Michigan Attractions

• Ottawa Indian activity in Good Hart
• Resorts such as Bay View, Wequetonsing and Harbor View

Visit Petoskey

Petoskey is a year-round resort community nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. The town is known for cool comfortable lake breezes in the summer, abundant fresh snow in the winter and countless activities to satisfy visitors throughout the year. Whether you are coming to have fun on the bay in the summer, ski the slopes in the winter, enjoy the great colors of fall, or seek the elusive morel mushroom in the spring, Petoskey is a great place to visit. And while you're here, make sure you take in one of our famous Million Dollar Sunsets.

Boyne, Michigan

Nestled between Lake Charlevoix and the rolling hills of northern Michigan, Boyne City, is a quaint community with a strong and diverse economic base, a population of approximately 3,500. Surrounded by lush forests and scenic hills, Boyne City has a waterfront recreation area of over eleven acres, a strong commitment to preserving our past, and a healthy civic minded population.

Things to do in Boyne:

• Avalanche Bay - one of the biggest indoor waterparks east of the Mississippi
• Boat around on Walloon Lake or Lake Charlevoix or head out into the Great Lakes through the channel.
• Take a peaceful kayak or canoe float down the beautiful Boyne or Jordan Rivers, check the member directory for guides.
• Golf anyone? The Boyne area is home to a variety of golf courses, from family friendly 9 hole golf courses to 18 hole courses designed by masters of the game, including Robert Trent Jones, Arthur Hills, Donald Ross, and soon, Pete Dye. OR - Play the states shortest 18 hole par-3 course while the kids play a round of Putt-Putt golf at Boyne Rapids Golf
• Explore miles of state land and acres of nature preserves, all for you to engage with nature.
• Enjoy the thrill of cross country and downhill skiing/snowboarding on some of the finest trails and mountains in the midwest!
• Northern Michigan and specifically the Boyne Area offers unparalleled 'Mushrooming' in both the spring and fall. Take a guided hike or explore on your own for edible mushrooms like morels, oysters, chanterelles...
• Snowmobile along miles of trails and alone or with snowmobile clubs
• Fishing on our crystal clear lakes & streams or hunting on miles of wooded state land
• Is shopping your 'bag'? Country Now and Then & Up the Lazy River is always a treat, Lost & Found is filled with antiques or head to Harborwear for your Boyne Country sweatshirt.
• Little Traverse Bay is one of Michigan's largest salmon and lake trout hot spots

Fort Michilimackinac

Fort Michilimackinac was a strategically located fortified trading post. The fort was not built primarily as a military facility but as a link in the French trade system, which extended from Montreal through the Great Lakes region and northwest to Lake Winnipeg and beyond. Overlooking the Straits of Mackinac connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, the fort served as a supply post for French traders operating in the western Great Lakes region and as a primary stopping-off point between Montreal and the western country. Fort Michilimackinac was an island of French presence on the frontier from which the French carried out the fur trade, sought alliances with native peoples, and protected their interests against the colonial ambitions of other European nations.

Cities you can visit in Emmet County, Michigan

Alanson, Bay Harbor, Bay View, Bear Creek Township, Bliss Township, Carp Lake Township, Center Township, Conway, Cross Village Township, Friendship Township, Good Hart, Harbor Point, Harbor Springs, Levering, Little Traverse Township, Littlefield Township, Mackinaw City (part), Maple River Township, McKinley Township, Oden, Pellston (part), Petoskey, Pleasant View Township, Readmond Township, Resort Township, Springvale Township, Wawatam Township, Wequetonsing, West Traverse Township,