Petoskey, Michigan
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FIPS code 26-63820[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0634731[3] | |
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Petoskey (/pəˈtɒski/ pə-TAHS-kee) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Emmet County, and is the largest settlement within the county.[5] Petoskey has a population of 5,877 at the 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. Petoskey is located on the southern shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan.[6] Petoskey sits directly across the bay from Harbor Springs, another Emmet County city. Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town.[7]
Petoskey lends its name to the
History
Odawa inhabitants
The Little Traverse Bay area was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the
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, the Jesuit missionaries had been based at L'arbor Croche and Michilimackinac, with a Catholic presence in Harbor Springs, then known as "Little Traverse".[11] Andrew Porter, a Presbyterian missionary, arrived at the village of Bear River (as it was then called) in 1852.[12][13]
Pioneer commercial interests
Amos Fox and Hirem Obed Rose were pioneer entrepreneurs who had made money during both the
After the partnership split, Rose relocated to Petoskey and in 1873 built the first dock in the town.
Passenger Pigeons
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.[28] A state historical marker memorializes these events, including the last great nesting of the passenger pigeons at Crooked Lake in 1878.[29] One hunter was reputed to have personally killed "a million birds" and earned $60,000, the equivalent of $1 million today.[30]
Petoskey is noted for a high concentration of ancient fossil coral, now named Petoskey stones, designated as the state stone of Michigan.
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 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
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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.29 square miles (13.70 km2), of which 5.09 square miles (13.18 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.[31]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 1,815 | — | |
1890 | 2,872 | 58.2% | |
1900 | 5,285 | 84.0% | |
1910 | 4,778 | −9.6% | |
1920 | 5,064 | 6.0% | |
1930 | 5,740 | 13.3% | |
1940 | 6,019 | 4.9% | |
1950 | 6,468 | 7.5% | |
1960 | 6,138 | −5.1% | |
1970 | 6,342 | 3.3% | |
1980 | 6,097 | −3.9% | |
1990 | 6,056 | −0.7% | |
2000 | 6,080 | 0.4% | |
2010 | 5,670 | −6.7% | |
2020 | 5,877 | 3.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[32] |
2010 census
As of the
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
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
Transportation
Airports
- The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in Pellston Regional Airport[34] and Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport.
Bus
- Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and East Lansing, Michigan[35] and between Grand Rapids, Michigan and Petoskey.[36] 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 transloadfacility for Petoskey Plastics. Occasional passenger/special excursion trains to Petoskey occur every now and then.
Historically, the
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 Gaslight District is connected to Bayfront Park via a pedestrian tunnel. The marina received initial designation as a "Michigan Clean Marina"[41] in May 2007 and was recertified in 2010.[42]
Major highways
- US 31 is a major highway running through the heart of the city. It continues southerly toward Charlevoix, Traverse City and Muskegon and northerly to a terminus near Mackinaw City.
- US 131 has its northern terminus in the city and continues southerly toward Cadillac and Grand Rapids.
- Bay View, continues around the north side of Little Traverse Bay to Harbor Springs and then to Cross Village.
- C-58 begins at C-81 just east of the city and continues to Wolverine.
- C-81is 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 building.[43]
Notable people
- Megan Boone, actress, star of NBC series The Blacklist
- Katie Brown, television host
- Bruce Catton, U.S. Civil War historian
- Grace Chandler, photographer based in Petoskey
- University of Iowa football
- Mark Farner, lead singer, lead guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad[44]
- David Malpass, economist, government official, president of the World Bank Group
- Herb Orvis, NFL defensive tackle 1972–81, member of College Football Hall of Fame[47]
- Claude Shannon, father of information theory
- Hal Smith, voice actor, Otis Campbell on The Andy Griffith Show
- Mark Smolinski, NFL fullback 1961-1968 for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets
- Sufjan Stevens, singer-songwriter
- Famous Last Words (band), modern post hardcore band0
Media
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Traverse, is published monthly with a focus on regional interests.
- Local AM radio
- WLDR (750) - country; simulcast of WLDR-FM Traverse City
- WJML (1110) - Talk
- WMKT (1270) - News/Talk (licensed to Charlevoix, studios in Petoskey)
- WMBN (1340) - Sports Talk Radio
- Local FM radio
- Smile FM"
- Catholic religious (Charlevoix)
- Smile FM"
- WBCM (93.5) - country; simulcast of WTCM-FM Traverse City
- W237DA (95.3) - translator of WFDX-FM Atlanta (classic hits)
- adult contemporary
- WKLZ (98.9) - classic rock; simulcast of WKLT-FM Kalkaska
- W259AH (99.7) - translator of WPHN-FM Gaylord (religious)
- East Jordan); simulcast of WIAA-FM Interlochen
- WMKC (102.9) - New Country (Indian River, Michigan, studios in Traverse City and Cheboygan)
- Harbor Springs)
- WKHQ (105.9) - CHR/top 40 (licensed to Charlevoix, studios in Petoskey)
- WLJD (107.9) - Christian (Charlevoix); simulcast of WLJN-FM
Climate
This
Climate data for Petoskey, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
63 (17) |
84 (29) |
93 (34) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
87 (31) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
101 (38) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
36.6 (2.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
60.8 (16.0) |
70.3 (21.3) |
75.2 (24.0) |
74.9 (23.8) |
68.9 (20.5) |
56.0 (13.3) |
43.7 (6.5) |
33.6 (0.9) |
52.0 (11.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.2 (−6.0) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
39.9 (4.4) |
51.7 (10.9) |
61.7 (16.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
66.8 (19.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
37.7 (3.2) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
44.4 (6.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.0 (−9.4) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
59.3 (15.2) |
58.7 (14.8) |
51.4 (10.8) |
41.2 (5.1) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
36.8 (2.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−35 (−37) |
−19 (−28) |
0 (−18) |
20 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
26 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
−2 (−19) |
−18 (−28) |
−35 (−37) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.40 (61) |
1.66 (42) |
1.94 (49) |
2.91 (74) |
3.07 (78) |
2.92 (74) |
2.53 (64) |
3.25 (83) |
3.55 (90) |
4.50 (114) |
3.04 (77) |
2.44 (62) |
34.21 (869) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 39.3 (100) |
27.2 (69) |
12.2 (31) |
4.5 (11) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
9.4 (24) |
30.6 (78) |
123.6 (314) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 18.2 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 161.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 14.4 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 50.4 |
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In popular culture
Petoskey and the surrounding area are notable in 20th-century U.S. literature as the setting of several of the Nick Adams stories[51][52] written by Ernest Hemingway, who spent his childhood summers on nearby Walloon Lake.[53] They are the setting for certain events in Jeffrey Eugenides' 2002 novel Middlesex, which also features Detroit and its suburban areas. The movie, "Beside Still Waters", directed by co-screenwriter Chris Lowell, was filmed in Petoskey in 2012.[54]
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.[55]
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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 source]
- 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.[1]
External links
- Petoskey travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau
- City of Petoskey Web Site - information, news, and events
- ^ "Home | Central Michigan University". Clarke.cmich.edu. October 7, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2013.