County Government
| Emmet County Courthouse | John Watson Community Resource Center |
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200 Division Street |
3434 Harbor-Petoskey (M-119) Rd |
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County Building General Office Hours |
John Watson Center General Office Hours |
2013 FEE SCHEDULE FOR COUNTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
County offices closed the following days:
| Tuesday, January 1, 2013 | New Year's Day |
| Afternoon Only, March 29, 2013 | Good Friday |
| Monday, May 27, 2013 | Memorial Day |
| Thursday, July 4, 2013 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 2, 2013 | Labor Day |
| Thursday, November 28, 2013 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 29, 2013 | Friday after Thanksgiving |
| Tuesday, December 24, 2013 | Christmas Eve |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2013 | Christmas Day |
About Emmet County

The County of Emmet
Organized in 1853
County Seat - Petoskey
POPULATION: 2010 Census - 32,694
LAND AREA: 295,040 acres which includes: 197,677 acres of forested land, 113,285 acres of crop and pasture land, 10,400 acres of inland water area, 68 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline.
AIRPORTS: Pellston Regional Airport (PLN) served by Delta Airlines
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport (MGN)- Executive Class
ROADS: 92 miles of State trunk lines, 419.82 miles of paved county roads, 408.18 miles of gravel and earth county roads
EMMET COUNTY PROVIDES:
- Forest cover, scenic, rolling topography and Lake Michigan shoreline that combine to provide an excellent physical environment in which to live. Nearly 30% of the County's land area is in public ownership (state, federal, county and local government lands).
- Year round recreational resources and facilities for swimming, boating, golfing, fishing, hunting, skating, snowmobiling and skiing. Also, a 287 acre County Park (Camp Pet-o-se-ga), which offers 32 camp sites with electric and water hook-up, a fully modern bath house, and cabin rentals, and the 550 acre Headlands , adjacent to the Village of Mackinaw City, which offers two recreation housing facilities and can accommodate up to twenty-five people.
- Four shopping centers, and the Petoskey Gaslight Shopping District.
- Excellent medial facilities - Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, a regional facility with a large number of on staff medical specialists, unequaled in Northern Michigan. Several assisted living facilities, nursing homes and Bay Bluffs, an Emmet County Medical Care Facility.
- Excellent public and private schools, a 2-year college, local newspapers, radio and television stations, and churches of many denominations.
- Many cultural and civic organizations and activities at historic Bay View and the Crooked Tree Arts Center.
- Industrial parks and industrial sites, including airport locations.
- Five marinas - Bay Harbor, Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Ponshewaing, and Alanson.
- Besides a comprehensive community college curriculum, a business assistance center and a University Center is located at North Central Michigan College, with excellent facilities for conferences in a 71,000 sq. ft. student and community resources building.
- The County has 21 units of government, which includes 2 cities, 3 incorporated villages and 16 townships.
- Emmet County is also home to the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, a native American Community that manages a gaming casino, and provides a variety of services for tribal members, including housing, health care and other social services.