Editing Petoskey, Michigan

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| leader_name = John Murphy<ref name="Mayor">{{cite web |url=https://www.petoskey.us/document_center/city_council/index.php|title=City Council Profiles |publisher=Petoskey.us |date= 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
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'''Petoskey''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|t|ɒ|s|k|i}} {{respell|pə|TOSS|kee}}) is the largest city in and the county seat of [[Emmet County, Michigan]], and is the largest settlement within the county.<ref name="GR62">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Petoskey has a population of 5,877 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 5,670 at the 2010 census.

Petoskey is part of [[Northern Michigan]], and is one of the northernmost cities in Michigan's [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]]. Petoskey is located on the southern shore of [[Little Traverse Bay]], a [[bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-17 |title=The Petoskey Area |url=https://www.michigan.org/city/petoskey-area |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Pure Michigan {{!}} Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan |language=en}}</ref> Petoskey sits directly across the bay from [[Harbor Springs, Michigan|Harbor Springs]], another Emmet County city. Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-17 |title=The Petoskey Area |url=https://www.michigan.org/city/petoskey-area |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Pure Michigan {{!}} Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan |language=en}}</ref>

Petoskey lends its name to the [[Petoskey stone]], a fossilized coral that is the [[state stone]] of [[Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altman |first=Jen |title=Petoskey Stone |url=https://petoskeyarea.com/media/petoskey-stone/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Petoskey Area |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|History of Northern Michigan}}{{Cleanup rewrite|date=December 2022|it has multiple grammatical and spelling errors|section=yes}}[[Image:Michigan railroad map 1876.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|By 1876, the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] had built a line north to Petoskey. Petoskey became the county seat of [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kilborn|first1=Harriet|title=History of Emmet County|url=http://apps1.emmetcounty.org/history.htm|publisher=Emmet County website|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202102748/http://apps1.emmetcounty.org/history.htm|archive-date=December 2, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>]]

===Odawa inhabitants===
The Little Traverse Bay area was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the [[Odawa people]]. The name ''Petoskey'' is said to mean "where the light shines through the clouds" in the language of the [[Odawa people|Odawa]]. After the 1836 [[Treaty of Washington (1836)|Treaty of Washington]], Odawa Chief [[Pet-O-Sega|Ignatius Petosega]] (1787–1885) took the opportunity to purchase lands near the Bear River. Petosega's father was [[Antoine Carre (explorer)|Antoine Carre]], a [[French Canadian]] [[fur trader]] and his mother was Odawa.<ref>Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). ''Indian Names in Michigan'', pp. 45–46. University of Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-06365-0}}.</ref>

