Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
~ FLORA AND FAUNA ~
(Posted Chronologically)
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A local newspaper reported that in 1878 the passenger pigeons were nesting in the area and
a "squabs" social hop was held in McCarty's hall (City Park Grill now) which was "an enjoyable affair indeed."
a "squabs" social hop was held in McCarty's hall (City Park Grill now) which was "an enjoyable affair indeed."
1899
1882 > FORWARD
~ Lapidary ~
~ Lapidary ~
Obituary Below: William F. de Guiselle ran a shop on the "Midway."
Mr. de Guiselle was "credited with FIRST making Petoskey stones famous
with the extra polish he gave them."
Mr. de Guiselle was "credited with FIRST making Petoskey stones famous
with the extra polish he gave them."
1883
~ Circus Coming to Petoskey ~
~ Circus Coming to Petoskey ~
Two Articles Below: On 4 May 1883 the Emmet County Democrat reported “the showman who visited Petoskey last summer with a circus, is headed this way again with his ’New Colossal Nickel-Plate Circus'.” Shortly after on 18 May 1883 the same paper reported: "Sells Bro’s great circus and menagerie will exhibit their show… in the lot east of the residence of John G. Hill, with several cars occupied, traveling entirely by railroad. In 2024 Petoskey’s Hill Street is named after this John G. Hill; thus indicating the approximate area."
Article Below: The Sells Brothers Enormous United Tented Show would exhibit hippopotami, requiring hundreds of gallons of water daily to keep them alive. Also, a double horned rhinoceros weighing five tons, and the only pair of woolly Malay elephants ever exhibited would be in the circus.
Below Circus Advertisement tellling of Sells Brothers' Enormous Railroad Shows.
1884
~ Horse in a Well ~
~ Horse in a Well ~
1887
~ Horse Trough Long Needed ~
~ Horse Trough Long Needed ~
1893
~ A Bear Story ~
~ A Bear Story ~
1893
~ NO Pasturing or Herding of Animals on Public Grounds ~
1895
~ Sea Serpent in Little Traverse Bay ~
Petoskey Parade Sea Serpent
Photo Clipping Below: Notice the sea serpent behind the line of member of Petoskey Lodge No. 629.
"The Petoskey Elks had a huge replica of the serpent made for a state convention of the order in Petoskey. It was taken to Grand Rapids for another session, was damaged and finally burned there."
~ 5 January 1952 Northern Michigan Review
~ 5 January 1952 Northern Michigan Review
1890
~ Flavel J. Smith Had First-class Livery Business ~
~ Flavel J. Smith Had First-class Livery Business ~
1895
~ Mr. Van Camp whipped up the horse...
just in time to avoid a collision with the train ~
~ Mr. Van Camp whipped up the horse...
just in time to avoid a collision with the train ~
1897
~ The Greatest Show on Earth ~
Between Bay View and Kegomic (Edgewater), near Petoskey
(Article below describes the huge size of the circus!)
~ The Greatest Show on Earth ~
Between Bay View and Kegomic (Edgewater), near Petoskey
(Article below describes the huge size of the circus!)
The five long trains of double cars brought the Ringling Brothers' Circus to Newberry's land between Bay View and Kegomic, Michigan, near Petoskey. The Ringling Brothers have the largest herd of elephants in the world. Their great canvas pavilions cover more than eight acres, like a city of tents. Thousands of people attended, being shuttled by trains from Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties.
Article Above and Photo of Poster Below: "The five long trains of double cars used for transporting Ringling Bro's. World's Greatest Shows from city city hav a floor space over 130 ordinary railway cars." The Circus Shop (children's clothing store) in Downtown Petoskey, has had this poster, along with several other circus related posters, displayed in the store for many, many years.
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Photo Below: While the photo below is undated, the descriptions in the Petoskey Circus 1887 AND 1915 articles above seem fitting of description. The elephants were walking down Mitchell Street in Petoskey with the building on the right at 316 East Mitchell, recognizable with its advertising sign, still visible in 2020 as shown in the next photo below. Today, 316 East Mitchell is housed by Grain Train Market Cafe. In 2020, the Grain Train Market Cafe has closed.
Photo Below: Compare the HA Easton Hardware sign to that in the above photo.
Article Below: By 1922 the circus still was coming to town via railroad, but this Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus was to show on the Wegemer lot on Washington Street... the Gold Mine Resale is located on Washington Street in Petoskey, Michigan, in 2022. That still would have been close to the railroad for loading of those 35 cars from Traverse City.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner to view the slideshow below of circus posters. The Circus Shop (children's clothing store) in Downtown Petoskey, has had these beautiful and priceless posters, along with several other circus related posters, displayed in the store for many, many years. The photos of the posters in the slideshow were taken 3 March 2023 by Karla Buckmaster.
2023
~ Ringling Bros. Circus Tour is Reimagined, Minus the Animals ~
was a headline for a 23 March 2023 Petoskey News Review article from the Associated Press.
~ Ringling Bros. Circus Tour is Reimagined, Minus the Animals ~
was a headline for a 23 March 2023 Petoskey News Review article from the Associated Press.
"NEW YORK–The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event with high wire tricks, soaring trapeze artists and bicycles leaping on trampolines. Feld Entertainment, which owns (purchased in 1967) the 'Greatest Show on Earth,' revealed to the Associated Press what audiences can expect during the show's upcoming 2023 North American tour kicking off this fall."
"The circus took down its tents after years of declining ticket sals as customers became conflicted about the treatment of animals. Costly court battles led to the end of elephant acts in 2016. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals have praised the 'animal-free revamp.'"
"The circus took down its tents after years of declining ticket sals as customers became conflicted about the treatment of animals. Costly court battles led to the end of elephant acts in 2016. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals have praised the 'animal-free revamp.'"
