Petoskey in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Braun's Restaurant
Hemingway's Michigan
Photographed by Joel Seewald, February 4, 2023
1. Braun's Restaurant Marker
Ernest Hemingway's 1925 satiric novel, The Torrents of Spring, is set mainly in Petoskey. He knew about Braun's Restaurant at 210-212 Howard Street, and in the novel he used the lay-out of the restaurant, which he called "Brown's Beanery The Best by Test," to create three important scenes in the book. For example, a newcomer eating at the Beanery is so charmed by an elderly waitress that soon they are married, but when they go to celebrate at the Beanery, the husband is stirred by seeing the lovely young waitress!
Erected 2019 by Michigan Hemingway Soceity. (Marker Number 13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 45° 22.532′ N, 84° 57.343′ W. Marker is in Petoskey, Michigan, in Emmet County. It is on Howard Street south of Bay Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Howard Street, Petoskey MI 49770, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula, on the Straits of Mackinac, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Braun (here, next to this marker); Saville Lot (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Schapler Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); M. J. Bourke: Agricultural Specialties
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Also see . . . Michigan Hemingway Society. Website homepage (Submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Photographed by Joel Seewald, February 4, 2023
2. Braun's Restaurant Building and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