===Early Presbyterian missions===
By the 1850s, several religious groups had established missions near the Little Traverse Bay. A Mormon offshoot had been based at [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]], the Jesuit missionaries had been based at [[L'arbor Croche]] and [[Michilimackinac]], with a Catholic presence in Harbor Springs, then known as "Little Traverse".<ref>{{cite web |title=History of St. Francis |url=http://www.petoskeysfx.org/history.html |website=petoskeysfx.org |quote=The first Catholic Church was built in Petoskey around 1859 by Father Sifferath, who was stationed in Harbor Springs}}</ref> Andrew Porter, a Presbyterian missionary, arrived at the village of Bear River (as it was then called) in 1852.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hellmann|first1=Paul T.|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|date=2005|publisher=Routledge (Taylor & Francis Books)|location=New York|isbn=0-415-93948-8|page=555|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&q=andrew+porter+1852+presbyterian&pg=PA555|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Little Traverse Bay|url=http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=S0166.htm|website=michmarkers.com|access-date=3 May 2016|quote=Petoskey, named for Chief Pe-to-se-ga of the Bear River Band was first settled in 1852 by Andrew Porter, a Presbyterian missionary.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710164014/http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=S0166.htm|archive-date=July 10, 2018|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Pioneer commercial interests===
Amos Fox and Hirem Obed Rose were pioneer entrepreneurs who had made money during both the [[California Gold Rush]] and at Northport selling lumber and goods to passing ships. Originally based at Northport, in the 1850s Rose and Fox<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sprague |first1=Elvin L. |last2=Smith |first2=Mrs George N. |title=Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan: Embracing a Concise Review of Their Early Settlement, Industrial Development and Present Conditions, Together with Interesting Reminiscences |date=1903 |publisher=B.F. Bowen |page=345 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WI0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA345}}</ref> (or Fox & Rose)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fuller |first1=George Newman |last2=Beeson |first2=Lewis |title=Michigan History |date=1918 |publisher=Michigan History Division of the Department of State |page=392 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QshKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA392}}</ref> expanded their business interests to Charlevoix and Petoskey. Rose also earned income as part of a business partnership that extended the railroad from Walton Junction to Traverse City.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowen|first1=B.F.|title=Biographical History of Northern Michigan|date=1905|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co.|location=Alpena County (Mich.)|page=499|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljkaAQAAMAAJ&q=Rose+fox+northport+michigan&pg=PA482}}</ref> H.O. Rose, along with Archibald Buttars,<ref>{{cite book |last1=ANDERSON |first1=S. E. WAIT and W. S. |title=OLD SETTLERS OF THE Grand Traverse Region |date=1918 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TG_sxY4KrgC&pg=PA49}}</ref> established a general merchandise business in Petoskey.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowen|first1=B.F.|title=Biographical History of Northern Michigan|date=1905|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co.|location=Alpena County (Mich.)|pages=482, 486–499|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljkaAQAAMAAJ&q=Rose+fox+northport+michigan&pg=PA482}}</ref>

After the partnership split, Rose relocated to Petoskey and in 1873 built the first dock in the town.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowen|first1=B.F.|title=Biographical History of Northern Michigan|date=1905|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co.|location=Alpena County (Mich.)|page=498|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljkaAQAAMAAJ&q=Rose+fox+northport+michigan&pg=PA482}}</ref> When the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] was about to be extended into the [[Bay View, Michigan|Bay View]] area, Rose purchased much land in that area, as well as trolley cars, to enable transport between Petoskey and Bay View.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Agria |first1=John J. |last2=Agria |first2=Mary A. |title=Bay View |date=2014 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4671-1166-9 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UO5gAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30}}</ref> Rose also developed the first general store, extensive lime quarries ([[Michigan Limestone Company]], aka [[Petoskey Lime Company]];<ref>{{cite book |author1=United States Army Corps of Engineers |title=Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army |date=1890 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=2672 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fTvYntmuiNsC&pg=PA2672}}</ref>),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Federspiel |first1=Michael |title=Little Traverse Bay, Past and Present |date=2014 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=978-0-8143-3820-9 |page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eFHYAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5}}</ref> building the Arlington Hotel, and lumbering enterprises, and harbor improvements in 1893.<ref>{{cite book |title=United States Congressional serial set |date=1895 |page=2911 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CYc3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA2911}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=United States Congressional Serial Set |date=1897 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=2944 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCtHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA2944}}</ref> He served as first president of the village and officiated at early commemorative public events.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilborn |first1=Harriet |title=The History of Petoskey Area |url=http://deemamafred.tripod.com/emhist.html |website=deemamafred.tripod.com |date=1960 |quote=Welcoming the first train to Petoskey on November 25, 1873, "H. 0. Rose was on hand to do the official "welcoming" honors."}}</ref><ref name="page">{{cite book|title=The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive: With Illustrations|date=1884|publisher=H. R. Page & Co.|location=Chicago|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bad0776.0001.001.umich.edu/page/154 154]–155, 160|url=https://archive.org/details/bad0776.0001.001.umich.edu|quote=The Traverse Region, historical and descriptive.|access-date=3 February 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Rose's influence on the city was also commemorated by the naming of the H. O. Rose room at the Perry Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staffords.com/perry-hotel/dine-perry-hotel/h-o-rose-dining-room/|title=H.O. Rose Dining Room, Perry Hotel Restaurant, Petoskey|publisher=Staffords.com|access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508123212/http://www.staffords.com/perry-hotel/dine-perry-hotel/h-o-rose-dining-room/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Passenger Pigeons ===
[[File:Petoskey, Michigan from the harbor (NBY 2798).jpg|thumb|left|Petoskey viewed from the harbor, circa 1900s]]

