Winter hit early this year in northern Michigan and blessed us with fantastic snowmobile conditions and ski hills that opened earlier than this old gal can ever remember. Nice as that was and as much as those of us who live here like the fluffy white stuff, we too, sometimes get a case of the mid-winter blues. In an effort to combat those blues, Downtown Petoskey came up with the Winter Blues Festival taking place February 7 - 14.This past weekend the weather didn't exactly cooperate for the Snow Sculpture Contest in Pennsylvania Park. Warmer temps scared off prospective "artists," but that can happen with any outdoor event.
The retailers have gotten together to put on the Petoskey-KEY Treasure Hunt . . . it's kind of like the scavenger hunts we used to have when we were kids, but the prizes are much better than a box of Cracker Jack! I've been wandering around town, in and out of shops trying to fill in my scorecard. It's been a lot of fun getting to check out all the stores and I'm thoroughly convinced I'm going to WIN!
Friday night, February 13th, there's going to be a Torchlight Parade through downtown starting at 9pm. Sounds like lots of lights. I've missed the glow since the Christmas lights came down, so this should be good.
All week long, the businesses downtown are doing neat "blue" specials like buy a Roast Beef & Bleu Sandwich from Grand Traverse Pie Company and get a free slice of blueberry pie or 30% off anything Blue in the window at Bondurant.
And if you're old enough to remember this, you could always buy some Red Roses for a Blue Lady for Valentine's day this year. It's not one of the specials, but I'm hoping someone remembers to do that for me! Don't be blue in a town that's cool - check out www.petoskeydowntown.com for all the details on the new Winter Blues Festival.
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