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Petoskey (Little Traverse Bay resort town)

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: rail and dock-era debris along the bayfront..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan

Coverage from 1885; the resort-era bayfront and depot district are strongest.

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