As the sun goes down in the western sky and children of all ages now close their eyes. A tale of Petoskey Todd is told inspiring adventurers young and old.
The Big Petoskey stone hunt
One day like many others, Petoskey Todd found himself right where he wanted to be, lost in the woods. Admiring the beauty of the day, he proclaimed, “I’m going to find the biggest petoskey stone ever today!” He paused, “But where should I look and where should I go? I just have to find the one!”
Petoskey Todd had his trusty buddy Remus with him. A tiger striped mutt that was smarter than most. He could sniff out treasure, whatever it was, like a hound dog on the trail of a fox.
Todd looked high and low finding petoskey stones at every turn, in water, under the roots of trees, in the sand and in the dirt. Rocky beaches resulted in many and even at the top of hills. But where was the big one?!
On the beach, next to the dune covered in pine trees, it seemed like he could see forever down the shore line. What a beautiful day in northern Michigan! Just then Remus stopped and stared, pointing down the beach. All the fur on his back stood up. “What is it buddy?” Uh oh, a squirrel… Time to run!
Remus took off after the squirrel as fast as he could run and Petoskey Todd ran as fast as he could after him. Into the woods they all went. Remus seemed to disappear into the side of the hill. Where did he go? “REMUS!,.. REMUS where are you?..”
Finally, in a clearing, Petoskey Todd found Remus trotting around in big circles, sniffing the ground. “Did you lose him buddy?” Todd said. Remus sat down, panting and excited from the chase. Todd sat down next to him on a big rock in the middle of the clearing. “Well Remus, maybe tomorrow we’ll both find what we are chasing.”
Just then it started to rain. It was a warm but refreshing rain after a lot of running. “Let’s go” said Petoskey Todd as he started walking back into the woods towards the beach. But there was Remus again with all the hair on his back standing up, staring back towards the clearing. “Here we go again!?”
And there it was, revealed by the rain, with Remus’ gaze locked onto it. The very rock Todd sat on to rest. The biggest petoskey stone he had ever seen!
"Wahooooooo!"
And off they walked. Petoskey bolder in hand.
As the sun goes down in the western sky and children of all ages close their eyes, a tale of Petoskey Todd is told inspiring adventurers young and old.