Business
Continuing Wellness: Yoga Roots and Healing Arts
September 13, 2017 While sitting at the North edge of downtown, behind the Perry Hotel looking out over Little Traverse Bay, one can be in direct contact with the healing effects of mindfulness and meditative contemplation practiced for thousands of […]
Getting & Staying Fit in Downtown Petoskey
September 6, 2017 With summer waning, so too may the outdoor activity – maybe it’s the temperature or the rain – but there are many ways to continue that wonderful healthy glow one aspires to during the miles of biking, […]
The Bookstore
August 23, 2017 Downtown Petoskey is blessed with many unique, and even quirky, shops and businesses. One that stands alone is “our” bookstore, McLean & Eakin. Celebrating 25 years in 2017, national recognition and awards continue to be the trademark […]
Restaurant Week
May 24, 2017 This week not only brings us the beginning of the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, but in Downtown Petoskey, there’s a new tradition of Restaurant Week. Spring and fall usher in two distinct seasons for our guests: Spring […]
End of an Era
May 3, 2017 As Beards Brewery readies to change venues, I sit at the bar with a smooth blonde ale remembering a conversation I had with brewmaster, Ben Slocum, on one of the first days he and partner, Peter Manthei, […]
Upstairs Lounge
April 25, 2017 If you’re looking for a unique, late-night experience in Downtown Petoskey, rest assured there is one. The Upstairs Lounge located above Leo’s Tavern at 434 East Mitchell Street has a retro feel and plenty of music for […]
City Park Grill & Chandler’s – A Restaurant: World Class Dining in Downtown Petoskey
March 14, 2017 Along with “Crazy Days” and celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day at the local ski resorts, Petoskey is consecrated with two iconic restaurants ready to host each and every visitor. City Park Grill and Chandler’s – A Restaurant […]
Ernesto’s Cigar Lounge & Bar
March 7, 2017 The last in our series of new or relocated businesses in Downtown Petoskey features a unique departure from the new and modern. Envision yourself walking a bricked alleyway on a warm humid evening sometime in the 1950’s […]
North Perk Coffee
February 22, 2017 In a series that will highlight new or relocated businesses in Downtown Petoskey, we start with North Perk Coffee at 308 Howard Street. Moving from Lake Street next to Pennsylvania Park over to the Howard Street locale […]