Our Area A to Z

AIR TRAVEL
Northern Michigan is served by Harbor Springs Airport (231.347.2812, private and charters only) and Pellston Regional Airport (231.539.8423). Delta Airlines is the only commercial airline operating at PLN.

ARTISANS
Good Hart and Northern Michigan are home to a large group of accomplished artists and artisans. We encourage you to visit with them while here. Be sure to visit Good Hart Glassworks for a glass blowing session or experience the working art studio, Three Pines Studio in Cross Village.

BIKE RENTALS
Bike rentals are available through Touring Gear (231.526.7152) in Harbor Springs. Reservations are recommended for all bike rentals.

BOARDING AND GROOMING
Full service pet boarding and grooming is available at Little Traverse Bay Boarding & Grooming (231.347.2396) in Harbor Springs.

BONFIRES
Bonfires are discouraged by Graham Real Estate Good Hart and are often not permitted per local fire authorities. Negligence may be grounds for termination of your contract while visiting.

CHURCH SERVICES
Harbor Springs Presbyterian (231.526.7332)
Harbor Springs United Methodist (231.526.2414)
Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Harbor Springs (231.526.2017)
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cross Village (231.526.2030)
St. Ignatius Catholic Church (seasonal in Good Hart)

CLIMATE
Northern Michigan enjoys four distinct seasons: the beauty of winter, the freshness of spring, the warmth of summer and the breathtaking colors of fall.

Average Rainfall: 31.33 “, Average Snowfall: 117”

Average Temperatures:

January (high 27, low 7, 2.1” precipitation)
February (high 26, low 8, 1.5” precipitation)
March (high 35, low 17, 2.1” precipitation)
April (high 49, low 29, 2.1” precipitation)
May (high 63, low 39, 2.7” precipitation
June (high 71, low 47, 3.2” precipitation)
July (high 77, low 58, 2.6” precipitation)
August (high 74, low 52, 3.7” precipitation)
September (high 65, low 45, 3.0” precipitation)
October (high 53, low 36, 2.6” precipitation)
November (high 39, low 26, 2.5” precipitation)
December (high 35, low 22, 2.1” precipitation)

EQUESTRIAN
Trail rides are available through The Highlands at Harbor Springs (1.800.GO.BOYNE).

FIREWORKS
As to preserve the tranquility of our natural surroundings, Graham Real Estate Good Hart discourages the use of fireworks while vacationing. Excessive use, annoyance by surrounding neighbors, and/or irresponsible/negligent use may result in termination of your contract.

FITNESS TRAINING AND FACILITY
Scott Conti with Balanced Health and Fitness offers personal training and gym services. A full line of cardio, strength, and circuit training is also available on site (231.622.8925).

FLY FISHING
Fly fishing instruction and guided expeditions can be arranged with Brian Kozminski at True North Trout (231.675.1237).

GOLF
The areas immediately surrounding Good Hart boast over twenty public golf courses to choose from. Whether an experienced, avid golfer or playing for your first time, northern Michigan has a course designed for you.

Harbor Point Golf Course; One 18 Hole Course; Open to non-members before Memorial Day and after Labor Day (231.526.2951)
The Highlands at Harbor Springs; Four 18 Hole Courses; Two in the Top 100 Resort Courses in the World; One Par 3 Executive Course; 231.526.2171
Bay Harbor Golf Club; Three 18 Hole Courses; One ranked 8th in the nation; 800-462-6963

GROCERIES
The Good Hart General Store (231.526.7661) is the local provider of general merchandise, produce, meats, bagged ice, prepared foods, specialty gift items and an enormous selection of homemade baked goods. The store welcomes special and advanced orders. The Good Hart General Store also houses Graham Real Estate Good Hart and the Good Hart U.S. Post Office.

HELPFUL LINKS
Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau
Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau
Mackinac Island Tourism

KAYAK AND SUP RENTALS
The Outfitter (231.526.2621) in Harbor Springs offers a variety of Kayaks and SUP options. Please call ahead for rental information.

LITTER
We like things just the way they are; clean and pure. Please leave only your footprints and remember that littering is illegal in the great state of Michigan.

MACKINAC ISLAND FERRY SERVICE
Michigan’s crown jewel, Mackinac Island, offers the perfect day-trip from Good Hart. If traveling to the island, we only recommend Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry Service (800.828.6157) with service daily in season from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.

