Members of the Economic Development Corporation gathered with local officials and developers on Friday, July 21 to celebrate three housing projects in Petoskey.
Petoskey City Manager Removed From Position 9and10news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 9and10news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
9 & 10 News
February 25, 2021
For 25 years Petoskey Mayor John Murphy has been building massive snowmen in his front yard, sometimes reaching 20 feet tall, but this time around he did things a little differently.
He’s sculpted a 15-foot canoe with two passengers all made out of snow. The project took 5 hours to finish. The hats are
Previous Snow Sculpture by Mayor John Murphy
made out of bowls with cardboard attached for the brims, and he used reflectors for the eyes. The blue water underneath is a mix of food coloring and corn starch.
Murphy said he wanted something that people could interact with more than his previous projects. “People would stop by with their kids and take a picture in front of the snowman, but this way you can stop by, and I invite people to stop by and take a photoshop with your kids–yourself actually in the canoe because the canoe is hollowed out so you can actually get in it.”