Petoskey, Michigan, United States

E11897

city county seat

Petoskey, Michigan, United States is a small resort city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its scenic waterfront, historic downtown, and distinctive fossilized coral "Petoskey stones."

Aliases (4)

Petoskey, Michigan ×59
Petoskey ×1
Petoskey State Park (nearby) ×1
city of Petoskey ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	231 →
associatedWithWork	Ernest Hemingway Nick Adams stories →
coordinateLatitude	about 45.3739° N →
coordinateLongitude	about 84.9553° W →
country	United States →
county	Emmet County, Michigan →
elevation	approximately 666 feet (203 meters) above sea level →
hasAirport	Pellston Regional Airport (nearby primary commercial airport) →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasEducationalInstitution	North Central Michigan College →
hasGovernmentType	council–manager government →
hasHistoricDistrict	Bay View Historic District (adjacent community) → Petoskey Downtown Historic District →
hasLocalAirport	Harbor Springs Municipal Airport (nearby general aviation) →
hasMajorIndustry	recreation and hospitality → retail and services → tourism →
hasNotablePerson	Ernest Hemingway →
hasPopulation	approximately 5,700 (2020 census) →
hasRecreationalActivity	boating → fishing → golf → hunting (regional) → sailing → skiing (nearby resorts) →
hasTouristAttraction	Bayfront Park → Bear River Valley Recreation Area → Little Traverse Wheelway → Petoskey State Park (nearby) →
incorporatedAsCity	1895 →
knownFor	Lake Michigan sunsets → Petoskey stones → Victorian architecture → historic downtown → resort tourism → scenic waterfront →
locatedInRegion	Lower Peninsula of Michigan → Northern Michigan →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Lake Michigan → Little Traverse Bay →
namedAfter	Chief Ignatius Petosega →
officialCityStone	Petoskey stone →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Petoskey micropolitan area →
postalCode	49770 →
servedByRailwayHistorically	Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad → Pennsylvania Railroad →
settled	mid-19th century →
state	Michigan →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport ("Petoskey, Michigan") → Pellston Regional Airport ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	nearbyCity
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport ("Petoskey, Michigan") → Pellston Regional Airport ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	serves
Claude Shannon →	birthPlace
Emmet County, Michigan ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	contains
Emmet County, Michigan ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	countySeat
Northern Michigan ("Petoskey") →	hasPart
Petoskey, Michigan ("Petoskey State Park (nearby)") →	hasTouristAttraction
Emmet County, Michigan ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	largestCity
Petoskey stones ("Petoskey, Michigan") →	namedAfter
Petoskey Downtown Historic District ("city of Petoskey") →	partOf
David Malpass →	placeOfBirth