Charlevoix & Petoskey
Harbor Springs
For history, harbor views and the Tunnel of Trees: a small town on the north shore of Little Traverse Bay, with two ski areas nearby for winter.
Inn · Charlevoix & Petoskey
Colonial Inn
In the Wequetonsing neighborhood of Harbor Springs
The Colonial Inn sits on Artesian Avenue in Wequetonsing, the summer cottage neighborhood on the Harbor Springs side of Little Traverse Bay, about a block from the water. The Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau dates it to 1894 and says it takes its name from its first proprietor, Colonel Eaton of the Michigan cavalry.
After Eaton and his widow, the inn passed to a German World War I veteran in the 1920s, then to co-owners John R. Davis, a Ford Motor Company vice president, and Fred Renker. Ray Brown and later his son Tim followed. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America.
The visitors bureau lists 42 restored rooms with in-room fireplaces. The inn’s own site mentions a pool and hot tub, breakfast for guests, an exercise room, a private dock with beach access, and the Little Traverse Wheelway close by for walking and cycling. Downtown Harbor Springs and its marina are nearby.
Location
Where Colonial Inn is
1 place on an OpenStreetMap map
Approximate location. The host shares the exact address when you book.
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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.