Petoskey Area Blog
Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2023 – 24 in the Petoskey Area
Winter is a time of celebration! It’s jam-packed with holidays and opportunities to spend time with family and friends. Here in the Petoskey area, we love to wind down the busy holiday season with perhaps the most joyous occasion of all: New Year’s Eve. What’s not to love about New [...]
Petoskey and Harbor Springs Holiday Open Houses 2023
Each year Harbor Springs and Petoskey celebrate the holiday festivities, the coming of the snow, and a great opportunity to start holiday shopping or at least get some great ideas from downtown businesses with a Holiday Open House. Falling back to back each year on the first Friday and Saturday [...]
10 Things For A Holiday Bucket List in the Petoskey Area
If you’re spending your holiday break in the area, you’re likely looking for some things to do. Whether you’re with the family, your spouse, or flying solo there are quite a few traditional festivities as well as new and exciting things to do this winter. We even picked out some [...]
Top 5 Places to see Holiday Lights in Petoskey Area
There is something magical about twinkly lights over the holiday season. Whatever holiday you are celebrating, twinkle lights are just magical – especially reflecting against a white blanket of snow. Sometimes it is part of the magic when you stumble upon a beautifully decorated house on your own. But what [...]
Things to Do in Petoskey Area to Work off the Thanksgiving Meal
Overindulging on Thanksgiving is to be expected—from the excessive food consumption to the chemical reaction of tryptophan found in the turkey that is said to make us tired or sluggish. Getting outside for some fresh air and a little exercise can boost your energy level and mood. There are plenty [...]
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 [...]
4 Petoskey Area Spots for Brunch Lovers
Serving up happiness one waffle at a time... Brunch is a magical meal. It occupies a lovely gray area in which it’s equally valid to order waffles or a burger. Eggs are usually involved, hopefully in the form of French toast piled high with monumental towers of whipped cream and [...]
Savor Thanksgiving in the Petoskey Area
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 celebration that lasted for three days. Unlike today’s traditional menu, that original feast likely consisted of lobster, seal and swans [...]
Winter Brings Lots of Cool Things to Do in Petoskey Area
Maybe you’ll want a break from all that skiing. Maybe skiing isn’t your thing to begin with. Or you simply want to try something new. Whatever the reason, the Petoskey Area is full of activities that take winter fun to a new level. Check out the tips below. Then check [...]
Find beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces in our Petoskey area art galleries
Art is essential. Pablo Picasso thought so: he said that “art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Degas believed that making others see something essential about everyday life was an incredible feat. Kahlo painted to share her own reality with others. There’s something truly special about [...]