Pennsylvania Park has had many names, including 

     Hughart Park- Mr. W.O. Hughart was the president of the GR&I railroad which ran through the park

     Railroad Park

     GR&I Park

     Cushman House Park

     Pennsylvania Park

 

The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad realized that a rail yard in the center of town was not a good idea. They hired a landscape architect to beautify the area. With three sets of tracks, there were over 100 trains daily in peak season. Barbara Waters, Petoskey's first female mayor, saved the park from becoming a parking lot in 1974.