1897
~ Mother Nature's Greenwood Plantings ~
~ Mother Nature's Greenwood Plantings ~
1899
~ Arbutus Vines Nearly All Destroyed ~
~ Arbutus Vines Nearly All Destroyed ~
1900
~ Kurtz Blacksmith Shop in the Kurtz Building ~
608 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(In 2022 a 608 Howard Street address does not exist, but the Post Office is located on the 600 block of Howard Street)
~ Kurtz Blacksmith Shop in the Kurtz Building ~
608 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(In 2022 a 608 Howard Street address does not exist, but the Post Office is located on the 600 block of Howard Street)
Photo Below: This La Tocha building is the same building as Kurtz Blacksmith Shop above.
This building was used by the Little Traverse Civic Theatre at one time.
This is where the Post Office in Petoskey, in 2022 is located.
This building was used by the Little Traverse Civic Theatre at one time.
This is where the Post Office in Petoskey, in 2022 is located.
1900
~ A team of 8 horses pulling a snowplow on Mitchell Street in Petoskey ~
Featuring Fallas Drug Store and a painted Barber's Drug Store advertisement.
(Corner of Howard and Mitchell streets)
~ A team of 8 horses pulling a snowplow on Mitchell Street in Petoskey ~
Featuring Fallas Drug Store and a painted Barber's Drug Store advertisement.
(Corner of Howard and Mitchell streets)
1906
~ Farm raised mangelwurtzen (on the west end of Petoskey) to be exhibited ~
~ Farm raised mangelwurtzen (on the west end of Petoskey) to be exhibited ~
~ Find Passenger Pigeon Nests and Make Money ~
11 April 1910
11 April 1910
~ Mystery About Disappearance of the Passenger Pigeons ~
30 July 1910
30 July 1910
~ Michigan Registered Historic Site for Passenger Pigeons ~
Michigan Fisheries Visitor Center in Oden, Michigan
Michigan Fisheries Visitor Center in Oden, Michigan
Photo Right: The stuffed passenger pigeon, now an extinct bird, remains in the Little Traverse Historical Museum in 2019, where it was noted in the 1974 article and photo above it. The reflections are hard to eliminate in a photo, but the bird is easy to view in its display area.
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Mural Above: This 1971 mural (9'X5') was painted by Michigan artist Dirk Gringhuis under commission from the Petoskey Regional Historical Society. The mural depicts the massive hunting of the passenger pigeons in Northern Michigan... leading to the extinction of the passenger pigeons. Additional information about the passenger pigeon mural may be accessed on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web page "Murals" by clicking HERE.
The Pellston Regional Airport in Pellston, Michigan, has many interesting donated "flora and fauna" displays and wall hangings available for public viewing. The airport exhibits a framed photo with a woodcarving of a passenger pigeon, donated by Reginald Sharkey. Reginald Sharkey (deceased) was an authority on the passenger pigeons' plight in the area. He wrote a booklet titled The Blue Meteor ~ The Tragic Story of The Passenger Pigeon which possibly may be purchased through the Little Traverse Historical Society in Petoskey, Michigan.
Photo Below Left: The framed collage donated by Reginald Sharkey hangs on the wall in the "Business Room" in the Pellston Regional Airport.
Photo Below Right: This passenger pigeon photo is a close-up view of the photo in Reginald Sharkey's collage.
The description written in Reginald Sharkey's displayed collage stated regarding the wood carving in the frame: "Original hand-carved wood passenger pigeon decoy circa 1870 ~ The now extinct passenger pigeon was a migratory bird whose primary habitat was hardwood forests. The birds range extended from east of the Mississippi north from the Carolina's, all the way to southern Canada. One nesting site reached from Boyne Falls through Petoskey toward Cheboygan. It was forty miles in length, from three to eight miles in width, with ten to fifty nests on every tree. Over-harvesting and lumbering of hardwoods,which furnished food and nesting platforms led to the passenger pigeon's extinction. In the summer of 1878 the number of live and dead birds shipped from Petoskey, Boyne Falls and Cheboygan numbered 1,107,866. One estimate staed that one billion pigeons were sacrificed during the Petoskey nesting of 1878. The last lone survivor died in captivity in 1914. ~ Donated by Reginald Sharkey (Photo of Reg Sharkey above left) "
Photo Below Left: The framed collage donated by Reginald Sharkey hangs on the wall in the "Business Room" in the Pellston Regional Airport.
Photo Below Right: This passenger pigeon photo is a close-up view of the photo in Reginald Sharkey's collage.
The description written in Reginald Sharkey's displayed collage stated regarding the wood carving in the frame: "Original hand-carved wood passenger pigeon decoy circa 1870 ~ The now extinct passenger pigeon was a migratory bird whose primary habitat was hardwood forests. The birds range extended from east of the Mississippi north from the Carolina's, all the way to southern Canada. One nesting site reached from Boyne Falls through Petoskey toward Cheboygan. It was forty miles in length, from three to eight miles in width, with ten to fifty nests on every tree. Over-harvesting and lumbering of hardwoods,which furnished food and nesting platforms led to the passenger pigeon's extinction. In the summer of 1878 the number of live and dead birds shipped from Petoskey, Boyne Falls and Cheboygan numbered 1,107,866. One estimate staed that one billion pigeons were sacrificed during the Petoskey nesting of 1878. The last lone survivor died in captivity in 1914. ~ Donated by Reginald Sharkey (Photo of Reg Sharkey above left) "
Photo Below: This wood carved table sits in the entry lobby in the Pellston Regional Airport.
The carved animals correspond, with names, to the lifelike animals in the diorama in the case behind it.
The carved animals correspond, with names, to the lifelike animals in the diorama in the case behind it.
~ 22 March 2018 ~
The 22 March 2018 Petoskey News Review showed front page photos of a male "homing pigeon" (not a passenger pigeon, but still interesting) sitting on eggs with one in the process of hatching in a bird loft of Mike Nettzkey. Through 4-H he has started a racing pigeon club in the area.
