Paradise Lake Boating Access Ramp Out of Service Until Memorial Day

Posted on March 9th, 2022

Burr Mitchell, unit supervisor at Wilderness State Park and administrator of the Paradise Lake Boating Access Site, recently updated local officials on the current situation at that site. Emmet County Board of Commissioner Toni Drier, who also serves on the Paradise Lake Improvement… Read More

Notice of Road Construction Detour This Spring Near Camp Petosega

Posted on February 19th, 2021

Beginning in early spring 2021, visitors to Camp Petosega will have to travel to the campground ONLY from Pickerel Lake Road while road construction occurs on Banwell Road bridge just north of Camp Petosega Road. The construction is scheduled to be completed in June 2021, though that time frame is dependent… Read More

Emmet County Parks Dept. Launches Online Reservation System

Posted on February 5th, 2021

Posted originally on Feb. 1, 2021 Emmet County Parks and Recreation Department kicked off the 2021 season with a new online reservation system for all of its parks.
The new system, which launched on Jan. 26, allows the public to quickly reserve… Read More

North Country Community Mental Health Authority Seeks Input in Online Survey

Posted on February 5th, 2021

Posted originally on Jan. 22, 2021
North Country Community Mental Health Authority (NCCMHA) and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority (NLCMHA), in partnership with Munson Healthcare and McLaren Northern Michigan, are conducting a survey of citizens in… Read More

New Eppler Road EMS Station to Hold Open House

Posted on June 7th, 2018

Emmet County EMS Station 1 at 1201 Eppler Road in Petoskey will be holding an open house on Thursday, June 14, 2018. The free event is an opportunity for the general public to tour the station and see behind the scenes. The new station opened last year. Open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., the event will feature a cookout,… Read More

Emmet County EMS 2016 year end recap, including run volumes and a look back at operations

Posted on November 30th, 2016

From Larry Hansen, Emmet County EMS Director In November of 2014 I was hired by Emmet County as the new EMS director. At that time I was instructed to start an EMS system and have it ready to operate at 0600 on the first of January 2015.With the groundwork that had been done by the Ambulance Advisory Committee… Read More

South Emmet County EMS Station #1 gets Board approval

Posted on August 19th, 2016

The third and final station in the network of new Emmet County EMS facilities received approval from the Emmet County Board of Commissioners Aug. 18. During a special meeting, the Board voted 5 to 1 to proceed with plans for constructing the hub of EMS operations in Petoskey, on Eppler Road. Commissioner… Read More

Request for Bids: Emmet County EMS / Public Safety Building (South Station #1)

Posted on July 19th, 2016

Documents are now available for those interested in bidding on construction and trades work for the new Emmet County EMS / Public Safety Building (South Station) in Petoskey. The masonry and wood frame construction housing includes living quarters, meeting room and vehicle garage. Complete bid… Read More

Open House at new Emmet County EMS Mackinaw City station set for June 21, 2016

Posted on June 9th, 2016

Public invited to program, tour facility Emmet County EMS will be celebrating the opening of the second of three stations, this time in Mackinaw City. An Open House at the Mackinaw City EMS building, Station #3, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016. At 1 p.m., a formal ceremony will… Read More

Emmet County EMS ASSURE membership brochures in the mail

Posted on April 13th, 2016

(April 12, 2016) In the next few days, residents of Emmet County and those living in next-door counties in the Emmet County EMS coverage area, will be receiving information in the mail regarding the EMS ASSURE membership program. This affordable program could save individuals and families considerable… Read More