October 2020 Archives

Late last year, as portions of shoreline showed signs of deterioration, Petoskey, Resort Township and Emmett County officials pooled $81,600 to begin a study of the shoreline. The primary focus was to evaluate the water, soil and other environmental conditions that are impacting the area. The study was conducted by evaluating soil borings, drone footage, terrain mapping, water current analysis and other methods. But its findings suggest construction costs to repair the Little Traverse Wheelway could reach upwards of millions of dollars.