Petoskey in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Carnegie Library Building

Hemingway's Michigan

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

1. Carnegie Library Building Marker

Inscription.
When living in Petoskey in 1919, the library was a favorite haunt of Hemingway's and, in December, wearing his Italian cape and Red Cross uniform, he spoke here to the Ladies Aid Society about his World War I experiences. At that event he met the Connable family who led to his connections with the Toronto Star newspaper and his employment as its European correspondent.
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Petoskey Public Library
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected 2012 by Michigan Hemingway Society. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Michigan - Hemingway's Michigan series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 45° 22.446′ N, 84° 57.185′ W. Marker is in Petoskey, Michigan, in Emmet County. Marker is at the intersection of Mitchell Street (County Road 58) and Waukazoo Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Mitchell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 451 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey MI 49770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bruce Catton (a few steps from this marker); Park Garden Cafe (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Karamol's, Mitchell Street Pub (about 300 feet away); The Annex (about 300 feet away); Meyer Hardware (about 400 feet away); Vietnam Memorial (about 400 feet away); Michael B. Lindemuth (about 400 feet away); Heath Michael Robinson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petoskey.

Also see . . .
1. Tour Hemingway's Michigan. Tour website homepage (Submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Carnegie Libraries: The Future Made Bright. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune Into A Library Legacy. NPR website entry (Submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

4. Michigan Hemingway Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Petoskey Public Library NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

2. Petoskey Public Library NRHP Marker

Carnegie Library Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

3. Carnegie Library Building and Marker

Carnegie Library Date Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

4. Carnegie Library Date Stone

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.