The charm of Petoskey, says this writer, is that it hasn’t really changed all that much over the years, staying on "lake time," unaffected by trends and tourists.
Excerpt: If Ernest Hemingway returned to modern-day Petoskey, he'd probably say, "Yes — just as I left it." Then he'd shoot a bear, wrestle you to the ground and pour himself a dram of rum. A fine rum fit for a man.
We'll never know, of course, but odds are good that old Hem would approve. This summer getaway, tucked in Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay, between Traverse City and the Upper Peninsula, remains frozen in Midwestern lake time.
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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