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Little Traverse Historical Society

Historic Places

In celebration of our museum's 50th year, we visited 50 places in Petoskey that are important to our area's history. (And then we couldn't help ourselves and visited a few more!)

Homes
Downtown/ Businesses
Transportation and Industry
Schools, Churches, and Community
Parks and Recreation
Cemeteries and Memorials
Bay View and Beyond

Homes

106 East Mitchell Street

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Birkett House

Ingalls Grocery & Home

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Seibert Homestead

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Downtown/Businesses

Carnegie Library

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City Park Grill

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Crooked Tree Arts Center

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Gaslight District

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Historic District

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Hollywood Theater Sign

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J.C. Penney

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Masonic Temple

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Meyer Hardware

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Normal College Sign

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Perry Hotel

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Reid Furniture

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Reusch Jewelers

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Zipp Building

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Transportation and Industry

Bear River Heritage Center

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The Breakwall

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The Brewery

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Chicago and West Michigan Depot

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Grand Rapids and Indiana Depot

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Ice House

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J.B. John Lifeboat

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Mitchell Street

        Bridge

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Railroad Tracks

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Schools, Churches, and Community

Burns Clinic

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Camp Daggett

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Central School

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Hospital History

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Milkweed Project

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Old Town Emmet

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Parr Memorial Baptist Church

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Petoskey Hospital

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Sheridan School Arch

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St. Francis Solanus

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St. Francis Xavier Church

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St. Francis Xavier School

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Temple B'nai Israel

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Parks and Recreation

Clock Tower

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Curtis Park

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Emmet County Fairgrounds

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Farragut's Cannon

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Lockwood Park

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   Mackinac Trail Marker

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Magnus Park

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Mineral Well Park

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West Side Rink

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Winter Sports Park

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Cemeteries and Memorials

Bruce Catton Plaque

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Greenwood Cemetery

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Greenwood Vault

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Bay View and Beyond

Bay View Inn

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