MAIL AND PARCEL SERVICE
Personal mail for Graham renters can be picked up from the Good Hart General Store and should be addressed as follows:

     ATTN: YOUR NAME
     General Delivery
     Good Hart, MI 49737

Incoming package/parcel delivery is also available via FedEx and UPS. Please address packages as follows:

     Good Hart General Store
     ATTN: YOUR NAME
     1075 N Lake Shore Dr
     Harbor Springs, MI 49740

MOVIE THEATRES
Current movies are shown in Harbor Springs at the Lyric Threatre (231.622.6366) and at the Petoskey Cinema in Petoskey (231.347.3480).

NATURE PRESERVES
Good Hart and Cross Village are home to some of the Little Traverse Conservancy's most spectacular public properties such as the Elmer Johnston Preserve, Good Hart Farms Preserve, and the Woollam Preserve. We encouarage our renters to experience these stunning landscapes and always be mindful to leave only footsteps behind.

PETOSKEY STONES
Petoskey Stones are fossilized colony corals (Hexagonaria percarinata). Their origin is traced back to Devonian seas that covered Michigan’s Lower Peninsula about 350 million years ago.

The soft, living tissue of corals is called the polyp. A limey substance is secreted by the polyp, hardening into corallite, a skeletal base that supports the polyp and keeps it from being buried alive by bottom debris. Petoskey stones found in Michigan consist of massive corals of varying sizes. The limey skeletons were replaced by calcite or silica in a cell-by-cell process called petrifaction. When glaciers scraped the bedrock surface, fragments of this rock were carried and deposited elsewhere, primarily in the north half of the Lower Peninsula. In 1965, the Michigan legislature became the first in the nation to select a fossil as its state stone.

Petoskey stones may be found on beaches, roads, ditches, gravel pits and sand blows all over the state. Similar fossils of the Hexagonaria genus occur in many parts of the world, but the “percarinata” is limited to the Traverse Group found in northern Michigan.

PUBLIC PARKS
Middle Village Park near St. Ignatius Church and Readmond Township Park are open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Please be courteous to our neighbors when visiting any public park or public beach.

REAL ESTATE SALES
Graham Real Estate is the leader in premier real estate sales and vacation properties serving all of beautiful northern Michigan (member MLS).

SKYDIVING
Skydiving over the beautiful Little Traverse Bay area is available through Sk ydive Charlevoix.

RESTAURANTS
Northern Michigan boasts an array of dining options from casual breakfast spots to elegant dining rooms overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan. We recommend the following:

•   The New York; Harbor Springs quintessential dining experience. Fine dining in Downtown Harbor Springs; 231.526.1904
•   Teddy Griffin’s Roadhouse; Always great American food in a casual setting near area ski resorts and Boyne golf in Harbor Springs; 231.526.7805
•   Douglas Lake Bar; An “Up North Gem” and excellent steak house, situated on Douglas Lake near Pellston; 231.539.8599
•   Audie’s; A great choice in Mackinaw City for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; American fare; 231.436.5744
•   Legs Inn; Authentic Polish cuisine with beautiful outdoor dining overlooking Lake Michigan in Cross Village; 231.526.2281

SALON & SPA SERVICES
The Highlands at Harbor Springs (1.800.GO.BOYNE) offers full service hair and spa services for visitors.

SKI RENTALS
The Outfitter (231.526.2621) in Harbor Springs rents a variety of winter equipment including Nordic and alpine skis and snowshoes. Alpine rentals are also available at local resorts including Nubs Nob and The Highlands at Harbor Springs.

SKI RESORTS
Over 100 runs of packed, pure midwestern snow are within 20 miles of Good Hart. Going a bit further, you’ll find even more. We recommend the following:”

• Nubs Nob; 53 runs, and 8 lifts; 800.SKI.NUBS
• The Highlands at Harbor Springs; 55 runs and 8 lifts; 800.GO.BOYNE

WILDLIFE
While visiting, you can expect to see a beautiful array of wildlife in their natural surroundings including squirrels, raccoons, deer, fox, opossums, rabbits, coyotes, and black bears. Native bird species include hawks, owls, bald eagles, sea gulls, ducks, Canada geese, cardinals, wrens, chickadees, cowbirds, herons, mocking birds, woodpeckers, goldfinches, hummingbirds, thrashers, and many more.