What’s New in Boyne and Charlevoix

Northern Michigan continues to grow! Here is a quartet of the latest business additions to Boyne City and Charlevoix, from dining and drinking to grooming and touring.

BOYNE CITY

7 Monks Taproom
202 Lake Street, Boyne City, (231) 421-8410

With the success of their taproom on Union Street in downtown Traverse City, opened in 2011, Jim Smolak and Matt Cozzand have made the decision to expand their venture farther north. The new 7 Monks is set to become part of the new mixed-use building in the 200 block of Lake Street in downtown Boyne City, where their immediate neighbors will include the Boyne Arts Collective and a bank. The new taproom is expected to echo much of the Traverse City location’s assets, with craft brews and a menu of American fare, plus extensive outdoor seating. The building is under construction and the new 7 Monks Taproom of Boyne City set to open this June. Get more information at: facebook. com/7monkstaproombc

Stigg’s Brewing Company
112 S. Park Street, Boyne City, (517) 402-8281

“Craft beer deserves craft food, and craft food deserves Stigg’s beer.” That’s the tagline for the second new gastropub in Boyne City, expected to open in Boyne’s historic train depot late this summer or early this fall under the reins of founder Mike Castiglione. The primary focus of Stigg’s will be everything beer, including a beer bar with both in-house brews and other Michigan beverages, as well as beer tastings, beer classes, homebrew competitions and brewery tours. The brews will be paired with local cuisine whipped up with locally sourced ingredients from farms hand-selected by Stigg’s. Even the tabletops will carry out the beer theme, inset with a colorful variety of bottle caps and coated in epoxy. Get more information at: stiggsbrewingcompany.com

CHARLEVOIX

Northern Michigan Wine and Beer Tours
410 Mason Street, Charlevoix, (231) 437-3339

Charlevoix residents Mike and Sharon Doherty have officially launched their wine and beer touring venture after a soft launch last year to determine how their idea might work. The couple, semi-retired when they found themselves motivated by winery-owner friends, presides over a nine-passenger stretch limousine that allows customers to safely celebrate while touring the wineries and breweries of northern Michigan. Their roster of tours includes stops in Petoskey and Charlevoix, Indian River, the Leelanau Peninsula and throughout Grand Traverse County. Local tours (Charlevoix/Emmet region) start at $400 for four hours, while jaunts to the Traverse City and peninsula areas start at $99 per hour, with a minimum of 6 hours. (Wine tasting fees, beverages and tips not included.) Get more information at: northernmichiganwineandbeertours.com

Charlevoix Barber Shop
100 Antrim Street, Charlevoix, (231) 547-9656

This newly-opened retro-iffic barbershop is bringing old-fashioned cool back to northern Michigan, complete with the traditional striped barber pole. Opened by former stay-at-home dad Don Overton, who enrolled in barber school as a change of pace (inspired after seeing how much a haircut could change a person’s confidence), the shop mixes nostalgia with current styles, a simple place where men can get a “back to basics” haircut and a straight razor shave, complete with a hot towel, plus plenty of chat about politics, sports, current events and more. The new barber takes one customer at a time as others wait and talk in a friendly fashion, harkening back to the good old days. If the barber pole outside is spinning, the barbershop is open. Get more information on Facebook by searching “Charlevoix Barber Shop.”

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