WHERE IS EMMET COUNTY?
Emmet County is located in the northwestern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, on the sunset side of Michigan.
Arriving in Emmet County from any direction is convenient and hassle-free. I-75 is usually the quickest route from the south/southeast; the interstate skirts Emmet County to the east, with access routes cutting across at Gaylord, Vanderbilt, Wolverine, Indian River and Mackinaw City.
U.S. Highway 31 travels into Emmet County from Charlevoix, Traverse City and points southwest, and U.S. 131 intersects into Emmet County from the south-central part of Michigan; it runs directly northward from the Grand Rapids area.
When heading to Emmet County from the North, take I-75 south across the Mackinac Bridge to land in Emmet County.
Airports: Pellston Regional Airport is serviced by Delta Airlines, with flights daily to and from Metro Detroit. Free parking and a one-of-a-kind northern lodge terminal make flying from Pellston beautifully convenient. (231) 539-8423; pellstonairport.com
A second local airport, Harbor Springs Municipal Airport, provides services and facilities for general aviation. (231) 347-2812.
To request a FREE Emmet County road map, call (231) 348-1704 or email info@emmetcounty.org.
Click here for a MAP of Emmet County Locations and Facilities
Why I choose to live in Emmet County - Videos.
Emmet County "IMAGINE" magazine
Download Emmet County visitors' brochures
Top of Michigan Trails Council
Summer 2011 Promotional Video
Click the link below to watch the Summer 2011 Emmet County advertisement. To watch a selection of Emmet County videos, visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gappold. To read more about the Petoskey girls who volunteered to be in the ad, click here.
Fall color tour on video!
Watch a breathtaking fall color video tour that starts in Mackinaw City and winds its way southward to Petoskey, capturing the sights and sounds along the way.
Click here for the MyNorth.com video.
Take a hike along the North Country Trail
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Across seven states, including Michigan, 4,600 miles of trail known as the North Country Trail offer spectacular hiking, backpacking and other nonmotorized uses through some of the most breathtaking natural surroundings found anywhere. A section of this path traverses Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas, including Emmet County.
Below the Mackinac Bridge, the trail enters Mackinaw City before entering Wilderness State Park and the Cross Village area, where it follows the Lake Michigan shoreline. Heading south, the route passes through Petoskey and ends at Manistee National Forest. The 46 miles of footpath in Emmet County are maintained by the Harbor Springs Chapter of the North Country Trail.
Pictured here is the trail off Lakeshore Drive (M-119) as it skirts Wycamp Lake in Northern Emmet County. The Wycamp dam here on the south end of the lake helps control water levels between the Lake and Wycamp Creek. Keep an eye out here for the sunbathing turtles, loons, wood ducks and beavers working on their own dams.
For more information about the trail, local trailheads, maps and events, visit www.northcountrytrail.org.
For more information contact:
Beth Anne Piehl, Director of Communications
(231) 348-1704