~ Animal POUND ~
1879
1879
~ Old Brick Tree ~
1899
1899
~ Stone Funeral Home Ambulance in Petoskey ~
1907
1907
~ Horse and Buggy/Trailer Days in Petoskey ~
Photo Below: George Paulus and Johnny Matt Hofmann on a horse drawn wagon on Mitchell Street in Petoskey
with the Presbyterian Church (corner with Division Street) in the background...
with the Presbyterian Church (corner with Division Street) in the background...
~ Horse Powered Stump Puller with Walter Sowles (far right) ~
Undated
Undated
~ Troika Buggy ~
about 1908
The internet states: "The troika is a traditional Russian sleigh or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed abreast.
It was developed around the 17th to 18th century as a method of quickly crossing Russia's lengthy and hazardous roads.
Harnessing three horses abreast increased stability and reduced strain on the animals."
about 1908
The internet states: "The troika is a traditional Russian sleigh or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed abreast.
It was developed around the 17th to 18th century as a method of quickly crossing Russia's lengthy and hazardous roads.
Harnessing three horses abreast increased stability and reduced strain on the animals."
Photo Below Label and Caption: "A man standing in a street beside a troika wagon with two dogs."
"According to the Pellston Journal, 'The Russians Came to Pellston' and here is proof...
Notice the Troika."
[It is thought that the photo and caption were provided by Floyd Earl McRae of Pellston, Michigan.]
"According to the Pellston Journal, 'The Russians Came to Pellston' and here is proof...
Notice the Troika."
[It is thought that the photo and caption were provided by Floyd Earl McRae of Pellston, Michigan.]
All the local newspapers were filled with Russia news in about 1907-08. It was not noted specifically, that the local Bifoss family, had a troika buggy, however. Noted over the years, in the Pellston Journal, were articles about the Benjamin and Clara Bifoss family. Their anniversary article and obituaries (below) tell about their Russia connections.
~ Extensive Fur Trade ~
1910
1910
~ Beautiful Sea Gulls in Charlevoix AND Sea Gulls Need Food ~
1912
1912
~ Swirling, Squawking, Sea Gulls ~
2022
2022
Photo Below: Viewing from Pennsylvania Park the back of the Chamber of Commerce building with Chase Bank in the background... The sea gulls were just swirling and hovering above downtown, with their squawking heard all over town, calling attention to themselves.
~ Ernest Hemingway Holding a Woodchuck He Shot ~
1914
1914
~ SWAN Lake, City Park, Petoskey, Michigan ~
17 September 1914 Postmark
17 September 1914 Postmark
Petoskey's Swan Lake, City Park, was located near the present Petoskey's Winter Sports Park.
The Petoskey Winter Sports Park page has additional information about the park's "fauna;"
and, even alligators.
The Petoskey Winter Sports Park page has additional information about the park's "fauna;"
and, even alligators.
The writer of the postcard above is Emma (Wingate) Caskey, probably visiting in her hometown of Petoskey, Michigan, writing to her husband Albert Caskey in Seattle, Washington. Albert's father Charles William Caskey had an extensive building construction resume in the local Emmet County, Michigan, area before moving to Seattle in about 1912 to build Seattle timber baron Michael Earles Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park. That was Charles Caskey's final major construction project. Locally, in, and surrounding, Emmet County, Caskey built the Imperial Hotel on Lake Street in Petoskey, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, several Bay View cottages, and the Emmet County Courthouse when it was located in "Little Traverse" later, and now, known as Harbor Springs.
~ Rat Bounty ~
1915
1915
~ Wildcat Killed Near Brutus ~
1917
1917
Article Below: Petoskey Deer Hunters and local Bump & McCabe Museum
1917
1917
~ Deer Ready for Transport from Mackinaw City Train Station ~
1919
1919
~ Brutus Arbutus ~
1920 and 1933
1920 and 1933
~ Cutting Huge Elm Tree ~
1921
1921
The four photos below were labeled with the name of Alfred Simon with the date 1921. The obituary below for Alfred D. Simon may, or may not, be the Alfred Simon associated with the photos. IF anyone knows additional information about this, please contact the web master by clicking HERE.
~ Weighty Horses ~
1921
1921
~ Petoskey Ice Harvesting with the Help of Horses ~
January 1923
January 1923
~ Bobcats ~
1934 >
(Bounty was paid for a Bobcat)
1934 >
(Bounty was paid for a Bobcat)
Photo/Text Below: Bobcat Hunting contests were held during the Petoskey Winter Sports carnival. Bounties incentivized the hunting of bobcats.
!954 >
Ike Diot with bobcat
Ike Diot with bobcat
1960 >
Harold O'Donnell with bobcat
Harold O'Donnell with bobcat
1963 >
Dr. Knecht and Unidentified with bobcat
Dr. Knecht and Unidentified with bobcat
1964 >
Unidentified and Merle Fraley, Sr. with bobcat
Unidentified and Merle Fraley, Sr. with bobcat
~ Biggest Steer in the World ~
(Owned by Will Rogers)
1936
(Owned by Will Rogers)
1936
~ Swans on Crooked Lake ~
1936
Swans Again, in 1974...
~ Fresh Meat from the Market ~
(Walking north to intersection of Petoskey and Mitchell streets)
Undated
(Walking north to intersection of Petoskey and Mitchell streets)
Undated
Undated Photo Below: Petoskey's Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Howard and Mitchell streets
with cars, a cutter and horse, and also a dog team nearby.
The trees in Pennsylvania Park were white birch trees at that time.
with cars, a cutter and horse, and also a dog team nearby.
The trees in Pennsylvania Park were white birch trees at that time.
Undated Photo Below: Petoskey's Public Library on Mitchell Street
with a cutter and horses and a dog team pulling a sled.
with a cutter and horses and a dog team pulling a sled.
