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

Inscription. 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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Braun (here, next to this marker); J. Schapler Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); M. J. Bourke: Agricultural Specialties (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery Sisters (about

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300 feet away); National Hotel (about 300 feet away); Jesperson's Restaurant (about 300 feet away); G & A Building (about 400 feet away); McCarthy's Barber Shop (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petoskey.

Also see . . .
1. Tour Hemingway's Michigan. (Submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
2. Michigan Hemingway Society. (Submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Braun's Restaurant Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, February 4, 2023

2. Braun's Restaurant Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2023, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.