In the late 19th century, Petoskey was in the region of Northern Michigan where 50,000 passenger pigeon birds were killed daily in massive hunts, leading to their complete extinction in the early 20th century.<ref name="SI">{{cite web|url=http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/passpig.htm|author=Department of Vertebrate Zoology, [[National Museum of Natural History]] in cooperation with the Public Inquiry Mail Service|title=The Passenger Pigeon|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|date=March 2001|access-date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313223001/http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_Si/nmnh/passpig.htm|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A state historical marker memorializes these events, including the last great nesting of the passenger pigeons at Crooked Lake in 1878.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ulala.org/P_Pigeon/Petosky.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303160125/http://www.ulala.org/P_Pigeon/Petosky.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 3, 2001 |title=Last Great Gathering of Passenger Pigeons, Crooked Lake Nesting Colony|location=Petoskey, Michigan |publisher=Michigan state historical marker|access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> One hunter was reputed to have personally killed "a million birds" and earned $60,000, the equivalent of $1 million today.<ref name="life">{{cite web |url=http://lifeofbirds.com/2007/01/06/was-martha-the-last-pigeon-de-passage/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009155102/http://lifeofbirds.com/2007/01/06/was-martha-the-last-pigeon-de-passage/ |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |publisher=Life of Birds website|title=Was Martha the last "Pigean de passage"? lifeofbirds.com |date=January 6, 2007 |access-date=February 29, 2012}} at [[Wayback Machine]]</ref>

Petoskey is noted for a high concentration of ancient fossil coral, now named [[Petoskey stone]]s, designated as the [[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|state stone]] of Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Petoskey Stone |url=https://petoskeyarea.com/media/petoskey-stone/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Petoskey Area |language=en-US}}</ref>

This city was the northern terminus of the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]].

With members descended from the numerous bands in northern Michigan, the [[Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians|Little Traverse Bay Band]] is a federally recognized tribe that has its headquarters at nearby [[Harbor Springs, Michigan]]. It also owns and operates a gaming casino in Petoskey.

==Geography==
[[File:The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Petoskey stone.jpg|thumb|The [[Petoskey stone]], a form of ancient fossil coral found in abundance in the area; it is named after the town.]]
Part of [[Northern Michigan]], Petoskey is on the southeast shore of the [[Little Traverse Bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]] at the mouth of the [[Bear River (Michigan)|Bear River]]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1815
|1890= 2872
|1900= 5285
|1910= 4778
|1920= 5064
|1930= 5740
|1940= 6019
|1950= 6468
|1960= 6138
|1970= 6342
|1980= 6097
|1990= 6056
|2000= 6080
|2010= 5670
|2020= 5877
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:2009-0619-Petoskey-CityHall.JPG|thumb|right|City Hall]]

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,670 people, 2,538 households, and 1,319 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1113.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|659.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 0.7% African American, 4.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 2,538 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.0% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,080 people, 2,700 households, and 1,447 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,210.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,342 housing units at an average density of {{convert|665.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.18% White, 0.33% African American, 3.17% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 2,700 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,657, and the median income for a family was $48,168. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $25,114 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,259. About 6.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2009-0619-Petoskey-depotmuseum.JPG|thumb|right|The Little Traverse History Museum is housed in the former Chicago and West Michigan Railroad depot.]]
[[File:2009-0619-Petoskey-marina.JPG|thumb|right|Petoskey Marina]]

===Airports===
* The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in [[Pellston Regional Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pellstonairport.com/ |title=Pellston Regional Airport Serving Northern Michigan Emmet County |publisher=Pellstonairport.com |access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref> and [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport]].

