Charlevoix & Petoskey
Petoskey
A walkable bay town for stone hunting, shopping the Gaslight District and riding the Little Traverse Wheelway, with historic Bay View next door.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Attraction · Charlevoix & Petoskey
Crooked Tree Arts Center
Petoskey's arts center in a restored 1890 church on Mitchell Street, with free galleries, a 220-seat theater and classes year-round.
Crooked Tree Arts Center is the easy art stop in downtown Petoskey: free galleries in a church built in 1890, restored and turned into a cultural center, on Mitchell Street.
Walk in for the exhibitions, which change through the year, and for work by local artists you can buy. There is no charge for the galleries.
Check the calendar for an evening show. The center’s 220-seat theater hosts concerts, plays and films, and its Downtown Sound series runs through the cooler months. Outdoor performances and activities are held on Bidwell Plaza.
If you are staying a while, it also runs classes and workshops in art, music and dance, along with a School of Ballet.
Practical information
- Managed by
- Crooked Tree Arts Center (nonprofit, founded 1971)
- Best months
- Year-round
- Official website
- crookedtree.org
Location
Map of Crooked Tree Arts Center
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Trail
Little Traverse Wheelway
A paved, non-motorized trail along Little Traverse Bay linking Charlevoix, Petoskey and Harbor Springs, much of it with open views of the water.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Museum
Little Traverse History Museum
Petoskey's history museum in the 1892 railroad depot on the waterfront, with a Hemingway collection and exhibits on Native American history and lumbering.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Beach
Magnus Park Beach
Petoskey's city beach at Magnus Park: about 1,000 feet of Little Traverse Bay shoreline, a walk from downtown and good for Petoskey stones.
About 1 miles away (straight line)