~ Deluxe Fish Shanty ~
1937
1937
~ Ida M. Engle's Tulip Gardens on 819 Kalamazoo Avenue, Petoskey ~
1937
(Property now owned by Petoskey Public Schools, near Ottawa Elementary)
1937
(Property now owned by Petoskey Public Schools, near Ottawa Elementary)
~ Deer Hunters Throng at Mackinaw City Ferry Dock ~
(PRE Mackinac Bridge)
1939
(PRE Mackinac Bridge)
1939
~ Potato Champion ~
1941 – 1942
1941 – 1942
Photo Above: The potato and apple show was an important Emmet County event. The displays were set up in the Northern Auto Company Building on Mitchell Street. Mr. Dean who owned Northern Auto Company owned a large farm on East Mitchell Road, and understood the importance of the potato and apple show.
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~ Petoskey Game Refuges ~
1941
1941
Quoted from Where Michigan Began A Guide to Emmet County, Published 1941: " Students of wild life will find wide scope for observation among the many wild animals and birds in the two sanctuaries located near the Petoskey city limits. The 200–acre Burns Sanctuary is near US-131, close by the Petoskey–Harbor Springs Airport, 5 miles northeast of Petoskey. Here are many of the native song and game birds, several of the smaller species of animals, and a profusion of the north–Michigan wild flowers. Three small streams thread their way through the forest growth, adding their charm to the peaceful setting.
The Galster Refuge and game farm is 5 miles west of the city on US-31, near the Petoskey Cement Plant, on a 300–acre plot of rolling ground. Here may be seen many varieties of pheasant.
In these two areas the nature lover will note the almost complete absence of fear on the part of the birds and animals. With a fair degree of patience, the camera fan may secure excellent studies."
The Galster Refuge and game farm is 5 miles west of the city on US-31, near the Petoskey Cement Plant, on a 300–acre plot of rolling ground. Here may be seen many varieties of pheasant.
In these two areas the nature lover will note the almost complete absence of fear on the part of the birds and animals. With a fair degree of patience, the camera fan may secure excellent studies."
~ Tupper Jack and His Oxen ~
1940s
1940s
Written on the back of one of the photos: "Tupper Jack and his team of oxen. Tupper drove these animals to the Straits [Straits of Mackinac MI] and went across on the ferry to visit - had to promise to clean up any mess before they'd let the oxen on the ferry. Sometime in the 40's." Tupper Jack lived in Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan. So far, Tupper Jack's true name has not been revealed, although on the 1940 US Census Record was listed a Delbert Tupper born about 1873 in Michigan, listed as the Head of the Household, with no other household members. This Delbert was listed as living next door to Albert Howard which matches up with stories that have been handed down, so probably Delbert Tupper was the true name of "Tupper Jack".
~ Oxen Power in Petoskey Area ~
Dates Unknown
Notice the birch trees in the city park... now Pennsylvania Park in 2021
(flatiron building in background).
Dates Unknown
Notice the birch trees in the city park... now Pennsylvania Park in 2021
(flatiron building in background).
Photo and Two News Clippings Below: "Tobe Fish" & Workman were labeled in the photo using oxen to skid logs. The clippings below report the demise of Tobias "Tobe" and his wife Viola Fish after being struck by a southbound Pennsylvania freight train in Pellston, Michigan.
~ SMELT–SMELT–SMELT ~
1942
~ Collecting Milkweed Pods for the War Effort ~
Petoskey became the milkweed capital of the country!
1942
Petoskey became the milkweed capital of the country!
1942
To access a vast amount of information about the need for, and the collection of, milkweed pods,
making Petoskey the Milkweed Capital of the Country...
click HERE.
making Petoskey the Milkweed Capital of the Country...
click HERE.
~ Good Fur Trapping Season in Pleasantview ~
1942
~ Two Feeted Pigs ~
1943
1943
~ Pet and Vehicle Parade ~
1944
1944
~ Fish From 'Lost Lake' ~
1945
1945
~ Turkeys Trot Kilborn Range ~
1945
1945
~ Pretty Foxy ! ~
1946
1946
~ Trout Killer... Lamprey Eel ~
1947
1947
~ Cleaning Part of 2000 Smelt for Fish Frey ~
1949
1949
~ Invisible Fish ~
1949
1949
~ Unusual Playmates - Dog and Robin ~
1949
1949
~ Barred Owl ~
1949
1949
~ Biggest "Shantyville" in Petoskey in Years ~
1950
1950
~ Lack of Dam Logic ~
1950
1950
~ Rare Night Bloomer ~
1950
1950
~ Wildcat Meets Dachshund ~
1951
1951
~ Tent Caterpillars ~
1951
1951
~ Conserving, Utilizing, and Preserving Michigan Local Lumber ~
1951
1951
~ Farmers' Wood Lots ~
1951
1951
~ Tree Farm ~
1951
1951
~ Mad Birds on Emmet Street ~
1951
1951
~ Possibly the Oldest Woman to Hold a Fishing License in Michigan ~
1951
1951
Article Below: Mrs. Edgar Tudor, who with her three brother and sisters lived with her grandmother [Hannah Tousey] when they were young recalls among her fondest childhood memories those of the fishing trips with "Grandma." "She would take all of us children and sometimes we would have to walk miles and miles - but we had a grand time," she said.
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Hannah Tousey's obituary below right remembered: "In earlier days she was an ardent fisherman."
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~ A Dear Deer ~
1952
1952
~ Leader Dog Chips ~
1952
Photo Below: Geoff Guillaume submitted this photo of his grandfather Harold Guillaume with his Leader Dog Chips. Harold went to Rochester, Michigan, to receive Chips.
1952
Photo Below: Geoff Guillaume submitted this photo of his grandfather Harold Guillaume with his Leader Dog Chips. Harold went to Rochester, Michigan, to receive Chips.
