The streetscape is charming, shop windows draw us in, staff members at each business are friendly and helpful. Be sure and check out the original safe, this wing of the shop was an old bank.įlower boxes and planters decorate storefronts, Tulips are still in bloom this far north, umbrella stands are filled with giant red, white and blue pinwheels. If you’re looking for something special as a gift or for your home, you’re sure to find it here. Watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, jewelry and glassware, chess sets, clocks, ok, you get the idea. There is definitely an “up north” feel to the merchandise, lots of mitten-shaped items, Petoskey stones galore, unique hand-made furniture–the pieces look like they grew in the woods. A combination gift shop and fine art gallery they carry the work of about 100 artists and craftspeople including Gwen Frostic, Pewabic and Motawi Tile Co. We duck into NorthGoods, this is a store you can really spend some time in, two floors of beautiful things everywhere you look. We sip on cold brew until the rain lets up. They roast their own beans (Petoskey Roasting Company) so the staff is knowledgeable about what they serve. The coffee menu is lengthy hot, cold, latte, nitro, you name it. They also serve pizza and salads, they’ll even pack you a picnic basket to go–sounds perfect for a sunset on the beach.Ĭontinuing our walk we pass Pennsylvania Park, the sky is getting dark, it looks like rain, on Howard Street we pop into North Perk Coffee. Next door is Petoskey Cheese, in addition to a nice selection of domestic and imported cheeses they sell jams, pickles, crackers, mustard and olives. We stop in the Northern Michigan Artists Market, the name says it all, works by local artists include glass, spectacular sunsets captured in oil, jewelry, hand-dyed scarves, handmade cards, photography and wood-carved items from boxes to bottle stoppers I like the variety of mediums. Walking, we make a right on Mitchell, businesses line both sides of the street this is the Gaslight District, think of Mitchell as Main Street. We park on Division St near the Crooked Tree Arts Center, a gorgeous, newly restored, 130+ year old church used for art exhibitions, concerts and live theater. And of course, as all Michiganders know, this is where our state stone, the Petoskey Stone resides. Ernest Hemingway spent every summer from 1900-1920 on Walloon Lake and used this part of northern Michigan as the setting for several stories. This quaint little community is home to charming galleries, boutiques, fine dining, cafes, coffee shops and great architecture. Today we find ourselves in Petoskey MI, a picturesque coastal town on the southeast shore of Little Traverse Bay.
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