Petoskey Area Blog

Winter: It’s practically a Hallmark movie around here. Downtown Harbor Springs was, after all, featured on Hallmark’s Christmas Cam. Our towns are dressed in their winter whites, and people flock [...]

With the holidays coming up, it's a great time to shop for those special gifts. What better place to do that shopping than in a special place like the Petoskey [...]

Meet Kalin Sheick & Sweetwater Floral In quaint Walloon Lake, an adorable flower shop called Sweetwater Floral beckons you to step inside and explore. The shop offers gifts, fresh flowers, [...]

November can be a finicky month—the fall colors of autumn have faded and the rush of holiday spirit has yet to arrive. There are years when the temperatures are unseasonably [...]

What kind of Halloween lover are you? Do you take your whole family to a downtown Halloween parade and go trunk-or-treating? What about a night out with your pals and [...]

According to The History Channel, Thanksgiving originated in 1621 when the Pilgrims (Plymouth colonists from England) and the Native American Wampanoag people gathered around to share an autumn harvest meal—a [...]

While half of my heart is sad to see summer go, the other half is rejoicing for the coming of fall! Summer is lively, hot, and slightly chaotic, whereas fall [...]

Craving international cuisine? The greater Petoskey area boasts dozens of restaurants serving up worldwide menus sure to tempt every taste bud…no passport required!   Polish Leg’s Inn, Cross Village – [...]

As the temperatures fall and the leaves begin to change colors, it seems everyone starts to crave a new variety of flavors. Here in the Petoskey Area, it’s easy to [...]