~ Gulls Nested Between the Railroad Tracks by the Cement Plant ~
1952
1952
~ Pioneer Reels at Barnum Brothers in Petoskey ~
1952
1952
~ Award Certificate and Bronze Medal for Pelts ~
1953
1953
~ Drakes and Lambs ~
1953
1953
~ Pheasant Eggs to Hatch... Undertaken by PHS Agriculture Class ~
1953
1953
~ Lamprey Eel Attack near Harbor Point Clubhouse ~
1953
1953
~ Giant Sunflower in Alanson ~
Ray Hunt
1953
Ray Hunt
1953
~ Alanson Men Aid Injured Blue Heron ~
1954
1954
~ Hawk, Eagle, or Red Tailed Hawk ~
1954
1954
~ Young Bird Falls Into Good Home ~
1954
1954
~ "Honeysuckle" the pet skunk owned by Charles Babcock ~
1954
1954
~ Grocery Shopping Trip Via Dog Sled ~
1955
1955
~ Petoskey Birds have Good Food Program ~
1955
1955
~ Emmet County Humane Society–Animal Shelter Proposed Site ~
1954 and 1956
1954 and 1956
~ Wood Collection ~
1956
1956
~ Pony Cut ~
1957
1957
~ Bobbing In at the Bob-In ~
1957
1957
~ Christmas ?? Tree in Pennsylvania Park ~
1957
1957
~ Local Researcher Heads to Alaska ~
1959
1959
~ Bank Swallows ~
1951 AND 1959
1951 AND 1959
~ Purple Martin ~
1959
1959
~ Walloon Lake Pet Deer ~
1959
1959
~ Petoskey's Curtis Geese ~
1959
1959
Photo Below: Even back in 1952 the geese had found a home with the C.F. "Fritz" Curtis on Lockwood Avenue in Petoskey, Michigan.
~ Christmas Rose ~
1960
~A Filly Named Petoskey, for the City of Petoskey Won the Mile in Kentucky~
1962> 1963
1962> 1963
~ Mrs. Al Bond in the yard with the deer ~
8 October 1963
8 October 1963
~ National Mushroom Picking Championship in Boyne City, Michigan ~
1964
1964
~ Making Petoskey Stone Official State Stone ~
1965
1965
~ M–131 Trees Toppled ~
1966
1966
~ Loss of Gingko Trees ~
1966
~ Flock of Swallows Fly Down Earl A. Young's Mushroom House Chimney ~
1967
1967
~ Dutch Elm Disease ~
1968
1968
~ Giant Mushroom ~
1970
1970
~ Running on Natural Gas During the Energy Crisis ~
1973
1973
~ Harbor Springs' Deer with Locked Horns ~
1975
1975
~ The Great Blue One ~
1977
1977
~ White-wing Scoter... "Sea Coot" ~
1978
1978
~ Goadeer ~
1980
1980
~ Chet Crago's Animal Museum ~
1982
Conway, Michigan (No longer in existences in 2023)
1982
Conway, Michigan (No longer in existences in 2023)
~ A Partridge in a Pear Tree? ~
1983
1983
~ Aiding Fawns More Trouble Than Help ~
1984
1984
~ Trapper Museum in Charlevoix ~
1984
1984
~ Mort Neff ~ MR. Michigan Outdoors ~
1985
1985
~ Waldron's Bird Sanctuary > Waldron's Fen (Jack and Nancy Waldron)~
(Highlighted the Tip of the Mitt Watershed)
1993
(Highlighted the Tip of the Mitt Watershed)
1993
~ Cross Village's Ken Crane Family has Interesting Reptilian Pets ~
1993
1993
~ Mushrooms in EVERY Season ~
1994
1994
~ Lead 1.24 pound bluegill ~
1998
1998
~ Recovered Bald Eagle at local North Wings Bird of Prey Sanctuary ~
1998
1998
~ Emu ~
2001
2001
Two Photos/Text Below:
~ Emily, the python, was on the loose in the doctor's car ~
2004
~ Emily, the python, was on the loose in the doctor's car ~
2004
~ Piping Plovers at the Park ~
2005
(Two Articles Below)
2005
(Two Articles Below)
~ Hollyhock ~
2006
2006
~ Butterflies in Slideshow Below ~
2007 and 2010
Mackinac Island Butterfly House (Behind Ste. Anne's Church)
2007 and 2010
Mackinac Island Butterfly House (Behind Ste. Anne's Church)
~ Winter > Spring in Bear Creek Township ~
2007
2007
~ Bayfront Lime Kiln ~
2007
2007
~Oden State Fish Hatchery ~
2007
2007
From Joint Documents of the State of Michigan, for the Year 1884 in Four Volumes. VOL 1.
"On the 6th of August, 1883, Commissioners Kellogg and Bissell, with Mr. O.M. Chase, Superintendent, visited Petoskey to decide whether a whitefish hatching station should be located there. The visit was made after an inspection of Sault Ste. Marie, and when it was known that nothing could be done there until Congress should pass a resolution authorizing a lease of the grounds which we should need if an establishment were made at that point. The village council of Petoskey had voted the Commission free use of water if they should locate there, and the geographical position of Petoskey, its railroad communication, and the importance of the fisheries in the vicinity combined to make it a desirable point for an extensive whitefish work. The citizens of the place took a decided interest in having the work located there, and some of the most prominent and influential of their men met the Commissioners on their arrival and escorted them on their inspection of the various sites proposed. It was speedily determined to locate at Petoskey, and we were not long in selecting the place. That chosen is just northeasterly of the ARLINGTON HOTEL, fronting the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad track. A ten years' lease of the ground was given us by the proprietors of the Arlington Hotel without rent. There was no improvement on the ground except a small cottage, which was purchased at its cost price - $140." Due to various problems and a disaster with the drowning of three associated hatching station commissioners in Little Traverse Bay, the Petoskey Fishery was documented, and discontinued.
