Petoskey News

Whenever I'm near water or fishing, even on the worst days, I usually come across something cool or useful.

The Petoskey-based organization Freshwater Future sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday, requesting that the committee conduct an oversight hearing about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' work to prevent aquatic invasive species - including Asian carp - into the Great Lakes.

The hardest hit area was at Walloon Lake Country Club in Petoskey. Nearly 40 trees were damaged by strong winds coming off of Walloon Lake.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is reminding homeowners, land managers, nursery operators, arborists, and landscapers that although hemlock woolly adelgid can be seen year round, spring is one of the better times to inspect hemlock trees for the presence of HWA.

Calvin College has announced the 2013 recipients of its highest honors for men's and women's athletics: the Bere Memorial Award and the Kay Tiemersma Athletic Award.

Panorama of a performance of Longfellow's "Indian Passion Play," "Hiawatha," in Petoskey, Michigan, Photograph by Alton G. Cook .

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 12--Matt Norcross has been selling books for two decades, but lately he must contend with readers who go to his Petoskey shop to see and touch the printed works he offers, only to buy them later from Amazon.com at a savings.

Michigan Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, speaks with a family in Petoskey Friday via a video conference system at EMU's Autism Collaborative Center.

Fochtman, a life-long resident of Petoskey, said it was around 11 a.m. when she spotted the seagull.

Summertime is almost here and that means it's time for ice cream. Holland's own Hudsonville Ice Cream Company is again partnering with Pure Michigan to develop the next official ice cream flavor.

As May trudges on, the weather continues to consistently warm up. Currently, I'm sitting in the office with the sun beaming through the windows and right onto me.

The Petoskey City Council will meet Monday night to discuss a proposal to partially fill the property known as Petoskey Pointe.

Longtime Petoskey business keeps loyal customersPETOSKEY - For more than 75 years, Kauffman's Furniture of Petoskey provided the area with tried and true service, from kitchen to bedroom.

A recently retired Detroit Public Schools high school basketball coach was fatally shot on April 30, outside of his home in Detroit.

It's a season teetering on the brink: will it, or won't it, be an absolutely epic year for morel mushrooms? The next two weeks could be crucial for the little wrinkly fungus fruits.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Former Petoskey resident Patrick Parker was recently honored with the National Eagle Scout Association's National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, the highest Eagle Scout recognition a council can bestow.

Petoskey High School graduate Heather Waldron, was among 10 recent college graduates featured at the 18th Governor's Education Summit in East Lansing on April 22.

Police said 54-year-old Charles Knott, who worked at Cody High School, was found dead in his car late Tuesday night.

East Jordan -- An international pen pal relationship that began 66 years ago is still going strong between Michigan and Germany.

The hospital visit of two high school girls led police to what they believe were "meth materials" near the Bear River in Petoskey.