Attractions

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 “A PART OF THE ATTRACTION IS THE ATTRACTIONS”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Communities

 

 

Bay Harbor Marina District

6 miles S. on US 31. Upscale shops and restaurants.

 

 

Bay View

2 miles S. on US 31. Most homes built late 1800s in victorian style

 

 

Beaver Island

Take ferry from Charlevoix to this historic & pristine island.

 

 

Charlevoix

20 miles S. on US 31. Sits between Lakes Charlevoix and Michigan.

 

 

Harbor Springs

8 miles NW on M119. Stately homes overlooking beautiful harbor.

 

 

Mackinac Island

No cars allowed here. Take a horse carriage ride to the Grand Hotel

 

 

Mackinaw City

30 miles N. on US 31. Ferries to Mackinac Island. Great Shopping.

 

 

Petoskey

3 miles S. on US 31. Gas Light Shopping District.

 

 

Sault Ste. Marie

80 miles N. on I 75. See Soo Locks. Take cruise that tours locks.

 

 

Parks & Forts

 

 

Colonial Michilimackinac

30 miles N. on US 31. Reconstructed french fort in Mackinaw City.

 

 

Fort Mackinac

English fort on Mackinac Island. Museum depicts history of island.

 

 

Historic Mill Creek

3.5 miles from Mackinaw City on US 23. See water powered mill.

 

 

Petoskey Bay Front Park

3 miles S. on US 31. By lake Michigan. Bike, picnic, skate, relax.

 

 

Sleeping Bear Dunes NP

70 miles S. on US 31 + 25 miles W. on M72. Biggest in Michigan.

 

 

Tahquamenon Falls SP

80 miles NW on M123. One of the largest falls east of the Missippi.

 

 

Museums & Cultural Activities

 

 

Bay View Performing Arts

3 miles S. on US 31. Cultural activities and concerts all summer.

 

 

Little Traverse Museum

In Bay Front Park. Restored railroad station museum of local history.

 

 

Shipwreck Museum

90 miles NW on M123. Items from the Edmond Fitzgerald shipwreck.

 

 

Crooked Tree Arts Center

Downtown Petoskey. Presenting visual & performing art.

 

 

Ferry Services & Boat Tours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beaver Island Boat Co.

32 mile ferry ride from Charlevoix to Beaver Island.

 

 

Sheplers Ferry Service

Hydroplane from Mackinaw City & St. Ignace to Mackinac Island.

 

 

Soo Locks Boat Tours

Both regular and dinner cruises offered of locks and St. Marys River.

 

 

Other Attractions

 

 

 Churches

 Churches in Petoskey and surrounding areas

 

 

Cross In The Woods

Worlds largest wooden crusifix in an outdoor church setting.

 

 

Inland Waterway

45 mile waterway from Pickerel Lake to Cheboygan and Lake Huron.

 

 

Mackinac Bridge

5 mile suspention bridge over Straights of Mackinac.

 

 

M119 Tunnel of Trees

Beautiful road with vistas. 20 miles from Bay Harbor to Cross City.

 

 

Soo Locks

80 miles N. on I-75. Locks join Lake Superior & Lake Huron.