Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Question: The Petoskey stone and the city of Petoskey both take their name from a 19th-century Odawa chief, Petosegay. His name translates to a phrase you can spot in the stone’s own pattern. What is it?

Answer: Rays of the rising sun. Chief Petosegay was the son of a French fur trader and an Odawa mother, and the Petoskey stone’s radiating hexagons echo those sunrise rays.