===Bus===
* [[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service between [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] and [[East Lansing, Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web | title=EAST LANSING-PETOSKEY-ST. IGNACE | publisher=[[Indian Trails]] | date=January 15, 2013 | access-date=February 27, 2013 | url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1488.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629095410/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1488.pdf | archive-date=June 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> and between [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] and Petoskey.<ref>{{cite web | title=GRAND RAPIDS-CADILLAC-TRAVERSE CITY-PETOSKEY | publisher=[[Indian Trails]] | date=January 15, 2013 | access-date=February 28, 2013 | url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1484.pdf }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Transfer between the two lines is possible in Petoskey.
*The EMGO/SRR bus service runs Monday through Friday, from Petoskey, Mackinaw City, Harbor Springs, and to multiple locations in Emmet County with flexible routes within many communities along the way.

===Rail===
* Freight rail service to Petoskey is limited and provided by the [[Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway]] (TSBY); however, the tracks are owned by the state of Michigan in order to preserve rail service in northern Michigan. Freight traffic includes plastic pellets delivered to a rail/truck [[transload]] facility for Petoskey Plastics. Occasional passenger/special excursion trains to Petoskey occur every now and then.

Historically, the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s ''[[Northern Arrow]],'' the [[Pere Marquette Railway]]'s ''[[Resort Special]]'' and other trains provided passenger traffic to Petoskey and [[Bay View, Michigan|Bay View]], [[Michigan]] from as far as Chicago, St. Louis, [[Cincinnati]] and [[Detroit]] but these were discontinued in the late 20th century.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Pennsylvania Railroad, Tables 190, 193 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=74 |issue=1 |date=June 1941}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Pere Marquette, Table 6 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=74 |issue=1 |date=June 1941}}</ref> The Pere Marquette trains (and later the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]]) used [[Chesapeake and Ohio Depot (Petoskey, Michigan)|its station]], and the Pennsylvania Railroad its own separate station.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Index of Railroad Stations, 1452 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=71 |issue=3 |date=August 1938}}</ref> The last Chesapeake and Ohio (successor to the Pere Marquette) trains were discontinued by 1963, thus ending scheduled passenger train service to Petoskey.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Tables 10, 13 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=96 |issue=1 |date=June 1963}}</ref>

===Marina===
* The City of Petoskey Department of Parks and Recreation operates a 144-slip marina located in Bayfront Park. The marina offers seasonal and transient slips, gasoline, diesel fuel, boat launch, wireless internet, 30/50 AMP power, water, pump-out, restroom/showers, playground and adjacent park grounds. The [[gas lighting|Gaslight District]] is connected to Bayfront Park via a pedestrian tunnel. The marina received initial designation as a "Michigan Clean Marina"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/cmp/designated/index.html |title=Certified Michigan Clean Marinas |publisher=Michigan Sea Grant |access-date=November 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412121456/http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu//cmp//designated/index.html |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> in May 2007 and was recertified in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.petoskey.us/departments/parks_and_recreation/clean_marina_program.php|title=Clean Marina Program|website=Petoskey.us|access-date=2021-12-20}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} is a major highway running through the heart of the city. It continues southerly toward [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] and [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] and northerly to a terminus near [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]].
*{{jct|country=USA|US|131}} has its northern terminus in the city and continues southerly toward [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]] and [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|119}}, accessible off US 31 east of the city and [[Bay View, Michigan|Bay View]], continues around the north side of Little Traverse Bay to [[Harbor Springs, Michigan|Harbor Springs]] and then to [[Cross Village, Michigan|Cross Village]].
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-58}} begins at C-81 just east of the city and continues to [[Wolverine, Michigan|Wolverine]].
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-81}} is a north–south route passing just to the east of the city.

