The Montgomery Sisters occupied this tin-fronted building after they moved here in 1919 from their Petoskey Midway location. Gertrude and Mae Montgomery were widely known for their eclectic merchandise. They sold fancy goods and art pieces in this . . . — — Map (db m97925) HM
The first building on this site, known as the Lake Street House, was completed in 1877. Later it was called the Farmer's Home, catering to farmers and laborers. That building burned to the ground with three adjacent buildings in 1880. Renamed the . . . — — Map (db m97923) HM
This boulder marks
the Old Indian Trail from
Mackinaw City to Grand Rapids
used from time immemorial by
the Huron, Ottawa, Chippewa and
other tribes — — Map (db m97876) HM
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
Old Kent Bank
of Petoskey
Founded in 1891
For more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the People of Michigan
and for contributing . . . — — Map (db m97979) HM
Originally McCarty's Saloon and Billiard hall, the walls of the Park Garden Cafe would have a lot of stories to tell if they could talk. Built in 1875, the main billiard hall was one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite haunts. The interior is . . . — — Map (db m98004) HM
Built by the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad in 1892, this building later served as the Pere Marquette Railroad’s main station and Hemingway likely used it when traveling between Charlevoix and Petoskey. It became the Little Traverse History . . . — — Map (db m97998) HM
Petoskey was a village just 20 years old when Dr. Norman J. Perry built this hotel in 1899. Resort trade flourished then, and so did the Perry, advertised as the only fireproof hotel in town. Its brick construction, a novelty at the time, . . . — — Map (db m97883) HM
In 1913 a furniture business was established by Watson Snyder at this location. In 1927 Alfred Dau purchased this site from Snyder. About 1940, Dau decided to move the Petoskey Housefurnishing Company to Bay View Road. In 1927, James A. Reid who . . . — — Map (db m97977) HM
This location served as the post office for Petoskey from 1918 until 1962 when it was decided that Petoskey needed a new facility due to the growth of the surrounding townships. The post office was razed and the location moved to 216 State Street. . . . — — Map (db m97978) HM
In the fall of 1919, Ernest Hemingway decided to stay in Petoskey and work on writing stories. From October to December, he rented an upstairs bedroom from Mrs. Eva Potter, a widow living here with her children. It was in that bedroom that he . . . — — Map (db m98006) HM
This rare Confederate cannon marks the site of the 1889 Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
This cast iron Napoleon howitzer was manufactured at the Augusta, Georgia (CSA) Arsenal during the Civil War. Until its discovery, only the Tredegar . . . — — Map (db m97878) HM WM
The Annex, managed by the Fochtman family, was popular during Hemingway’s time. Historically a saloon and billiard hall, it legally sold only soft drinks during Prohibition but also, probably, alcohol. Hemingway is reported to have enjoyed playing . . . — — Map (db m98005) HM
Was Hemingway thinking about the Braun Restaurant when he wrote about Brown's Beanery in Torrents of Spring? In 1882, John George and Margareta Braun began a hotel/restaurant business that spanned 55 years and three generations. The Braun was known . . . — — Map (db m98007) HM
Built in 1899, this is the only one of Petoskey’s grand turn of the century resort hotels still in existence. In 1916 Ernest Hemingway hiked and camped his way to northern Michigan from his Oak Park, Illinois, home with a friend. When he arrived . . . — — Map (db m97880) HM
The building on the far left is 328 East Mitchell. The Pop Corn King is the 326 address which opened in 1913. Meryl Leach was the pop corn king in Petoskey for nearly fifty years. A second floor family residence was added later. At the 328 address . . . — — Map (db m97995) HM
This Dahlgren IX inch cannon was aboard the USS Hartford, Admiral David Farragut's flagship during the most vital naval battles of the Civil War. New Orleans, the South's largest and richest city, was captured by his fleet in 1862. For this . . . — — Map (db m97915) HM WM
This gun
is one of twenty six nine inch guns
composing the battery of
Admiral Farragut's
historic-flagship
"Hartford"
during the War of the Rebellion,
1861-1865
at the battles of
New Orleans, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, . . . — — Map (db m97916) HM WM
Freedom is not a conflict, it is a birthright. 2.9 million Americans served during the Vietnam Era to preserve this right. Like our forefathers they served this great country with pride and dignity. Over 57,000 brave men and women sacrificed their . . . — — Map (db m97898) HM
Joseph Aniwiski • John Lumpp
Paul L. Bathke • Barney Max
John Serell Benjamin • Walter E. McPhail
Ray C. Bonter • Jonas E. Misinine
George Wallace Budlong • Clayton Murray
William H. Campbell • Harry A. Parrish
Carl Charles Carlton • . . . — — Map (db m97895) HM
This land was sold by Amawee, an
Odawa, to Jean Baptiste Trotochaud
and his Ojibwa wife Sophia
Anaquet. Later, they donated
nearly an acre of land to the
Catholic Church. Jean, under the
guidance of Father Sifferath,
built this Mission in . . . — — Map (db m233942) HM
From 1905 to 1915, summer resorters came here to experience “The Indian Play Hiawatha.” Canadian Louis O. Armstrong worked with Ojibwa from the Garden River Reserve in Ontario, to create the pageant. It had been presented in several places, . . . — — Map (db m233856) HM
As a young man, Horace Huffman loved the out-of-doors.
Known as Huffy to all who knew him, Horace traveled with his family
each summer from Dayton, Ohio to Sand Lake near Grant, Michigan,
then attended camp in Minnesota, and upon graduation . . . — — Map (db m247341) HM
The lake lying before you is Round Lake, one of 17
inland lakes in Emmet County.
Round Lake is not exactly round in shape, but is more
triangular or even heart-shaped. The name comes from
the Native American words for “round lake:” Lake . . . — — Map (db m247375) HM
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