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Hunting Petoskey Stones is a Spring Treasure
Spring – a time for renewal and regrowth. Trees are greening and flowers are blossoming. It’s a beautiful time in northern Michigan (as all of our seasons are) and it’s also a great time to go hunting – Petoskey stone hunting, that is. Not familiar with Petoskey stones? They are [...]
Spring Blooms with Things To Do in the Petoskey Area
As snow laden trees give way to tiny buds and temperatures begin their ascent, the woods and trails of northern Michigan come alive with color and sounds. Spring is a beautiful and peaceful time to visit the Petoskey Area. Bring your hiking boots to head out on numerous pathways where [...]
Following in Hemingway’s Northern Michigan Footsteps
Most have at least heard of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway, but some may be surprised that he and his family – parents Clarence and Grace, along with his five siblings – spent their summers at their cottage Windemere on Walloon Lake. Hailing from Oak Park, Illinois, [...]
6 Ways to Have Fun Outside This Winter in the Petoskey Area
Wait! Before you say you don’t like the cold and you don’t like the snow, consider this – winter comes around every year. If you live in Michigan – or any of our neighboring states - you may as well make the most of it. You can spend 4-5 months [...]
Soup’s On in the Petoskey Area! What’s Your Favorite?
Growing up, Saturdays during the winter generally meant two things – hours of playing in the snow (after our chores were done) and a bowl of piping hot soup for lunch to warm us up. Sometimes it was tomato or chicken noodle soup casually poured from a can, but more [...]
Welcome to the Petoskey Area — Michigan’s Winter Funland
This winter, outside is definitely in. And the Petoskey Area is the place to be! This is where you'll find clean air, fresh snow and open spaces for as far as the eye can see. Better yet, no matter what snowsport you like best, you'll find it here. No wonder [...]
Here’s the Skinny on Fat Tire Biking
Gone are the days when snow signaled the end of biking season. With the growing popularity of "fat bikes" our area has embraced winter riding by grooming many of our best local mountain bike trails for winter riding. For those not in the know, a fat bike is a bike with [...]
Tween Season Filled with Outdoor Art in the Petoskey Area
November always reminds me of being twelve. Too old to feel like I should have to sit at the kids’ table at the holidays, but too young to be interested in what was happening at the adults’ table – very in-between. Early November sees leaves that have fallen and scattered [...]
Ski What You’re Missing
Tired of yo-yo skiing? Or spending more time in lift lines than on the slopes? Then grab your skis or board and take a run Up North to the Petoskey Area. This is home to the best slopes from the Rockies to New England. You know the names: Boyne Highlands, [...]
Time for Change
Change – it’s inevitable. Even the Brady Bunch sang about it – remember? Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive, but those who can best manage change.” Here in the Petoskey Area we think most places – and our guests - are doing [...]