Petoskey

Even as the coronavirus continues its surge statewide, the Petoskey downtown is hopeful this weekend will remain a good one for local stores.

The Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau said the summer travel season went better than the early projections at the start of the pandemic.

Northern Michigan has experienced the COVID-19 crisis differently than lower parts of the state. However, tourist communities approach another time of uncertainty as the weather begins to change.

The Northwest Michigan health department has announced it will hold free COVID-19 drive through testing in Petoskey this weekend.