Emmet County Michigan Coloring Book Petoskey * Harbor Springs * Mackinac Bridge * Good Hart Welcome to Emmet County! Tip of the Mitten! We're located at the top of the lower peninsula of Michigan. The county was created by the Michigan Legislature in April 1840, from Mackinac County. It was first named Tonedagana County, a name derived from a Cross Village Odawa war chief and renamed Emmet County effective March 8, 1843. "Emmet" refers to the Irish nationalist Robert Emmet, who in 1803 was tried and executed for high treason against the British king for leading a rebellion in Dublin, Ireland. We get our four seasons here & each season brings us so much beauty. Spring brings white Trillium in the woods, along with wild onions or "ramps" are what the locals call them. You can't forget the heavily sought after & elusive morel mushroom. Summer brings a lot of visitors to our area. We are a tourist county. Sailboats, yachts & sometimes, cruise ships. Fall brings the 'leaf peekers' & their annual trip down the M-119 Tunnel of Trees roadway. It starts in Harbor Springs & ends in Cross Village. So many colors! And last but not least, winter. Pack your woolies because we can get cold! And lake effect snow is a common occurrence. Every winter, we wait & see if the Little Traverse Bay will freeze over entirely!
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