Pedal Power: Petoskey Pedicab LLC

By Ryan Bentley News-Review Staff Writer
For those seeking transportation around downtown Petoskey, Josh Lycka and Calvin Schemanski have pedal power to offer.

The 2008 Petoskey High School graduates — now university sophomores — have formed Petoskey Pedicab LLC. This company will use pedicabs — large tricycles with carriage-style seating at the rear — to offer transportation and sightseeing around the business district, waterfront and nearby areas.

This weekend, Lycka and Schemanski will be offering pedicab service to and from plays at Crooked Tree Arts Center, as well as Mother’s Day rides. Starting around May 15, they plan to be available for passengers on a daily basis between mid-morning and late evening.

Two years ago, when Lycka and Schemanski were working kitchen jobs at the Bay Harbor Yacht Club, the notion of a rickshaw business randomly entered a conversation. It evolved into the concept for a pedicab company which would offer sustainable transportation with a bit of luxury.