Traverse City's Great Lakes Sailing Co. Draws Clients from Afar

By Dan Nielsen, Traverse City Record-Eagle GREILICKVILLE — Dave and Kristen Conrad run a business that draws nearly all of its customers from elsewhere. Most of its inventory is owned by people who live outside the region. But they sell something that can be found only here. They sell what many consider the essence of the Traverse City mystique — water. The Great Lakes Sailing Co. runs a sailing school and charters boats — big boats — for multi-day excursions on the Great Lakes. Read the full story here.