Interlochen

Interlochen

 unincorporated resort village, Grand Traverse county, northwestern Michigan, U.S., located in a fruit-growing region about 15 miles (25 km) south of Traverse City. The village (whose name means “between the lakes”) was named for its location between Lake Wahbekaness (Ottawa for “water lingers,” formerly Duck Lake) and Lake Wahbekanetta (“water lingers again,” formerly Green Lake).

      Interlochen is best known as the home of the Interlochen Arts Camp. Originally a summer music camp only, it has expanded to offer programs in dance and visual and theatre arts. The music camp began as the state-sponsored Camp Interlochen, for girls, in 1918; a camp for boys was established nearby in 1922. In 1928 these became the National High School Orchestra Camp and in 1931 the National Music Camp. The camp was not officially affiliated with the University of Michigan until 1942, though its first director was a music professor at Michigan. It allows student musicians at the elementary through high school levels to work closely with outstanding professional musicians. The dance, theatre, and visual arts programs offer similar experiences for students of those arts. During the months of June, July, and August, performances are given almost daily by camp participants and faculty, as well as by outside acts. The organization operates a public radio facility that broadcasts these performances and other arts programming. The Interlochen Arts Academy, founded in 1962, offers a full high school program—including music, dramatics, and related arts—throughout the school year. All these entities are under the umbrella organization Interlochen Center for the Arts. The arts camp is situated in a stately stand of virgin white pines, one of the last of the original forests in the region. Adjacent to the music camp is the 187-acre (76-hectare) Interlochen State Park.

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