The Blueberry pancakes are outstanding, made with ricotta they’re tender and fluffy with the perfect amount of fresh blueberries and a touch of lemon. Lunch turned into brunch once we got a look at the menu. To our surprise and delight there’s a small amount of seating in the cellar for Chandler’s, we are so having lunch here. I’m told 500 bottles of wine line these walls, looking around I believe it. Downstairs the wine cellar is rustic and enchanting old brick floors, ancient wood beams and low plank ceiling. You can sample cheese, do a wine tasting, purchase gourmet seasonings, sauces and Michigan-made food products. Today the family still runs the business, it maintains its old-world charm with original wood floors, tin ceiling and selection of old-fashioned candy. Tom’s son opened two restaurants, Pierson’s at Boyne Mountain Resort and Chandler’s just around the corner from the general store. In the late 1970’s Symons began offering freshly baked breads, cookies, croissants and deli sandwiches to its customers. Tom Symons General Store opened in 1956 in one of the city’s oldest brick buildings, he brought luxury items like coffee, spices, gourmet products and a vast wine selection to the people of Petoskey. We taste vinegar and oils at Fustini’s, have a second cup of coffee and an awesome toasted coconut donut at Dripworks, Mettlers American Mercantile features a wonderful handpicked assortment of American-made items from men’s and women’s clothing to items for the home–the speakers made from instrument cases and old suitcases by Vintage Volume are super-cool. The streetscape is charming, shop windows draw us in, staff members at each business are friendly and helpful. Be sure and check out the original safe, this wing of the shop was an old bank.įlower boxes and planters decorate storefronts, Tulips are still in bloom this far north, umbrella stands are filled with giant red, white and blue pinwheels. If you’re looking for something special as a gift or for your home, you’re sure to find it here. Watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, jewelry and glassware, chess sets, clocks, ok, you get the idea. There is definitely an “up north” feel to the merchandise, lots of mitten-shaped items, Petoskey stones galore, unique hand-made furniture–the pieces look like they grew in the woods. A combination gift shop and fine art gallery they carry the work of about 100 artists and craftspeople including Gwen Frostic, Pewabic and Motawi Tile Co. We duck into NorthGoods, this is a store you can really spend some time in, two floors of beautiful things everywhere you look. We sip on cold brew until the rain lets up. They roast their own beans (Petoskey Roasting Company) so the staff is knowledgeable about what they serve. The coffee menu is lengthy hot, cold, latte, nitro, you name it. They also serve pizza and salads, they’ll even pack you a picnic basket to go–sounds perfect for a sunset on the beach.Ĭontinuing our walk we pass Pennsylvania Park, the sky is getting dark, it looks like rain, on Howard Street we pop into North Perk Coffee. Next door is Petoskey Cheese, in addition to a nice selection of domestic and imported cheeses they sell jams, pickles, crackers, mustard and olives. We stop in the Northern Michigan Artists Market, the name says it all, works by local artists include glass, spectacular sunsets captured in oil, jewelry, hand-dyed scarves, handmade cards, photography and wood-carved items from boxes to bottle stoppers I like the variety of mediums. Walking, we make a right on Mitchell, businesses line both sides of the street this is the Gaslight District, think of Mitchell as Main Street. We park on Division St near the Crooked Tree Arts Center, a gorgeous, newly restored, 130+ year old church used for art exhibitions, concerts and live theater. And of course, as all Michiganders know, this is where our state stone, the Petoskey Stone resides. Ernest Hemingway spent every summer from 1900-1920 on Walloon Lake and used this part of northern Michigan as the setting for several stories. This quaint little community is home to charming galleries, boutiques, fine dining, cafes, coffee shops and great architecture. Today we find ourselves in Petoskey MI, a picturesque coastal town on the southeast shore of Little Traverse Bay.
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