==Education==
Among the many colleges in Michigan includes [[North Central Michigan College]], located in Petoskey. The public school system consists of a high school, a middle school, and four elementary schools. Additionally, Petoskey Public Schools has a [[Montessori education|Montessori education building]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moodle.petoskeyschools.org|title=Public Schools of Petoskey|website=moodle.petoskeyschools.org}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Claude E. Shannon]],  Mathematician, Electrical Engineer, Computer Scientist, Cryptographer. Father of ''[[Information theory]]''. 
* [[Megan Boone]], actress, star of NBC series ''[[The Blacklist]]''
* [[Katie Brown (TV personality)|Katie Brown]], television host
* [[Bruce Catton]], U.S. Civil War historian
* [[Grace Chandler]], photographer based in Petoskey
* [[B. Anne Gehman]], psychic medium and author
* [[Alan Hewitt (musician)|Alan Hewitt]], musician and keyboardist for the [[Moody Blues]], formerly worked with [[Earth, Wind and Fire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alanhewitt.com/?page_id=15|title=Music|work=alanhewitt.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesmoothjazzride.com/alan-hewitt-featured-smooth-jazz-artist-archives/ |title=Alan Hewitt — Featured Smooth Jazz Artist Archives Alan Hewitt – The Musical Force of Nature |date=April 2013 |first1=Rene |last1=Sutton |work=The Smooth Jazz Ride |access-date=January 4, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104205312/http://www.thesmoothjazzride.com/alan-hewitt-featured-smooth-jazz-artist-archives/ |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Mark Smolinski]], NFL fullback 1961–1968 for the [[Baltimore Colts]] and the [[New York Jets]]
* [[Famous Last Words (band)|Famous Last Words]], post-hardcore band
* [[Michigan Rattlers]], rock band<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milo |first=Jeff |date=2017-07-06 |title=Move to Los Angeles paying off for Michigan Rattlers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-move-to-los-angeles-p/172466519/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=Detroit Free Press |pages=D7}}</ref>

==Media==
[[File:2009-0619-Petoskey-MineralWellPark.JPG|thumb|right|Mineral Well Park is one of many sites and buildings in Petoskey listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Emmet County, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
;Newspaper:
* ''[[Petoskey News-Review]]''

;Magazines:
*''[[Traverse (magazine)|Traverse]]'', is published monthly with a focus on regional interests.

;Local AM radio:
* [[WOUF (AM)|WOUF]] (750) - [[Country music|country]]; simulcast of WLDR-FM Traverse City
* [[WWMN (AM)|WWMN]] (1110) - Talk
* [[WMKT]] (1270) - News/Talk (licensed to [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], studios in Petoskey)
* [[WMBN]] (1340) - Sports Talk Radio

;Local FM radio:
* [[WTLI]] (89.3) - [[contemporary Christian]] "[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]]"
* [[WTCK]] (90.9) - [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] religious ([[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]])
* [[WJOG]] (91.3) - [[contemporary Christian]] "[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]]"
* [[WBCM (FM)|WBCM]] (93.5) - [[country music|country]]; simulcast of WTCM-FM Traverse City
* W237DA (95.3) - translator of [[WFDX]]-FM Atlanta ([[classic hits]])
* [[WLXT]] (96.3) - [[adult contemporary]]
* [[WAWM (FM)|WAWM]] (98.9) - [[rock music|classic rock]]; simulcast of WKLT-FM Kalkaska
* W259AH (99.7) - translator of [[WPHN]]-FM Gaylord (religious)
* [[Interlochen Center for the Arts|WICV]] (100.9) - [[European classical music|classical]] ([[East Jordan]]); simulcast of WIAA-FM Interlochen
* [[WMKC]] (102.9) - [[Country music#Fifth generation (1990s)|New Country]] ([[Indian River, Michigan]], studios in Traverse City and Cheboygan)
* [[WCMU-FM|WCMW]] (103.9) - CMU [[Public Radio]] ([[Harbor Springs]])
* [[WKHQ]] (105.9) - [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]/top 40 (licensed to [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], studios in Petoskey)
* [[WLJD]] (107.9) - [[Christian radio|Christian]] ([[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]]); simulcast of WLJN-FM

==Climate==
This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Petoskey has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=705602&cityname=Petoskey%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Petoskey, Michigan Köppen Climate Classification |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref> The city’s proximity to Lake Michigan results in significant seasonal lag, with August and February being the hottest and coldest months respectively.

