Petoskey Downtown Management

Katie Manthei was our speaker today and talked about Petoskey Downtown Management. She is responsible for the updated branding of Downtown Petoskey. The logo was changed to; "Light of the North." There was also a push to redo the website which now includes the ability to shop from your home at the various businesses. There is also a push to provide more in the way of activities and events.

Kate shared the following new innovations she has spearheaded:

• A new , more contemporary, City Logo;
• An online business directory with search engine;
• Shopping Maps
• Holiday catalog Past and Presents. This catalog has links to the stores so shopping can be accomplished online.
• An Events Committee that has planned a number of events. A few of them are:
  • Summer Open House June 3, 2016
  • Taste of Downtown
  • Gallery walk June 16^th
  • Petoskey Rocks Summer Series – Every Friday night during July and August
  • Sidewalk Sales July 29^th-30^th
  • Shopping Scramble October 1
  • Hemingway Harvest Festival October 14-15^th