bay Bucks, make your check for $40 out to T A C C C PO Box 1951 Travese City, MI 49685 The Traverse Area Community Currency Corporation is licensed as a non-profit under the laws of the State of Michigan. The corporation also registered the name "Bay Bucks."