"On the 6th of August, 1883, Commissioners Kellogg and Bissell, with Mr. O.M. Chase, Superintendent, visited Petoskey to decide whether a whitefish hatching station should be located there. The visit was made after an inspection of Sault Ste. Marie, and when it was known that nothing could be done there until Congress should pass a resolution authorizing a lease of the grounds which we should need if an establishment were made at that point. The village council of Petoskey had voted the Commission free use of water if they should locate there, and the geographical position of Petoskey, its railroad communication, and the importance of the fisheries in the vicinity combined to make it a desirable point for an extensive whitefish work. The citizens of the place took a decided interest in having the work located there, and some of the most prominent and influential of their men met the Commissioners on their arrival and escorted them on their inspection of the various sites proposed. It was speedily determined to locate at Petoskey, and we were not long in selecting the place. That chosen is just northeasterly of the ARLINGTON HOTEL, fronting the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad track. A ten years' lease of the ground was given us by the proprietors of the Arlington Hotel without rent. There was no improvement on the ground except a small cottage, which was purchased at its cost price - $140." Due to various problems and a disaster with the drowning of three associated hatching station commissioners in Little Traverse Bay, the Petoskey Fishery was documented, and discontinued.
2008
Photos Above and in the Header: Both of these photos were taken at Boyne Highlands
during a "See-North" Birds presentation.
during a "See-North" Birds presentation.
~ Cardinal ~
2010
2010
~ Birds at Bay Bluff ~
2011
2011
DEER
2011
2011
The photos and the slideshow below were taken 23 June 2011 at the Deer Park in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Harbor Springs Deer Park
1951
1951
~ Geese's Field of Dreams ~
2011
2011
~ FAKE Flora and Fauna ~
(In front of the Cynthia Too yarn shop on Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan)
17 August 2012
(In front of the Cynthia Too yarn shop on Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan)
17 August 2012
~ Pileated Woodpecker ~
2012
2012
~ Trilliums ~
2012
2012
~ Morel Mushroom Mural ~
2012
(NOW Painted Over in 2022... )
2012
(NOW Painted Over in 2022... )
~ Crow Population Rebounding 10 Years After West Nile Virus ~
2012
2012
~ Elm Tree Survived Dutch Elm Disease, only to be Destroyed by Man ~
2012
2012
I saw the elm tree on the corner every time I went into Petoskey.
I never took a picture of it. Why would I? It was not going to move, and its image is captured in my brain.
The elm had survived the Dutch Elm Disease, and maintained its fan shaped branches... healthy as could be.
Then, 24 September 2012, when I was heading to town, only to discover...
with no advanced notice to anyone from the Emmet County Road Commission,
the beautiful elm tree was no longer a survivor.
I never took a picture of it. Why would I? It was not going to move, and its image is captured in my brain.
The elm had survived the Dutch Elm Disease, and maintained its fan shaped branches... healthy as could be.
Then, 24 September 2012, when I was heading to town, only to discover...
with no advanced notice to anyone from the Emmet County Road Commission,
the beautiful elm tree was no longer a survivor.
~ Brown Deer... White Deer ~
2013
2013
~ Park Tree Branches ~
2015 and 2017
2015 and 2017
The 6 November 2017 Petoskey News Review wrote: "Mayor John Murphy said the breakage
likely was related to the weight of snow which accumulated on the trees earlier this weekend."
likely was related to the weight of snow which accumulated on the trees earlier this weekend."
Photo Above: Sadly, after the horrific 2020 wind/rain storms in a 24 hour timeframe on 18-19 July 2020 traveling through Petoskey and its Pennsylvania Park, the same tree as in the 2015 photo above, with two large arm-like branches, has experienced amputation of both branches.
Photo Below: A new tree has been planted in the space of the "armed beauty" that slowly has disappeared only to bring Joyce Kilmer's poem to mind:
"I think that I shall never see. A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed. Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear. A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree."
"I think that I shall never see. A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed. Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear. A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree."
Starting Over
2022
2022
~ Beavers Chewed Trees ~
2015
2015
~ Vine Covered Pole ~
2015
2015
~ Gazebo... Summer and Winter ~
2015 and 2000
2015 and 2000
Photo Below: Sadly, after the horrific 2020 wind/rain storms in a 24 hour timeframe on 18-19 July 2020 traveling through Petoskey and its Pennsylvania Park, the gazebo stood strong, while several of the huge OLD black walnut trees were uprooted or lost branches.
~ Leaded Glass Trees ~
2016
2016
~ Trillium at Hoogland Family Nature Preserve ~
Photographed by The Wandering Fawn
Established 2016
in Harbor Springs, Michigan by The Little Traverse Conservancy
Photographed by The Wandering Fawn
Established 2016
in Harbor Springs, Michigan by The Little Traverse Conservancy
TEN, or more, Deer... Count them!
Bear Creek Front Yard
2017
Bear Creek Front Yard
2017
Osprey at the Oden Fish Hatchery
2017
2017
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Great Blue Heron and Its Catch, at the Oden Fish Hatchery
2017
2017
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Wise Old Owl
14 January 2018
14 January 2018
A Barred Owl made its appearance on the fourth anniversary of the death of "a wise old owl."
View the The "Wise Old Owl's" Reappearance on 18 March 2022 in the slideshow below by clicking PLAY in the upper left hand corner. The owl peacefully shared its tree perch with a glorious red cardinal. ~ Submitted by photographer Stacey Reeb
Raptor's Quest... Dinner
9 February 2018
9 February 2018
Photo Below: The metal pole at the base of the bird feeder... The base of the bird feeder with seed fallout attracts animals like rabbits, squirrels, voles, and birds. So evident in the snow, are the forceful impressions of the wingtips of a raptor which attacked a small animal; both seeking a dinner!
~ Oden State Fish Hatchery ~
3377 US31
Oden, Michigan
3377 US31
Oden, Michigan
In 2022 it was announced that the state installed small-scale solar panels
at the Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor's Center.
at the Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor's Center.
Photo Below: Northern Express explains the happenings of the Oden State Fish Hatchery
in a 24 June 2016 article titled:
"There's Something Fishy Going on at the Oden State Fish Hatchery."
in a 24 June 2016 article titled:
"There's Something Fishy Going on at the Oden State Fish Hatchery."
