<DIV><DIV>"Each recognizable image shimmers with a touch of fantasy befitting the area."<br>---<i>Grand Rapids Press</i><br><br><br>Traverse City is Michigan's own "city by the bay," with shops, restaurants, and a stunning shoreline, while the Leelanau Peninsula is renowned for vineyards, breathtaking views, and many natural attractions. Together they make this northwest-Michigan region a destination spot for thousands of travelers year-round.<br><br><i>Traverse City and the Leelanau Peninsula</i>, artist Cynthia Davis's latest book, reveals a view of the world unlike any other. Here, Davis turns her artist's eye on Traverse City and the Leelanau Peninsula in these remarkable hand-altered Polaroid photographs. <br><br>Davis creates her work by manipulating the gel-like chemicals in Polaroid photographs while they're still developing, imbuing her pictures with a dreamlike quality, somewhere between photorealism and impressionist painting.<br><br>Anyone who has visited Traverse City or the Leelanau Peninsula will love Davis's unique and colorful evocations of the area.<br></DIV>