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|Feb record high F = 63
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 96
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 65
|year record high F = 101
|Jan high F = 27.4
|Feb high F = 28.4
|Mar high F = 36.6
|Apr high F = 48.1
|May high F = 60.8
|Jun high F = 70.3
|Jul high F = 75.2
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|Feb mean F = 21.1
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|Apr mean F = 39.9
|May mean F = 51.7
|Jun mean F = 61.7
|Jul mean F = 67.2
|Aug mean F = 66.8
|Sep mean F = 60.2
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|Nov mean F = 37.7
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|Mar low F = 20.2
|Apr low F = 31.7
|May low F = 42.6
|Jun low F = 53.2
|Jul low F = 59.3
|Aug low F = 58.7
|Sep low F = 51.4
|Oct low F = 41.2
|Nov low F = 31.6
|Dec low F = 23.0
|year low F = 36.8
|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = -35
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = -18
|year record low F = -35
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|Dec snow days = 12.3
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==In popular culture==
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Petoskey and the surrounding area are notable in 20th-century U.S. literature as the setting of several of the [[The Nick Adams Stories|Nick Adams stories]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://michiganhemingwaysociety.org/ |title=Home |website=michiganhemingwaysociety.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.petoskeychamber.com/the-history-of-petoskey-and-emmet-county|title = The History of Petoskey and Emmet County - Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, MI}}</ref> written by [[Ernest Hemingway]], who spent his childhood summers on nearby [[Walloon Lake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edamurray.com/2019/10/14/ernest-hemingway-northern-michigan-up-north/|title = Hemingway up in Michigan: The Birth of Nick Adams and a Literary Legend|date = October 14, 2019}}</ref> They are the setting for certain events in [[Jeffrey Eugenides]]' 2002 novel ''[[Middlesex (novel)|Middlesex]]'', which also features Detroit and its suburban areas.  The movie, ''[[Beside Still Waters (film)|Beside Still Waters]]'', directed by co-screenwriter Chris Lowell, was filmed in Petoskey in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2014/12/07/beside-still-waters-chris-lowell/19968211/|title=Michigan connections of 'Beside Still Waters' run deep}}</ref>

Christopher Wright, an author from Topinabee, wrote his novel "Bestseller" in 2002 under the pen name Christopher Knight.  Wright funded the movie project for his book to be filmed in Petoskey in 2013.  Wright also wrote the children's series "Michigan Chillers" and the series "American Chillers" under the pen name Johnathon Rand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2013/07/03/feature-film-to-be-shot-in-petoskey-story-written-by-local-author/46521749/|title=Feature film to be shot in Petoskey, story written by local author}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*Cappel, Constance, ''Hemingway in Michigan,'' 1999, Petoskey, MI: Little Traverse Historical Society
*Cappel, Constance, ed., 2006'' Odawa Language and Legends,'' Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
*Cappel, Constance, 2007, ''The Smallpox Genocide of the Odawa Tribe at [[L'Arbre Croche]], 1763: A History of a Native American People,'' Lewiston, NY: Ediwin Mellen Press.
*Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Emmet County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Emmet.htm |title=Home &#124; Central Michigan University |publisher=Clarke.cmich.edu |date=October 7, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>

==External links==
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* {{wikivoyage inline|Petoskey}}
*[http://www.petoskeyarea.com Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau]
*[http://www.petoskey.us/ City of Petoskey Web Site - information, news, and events]

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