River Otters in Sculpture Form at the Oden State Fish Hatchery
2018
2018
~ Trees with Natural Snow Art and later a Broken Cairn Along Atkins Road, Petoskey, Michigan ~
Anyone who drove Atkins Road between McDougal and Division roads may remember the beautiful old huge maple trees that lined the roadside. Over the years they had rotted to the point of being dangerous. In April of 2018, many of them were cut down and removed, leaving only the stumps. Someone nostalgically created a rock cairn on one of the stumps, but then a late fierce snowstorm, require a plow to push back the snow bank... and, the force of the flying snow demolished the cairn. The trees and the cairn are missed.
Red Trillium a.k.a. Stinking Benjamin
21 May 2018
21 May 2018
Looks like a Deer with a HUGE Set of Antlers!
21 June 2018
21 June 2018
Prickly Pear Cactus in Petoskey, Michigan
24 June 2018
24 June 2018
June 2020
Prickly Pear Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
|
June 2021
Prickly Pear Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
~ Possum Perched on the Prickly Pear Cactus ~
(same prickly pear as in above photo)
14 March 2022
(same prickly pear as in above photo)
14 March 2022
~ Praying Mantis on the Prickly Pear Cactus~
(same prickly pear as above photos)
6 November 2022
(same prickly pear as above photos)
6 November 2022
2024 Article Below:
The prickly pear faces extinction across Michigan, according to reports by Michigan State University.
The prickly pear faces extinction across Michigan, according to reports by Michigan State University.
~ Thumb Lake (Lake Louise) Underwater in Charlevoix County, Michigan ~
16 July 2018
16 July 2018
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
~ Pickerel Lake and the Black Hole in Emmet County, Michigan ~
"Gone Fishin'"
17 July 2018
"Gone Fishin'"
17 July 2018
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
~ Dying Tree to be removed near the OLD Hollywood Theatre on Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan ~
17 October 2018
17 October 2018
~ Helicopter Tree Trimming in Petoskey ~
Four Videos Below: On Sunday, 21 October 2018 in Petoskey, Michigan, off Kolinski Road, Consumers Power used a helicopter to trim the trees along the transmission lines. The work was performed on a Sunday because the weather/wind is acceptable conditions. The feat of the helicopter pilot was amazing to watch. The helicopter attended each side of the power lines two, three or four times. View FOUR short videos below... Click on "YouTube" Or "Full Screen" to watch in a larger viewing area.
Someone has posted a YouTube video with a closer-up perspective
of the profession of Helicopter Tree Sawing which took place in Maryland in 2015.
"Helicopter Tree Sawing in MD 500"
Slideshow Below: Still shots of the same Helicopter Tree Trimming event in Petoskey, Michigan,
featured in the 21 October 2018 videos above...
featured in the 21 October 2018 videos above...
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CLICK "PLAY" TO VIEW TREE TRIMMING SLIDESHOW BELOW...
~ Happy Halloween on Grove Street, Petoskey, Michigan ~
31 October 2018
31 October 2018
~ Snow Dusting ~
9 November 2018
9 November 2018
The dusting of snow in the forest on the side hills of Chandler Hill (Chandler Township Charlevoix County) highlights the many trees that have fallen. Many of the downed trees are probably ASH trees because that is what has happened to ash trees the last few years after the ash bores have invaded the forests in most of Northern Michigan.
~ Emerald Ash Bore Effects ~
(As viewed in above photo)
2022
(As viewed in above photo)
2022
~ Catalpa Tree ~
13 March 2019
13 March 2019
Catalpa Tree in front of Ottawa School on Kalamazoo Street, Petoskey, Michigan
devoid of leaves with the long pods revealed...
Another catalpa tree is also growing just a bit farther north on Kalamazoo toward Mitchell Street.
More information about the catalpa tree may be found on the internet.
devoid of leaves with the long pods revealed...
Another catalpa tree is also growing just a bit farther north on Kalamazoo toward Mitchell Street.
More information about the catalpa tree may be found on the internet.
~ Willson's Garden Center ~
1003 Charlevoix Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Summer 2019
1003 Charlevoix Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Summer 2019
Two Photos Above: "Behind the scene" of the tool shed... Lee Willson,
a multi-generational owner and operator of Willson's Garden Center was on-site, answering gardening questions.
a multi-generational owner and operator of Willson's Garden Center was on-site, answering gardening questions.
Greenwood Cemetery Facebook page explained the beginnings of Willson's Garden Center: The family-owned business actually started in Boyne City in 1921. The next location was on Maple Street by Bill and Carol's. The garden store was attached to the house with the greenhouse located in their back yard. The next move (in the 1930s) of the business was to its present location on Charlevoix Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan. Mrs. Lyle (Hazel) Willson ran the business with her husband Lyle. Hazel is seen in the photo below.
~ Queen Bee of the Petoskey Farmers Market ~
20 June 2019
20 June 2019
The 20 June 2019 Petoskey Farmers Market lined up on the new walkway, rather than closing Howard Street, between Mitchell and Michigan streets. The one photo on left shows looking in the direction of Michigan Street, and then the other photo looks toward Mitchell Street. One farmer's tent with honey emphasis, had the portable viewable hive with the QUEEN BEE, with her white dot, very obvious almost in the middle of the male worker bees.
~ Sign of the Times ~
20 July 2019
20 July 2019
Pretty flowers and "Thornless Honeylocust" sapling in downtown Petoskey with the addition of a SIGN telling about the exact flowers in the planting area, presented by the City of Petoskey Department of Parks & Recreation. Does this mean for the sign to be of value in future years that the same plants always must be placed there?
~ New Flowers in an OLD Museum Setting ~
19 August 2019
The Petoskey Garden Club maintains the Little Traverse Historical Museum flowerbeds.
Joe Pye weed and other plants are enjoyed by visitors' eyes, while greatly enjoyed by Monarch butterflies.
19 August 2019
The Petoskey Garden Club maintains the Little Traverse Historical Museum flowerbeds.
Joe Pye weed and other plants are enjoyed by visitors' eyes, while greatly enjoyed by Monarch butterflies.
~ Kellogg's Sculpted Fishes ~
20 August 2019
The Little Traverse Historical Museum
display of several sculptures of Stanley P. Kellogg, including some of his famous fish wall plaques...
