New cruise ships and new ways to experience favorite destinations top our list of 2026's best family vacation ideas.

It’s a new year, and you can kick off 2026 with plenty of fun activities happening around Northern Michigan this weekend.

PETOSKEY — The City of Petoskey is asking for public feedback as it considers the future of Pennsylvania Park. They’re in the process of completing a master plan for the park that sits in the heart of ...

PETOSKEY -- 2024 was a season to remember for the Petoskey Northmen but that is now in the past. No better way to remind this year's team of that than the fact that they are replacing 27 seniors and ...

PETOSKEY — On June 28, 1965, Gov. George Romney signed a bill naming the Petoskey stone as Michigan's official state stone. This Petoskey stone was found in Bayfront Park in Petoskey. The stone, which ...

PETOSKEY — Petoskey is just one of the many areas that were hammered by the ice storm, bringing devastation to many people living there have never experienced before. People in Petoskey are still ...

Take a snowy hike, go horseback riding, try new-tech ski bikes—get outside and play! Here are some of our favorite winter activities in the Petoskey-Mackinac Straits region. This article was featured ...

EMMET COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Northern Michigan is ringing in the new year this weekend and downtown Petoskey will have its traditional ball drop at 9 p.m. on Sunday. Leading up to the drop, ...

Memories of a childhood in Michigan for some are often inextricably linked to hiking trips up the Sleeping Bear Dunes or to lazy beach days along the sparkling Great Lakes. And with those memories ...

CROSS VILLAGE, MI – For lots of Petoskey Brewing customers, the added perk of sipping their favorite brews or cocktails in the historic pub at the edge of town is the fact they’re actually in Petoskey ...

SEATTLE — The address may say Seattle, but Petoskey's Sports Bar owner Joel Radin wants his place to feel Minnesota. “I thought I could bring some of that midwest attitude, midwest friendly vibes. So ...