101 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — Petoskey Housefurnishing Co. / Reid Furniture — Circa 1940 — 307-309 East Mitchell —

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

102 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — Petoskey Post Office — 1918 — 300 to 308 East Mitchell —

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

103 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — 8 — Potter's Rooming House — Hemingway's Michigan —

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

104 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — Site of the 1899 Department of Michigan G.A.R. Encampment —

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

105 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — 4 — The Annex — Hemingway's Michigan —

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

106 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — The Braun — 1882 — 210 Howard Street —

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

107 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — 3 — The Perry Hotel — Hemingway's Michigan —

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

108 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — The Pop Corn King — Circa 1913 — 326-328 East Mitchell —

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

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109 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — USS Hartford Dahlgren Gun —

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

110 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — USS Hartford Dahlgren Gun —

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

111 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — Vietnam Memorial — 1964 - 1975 —

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

112 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — World War II and Korea Memorial —

In honor of the men and women of Petoskey who served their country in World War II and in Korea [Honor Roll not transcribed] — — Map (db m97896) WM

113 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — World War Memorial — 1917 • 1918 — In Memoriam —

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

114 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey, Bay Harbor — 133 — St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission —

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

115 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey, Bear Creek Township — 736 — Hiawatha Pageant —

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

116 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey, Bear Creek Township — Horace McKee Huffman, Jr. ~ 1914-1996 — A Man Who Showed Us the Way — For the Love of Northern Michigan —

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

117 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey, Bear Creek Township — Round Lake — Head of the Inland Waterway — The Hiawatha Pageant — The Loons of Round Lake —

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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