Hazen Ingalls
Hazen Ingalls was one of the very earliest pioneers in this part of Michigan. He arrived with his family in 1866. They lived on the corner of Charlevoix and Ingalls avenues. They erected a store nearby and this trading post was the first place of business on the south side of the bay. He owned a large section of the west side of the current city of Petoskey, which he platted as Emmet City. Some streets were named for the family: Ingalls, Liberty, and Jackson. He named the east-west streets after presidents. He operated a grist mill, grocery, and general store. He traded in furs, food, and blankets with the Odawa and the white pioneers.
The Ingalls also purchased a water powered sawmill located at the eastern-most end of what is now Charlevoix Avenue. When they learned of the coming railroad, Hazen and his sons expanded their business interests. Benjamin opened a saloon (the saloon in which the men voted to change the name from Bear Creek to Petoskey), and later a real estate office. Jackson, a farmer, changed the sawmill over to a gristmill, supplying flour to the settlers. Hazen built a dock at the foot of Ingalls Avenue and shipped wood which was initially bought from the Odawa.
The Ingalls also purchased a water powered sawmill located at the eastern-most end of what is now Charlevoix Avenue. When they learned of the coming railroad, Hazen and his sons expanded their business interests. Benjamin opened a saloon (the saloon in which the men voted to change the name from Bear Creek to Petoskey), and later a real estate office. Jackson, a farmer, changed the sawmill over to a gristmill, supplying flour to the settlers. Hazen built a dock at the foot of Ingalls Avenue and shipped wood which was initially bought from the Odawa.