20 August 2019
The Little Traverse Historical Museum
display of several sculptures of Stanley P. Kellogg, including some of his famous fish wall plaques...
Transcription Below of the Article at Left: Petoskey Craftsman Supplies Speckled Beauties as Pin-ups ~ By Kendrick Kimball Using live fish as his models, Stanley P. Kellogg, Petoskey sculptor, fashions life-like figures of trout and sunfish for use as decorations in den and office. His realistic plaques are molded of Michigan gypsum. Kellogg catches his models with hook and line and installs them in an aquarium in his home studio. After several intricate preparatory steps he achieves a master mold of rubber in which the poured gypsum hardens. Then comes the extremely delicate task of painting the fishes with an air brush–26 operations with trout and 34 for bass. Seventeen thousand of his plaques, bluegills and sunfish beading, are scattered throughout the nation. Interested in modeling things with his hands since boyhood, Kellogg was challenged in high school by a snow and ice likeness of Abraham Lincoln sculptured by an Illinois pastor. He did a much better job himself. As student under Lorado Taft and assistant to Carl Miller at the Cranbrook Academy of Art he met greater challenges. In 1935 he produced a 1,400 ton throne for Petoskey snow queen. The throne–biggest of the kind in history–was 125 feet long, 115 feet deep and 40 feet high with accompanying steps, towers, promenades and statuary. But Kellogg’s right hand became frozen during the heroic task and he lost four fingertips. On top of the misfortune he was rebuked by Miller who reminded him that ice sculpture, popular in Norway and Sweden often caused pneumonia. Miller advised a less dangerous medium. So Kellogg turned to fishes, wall plaques and panels, emphasizing the first. “And why not? Michigan is the foremost fishing state in the Union. And what’s more important to 1,000,000 licensed resident anglers than a daily glimpse at something they don’t always catch?” |
~ Petoskey Waterfront Lime Kiln Pond Fall Colors ~
13 October 2019
13 October 2019
~ Hungry Baby Blue Birds ~
16 June 2020
16 June 2020
Which came first; the chicken or the toad?
2020
2020
~ Oh, Deer, Deer, Be Careful... ~
Walking Across Northmen Drive, Petoskey, Michigan
2020
Walking Across Northmen Drive, Petoskey, Michigan
2020
~ Conehead Cicadas ~
Dead in the Nest
Petoskey, Michigan
2020
Dead in the Nest
Petoskey, Michigan
2020
Sandhill Crane and Its "Colt" in Petoskey, Michigan, Woods
28 June 2021
28 June 2021
Monarch Butterfly ~ POSSIBLY an Endangered Species
December 2020
December 2020
The federal government's EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is considering making the Monarch Butterfly an endangered species. This could limit road side mowing and construction from June 15 through September. This would take effect in 2022 if passed.
UPDATE on Monarch Butterfly... listed as ENDANGERED,
but not yet listed under the Endangered Species Act
22 July 2022
but not yet listed under the Endangered Species Act
22 July 2022
A Walk in MY Front Yard Meadow with the Monarchs and the Milkweeds...
28 June 2021
To view the slideshow, click PLAY in the upper left hand corner, or click on individual photos to pause.
28 June 2021
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Just a short month after the slideshow above of the milkweeds, the blossoms have wilted,
and the pods are forming as in the photo below.
and the pods are forming as in the photo below.
In July 2022 the milkweed flowers in the milkweed garden were giving off a very sweet aroma,
enticing butterflies, bees, and me!
To view the slideshow, click PLAY in the upper left hand corner, or click on individual photos to pause.
enticing butterflies, bees, and me!
To view the slideshow, click PLAY in the upper left hand corner, or click on individual photos to pause.
Racing Pigeon Club
Ingenuity and Enjoyment
9 July 2021
Ingenuity and Enjoyment
9 July 2021
14 August 2021
Hummingbird moths are insects, rather than birds. They are as delightful to watch as are hummingbirds.
(Video taken in Petoskey, Michigan, and submitted by Stacey Reeb)
Click the triangle in the middle of the screen to view.
Hummingbird moths are insects, rather than birds. They are as delightful to watch as are hummingbirds.
(Video taken in Petoskey, Michigan, and submitted by Stacey Reeb)
Click the triangle in the middle of the screen to view.
The Bumblebee photos below were taken in Petoskey, Michigan,
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in September 2021.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view the Bumblebee slideshow.
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in September 2021.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view the Bumblebee slideshow.
"Nature Around The Farmhouse" photos below were taken in Petoskey, Michigan,
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in September 2021.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view Nature Around the Farmhouse slideshow.
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in September 2021.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view Nature Around the Farmhouse slideshow.
"Spring is Springing Around The Farmhouse" photos below were taken in Petoskey, Michigan,
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in May 2022.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view
Spring is Springing Around the Farmhouse slideshow.
and submitted by Stacey Reeb in May 2022.
Click PLAY in the upper left corner of the photo below to view
Spring is Springing Around the Farmhouse slideshow.
5 May 2023
Tulip Tree
This is thought to be a "tulip tree", but that is not known for sure.
Please contact this web master by clicking HERE to confirm or update the name of the tree in the
photos below from the yard of Larry and Diane Hofbauer.
Tulip Tree
This is thought to be a "tulip tree", but that is not known for sure.
Please contact this web master by clicking HERE to confirm or update the name of the tree in the
photos below from the yard of Larry and Diane Hofbauer.
The 20 May 2023 Petoskey News Review reported: In May 2022 the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society and Harbor Springs Public Schools installed a chimney swift nesting/roosting tower at Harbor Springs Middle School. The chimney swift is a small grayish/brown bird, with a slender body and long narrow wings. It spends approximately May to September in the area. The chimney swift heads south like any "snow bird" for the colder months, on to the Amazon basin, eating airborne insects. In Petoskey, the chimneys along the alley behind Penney's store often attracted the chimney swifts.
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Presents:
Self-Guided Rain Garden Tour
Self-Guided Rain Garden Tour