Gaslight District
Petoskey Downtown Historic District
Petoskey's Victorian downtown district, where gas lamps and old red-brick buildings house independent bookstores, galleries and candy shops.
The district sits on the high ground above the bay, centered on Lake, Howard and Mitchell streets. The red-brick commercial buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are well preserved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Here you will find the long-standing independent bookstore McLean & Eakin, the original Kilwins candy shop, the American Spoon jam store, and many galleries and restaurants. The street-corner gas lamps are lit at dusk. Ernest Hemingway frequented the area in his youth, and the Perry Hotel is still in operation. The district can be covered on foot, and along the way you can head down to the waterfront park to watch the sun set over the bay.
Opening hours
All day (shops approx. 10:00–18:00)
Nearby sights
- Crooked Tree Arts Center
- Little Traverse History Museum
- Bayfront Park
- Little Traverse Wheelway
- Bear River Valley Recreation Area
- Bay View Association
- Petoskey State Park
- Harbor Springs