Petoskey, Michigan is a great place for a vacation home!

Covering slightly more than six square miles - with a population of 6,080 - Petoskey is an established, older community located on the shore of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. Known for its scenic beauty, Petoskey is in the heart of one of the Midwest's most popular four-season resort areas. It is the county seat of Emmet County and is home to the historic Gaslight Shopping District, Northern Michigan Hospital and North Central Michigan College. Our community serves as a regional retail, commercial, professional-service, educational, cultural, recreational, and medical center. Petoskey recently has been listed by authors of The 100 Best Small Towns in America, The Great Towns of America and America's 100 Best Places to Retire.