Boyne's first regular storekeeper was Alfred J. Beardsley. He was born on a farm in St. Clair County in 1854 and in June 1875, journeyed to Boyne, where he opened a small dry goods store in the Pine Lake House.
In April of 1885, he . . . — — Map (db m230204) HM
Built in 1903 by C.I. Bellamy who came to Boyne from Luther, Mich. An up-to-date place of amusement, it was pronounced by experts as "the handsomest for its size in the state".
The theater opened in 1904 and featured a stage twenty-five feet . . . — — Map (db m230296) HM
When Bergy Bros. opened the doors of their new mercantile establishment, "The public came, saw a fine display of goods and bought liberally". Messrs. Bergy brothers were gentlemen of experience. Previous to coming to Boyne City, M.E. Bergy had . . . — — Map (db m216062) HM
"A popular gathering place for lovers of the weed" was established by C.E. Chase right after the turn of the century. The business was known throughout the City of Boyne.
Mr. Chase, proprietor of the well kept store, produced an excellent . . . — — Map (db m230203) HM
In 1874 the Reverend Andrew
Wiggins and twelve pioneers
organized the Methodist-Episcopal Church of Boyne
City, near Deer Lake. In
1883, Zachariah Morgan and
his wife, Mary, donated land
on which to build a church.
The first church was . . . — — Map (db m234146) HM
From 1890 to the present, Boyne City's commercial center has flanked the south bank of the Boyne River. The late Victorian facades of its earliest buildings were influenced by fashionable turn-of-the-twentieth century architecture. Buildings of . . . — — Map (db m230392) HM
Boyne City's first permanent settlers arrived on the shores of Pine Lake (now Lake Charlevoix) on November 14, 1856 from up state New York. It has been said tha they found the place by following a dream. As the story is told, Harriet awoke one . . . — — Map (db m230504) HM
Frank Kaden, one of Boyne's Pioneer merchants was born in 1862 and first came to this area in 1876 from Philadelphia. After operating a business in Boyne Falls for several years and spending some time in California, he returned to Boyne City and . . . — — Map (db m216128) HM
It is not certain when this building was erected, but it was most likely built around 1880. During the past century, it has served a wide variety of businesses. One of the most notable was "La Chapelle Sisters" Millinery Emporium which opened in . . . — — Map (db m216139) HM
This Railroad Office Building served as the Boyne City, Gaylord and Alpena Railroad general office during Boyne's lumbering era.
It is not known when the office building was constructed, but it was first located on the east side of Lake . . . — — Map (db m216179) HM
S. Dosie opened the finest store in Greater Boyne on March 20, 1907 where the stock featuring all the latest and correct styles, was arranged in Metropolitan style.
The two-story building was 25 by 94 feet and was, in every sense of the . . . — — Map (db m216065) HM
Clarence C. Schaub first worked in the meat business with his brother, J.C. Schaub, in 1894 at the corner of Lake and Main.
In 1900, Clarence sold his share of the business and headed west. Three years later he returned to Boyne City and . . . — — Map (db m230285) HM
Sometimes called the Riverside Hotel, the 24 room hotel opened to the public in 1904.
Charles O. Fry, proprietor, ran a comfortable hostlery, where guests were made to feel they had found a home, not just a stopping place.
At all times, . . . — — Map (db m230201) HM
Before the era of the drug store, most folks relied on the patent medicine industry to cure the grevous ills of mankind. A popular medicine of the day was Thedford's Black Drought which claimed to cure everything from bad blood to headaches.
. . . — — Map (db m216127) HM
On May 1, 1907, Frank Meyers became the proprietor of the newly remodeled hotel.
A weary traveler could register at the 52 room hotel for two dollars a day. The rooms were clean, light, airy and well furnished and the cuisine irreproachable . . . — — Map (db m216066) HM
The International Order of Odd Fellows built this grand hall in 1906. It was constructed by J.I. Gee and was Boyne's first poured concrete building. The walls are sixteen inches thick and reinforced with rock and railroad ties.
The I.O.O.F's . . . — — Map (db m216131) HM
This location, at the head of Pine Lake (now Lake Charlevoix), was once the site of the round house for the BCG & A Railroad. Built shortly after the turn of the century, it sheltered and serviced thirteen locomotives. The surrounding railroad . . . — — Map (db m230468) HM
It is the oldest business still operating under the same family management. The first business was operated by James B. Stackus, a Civil War veteran, who came to the Boyne area in 1875. A cabinet maker by trade he soon had a successful business. . . . — — Map (db m230288) HM
Not one, but two, United States Hotels once stood on this corner. The first, a fine three-story hotel, was built by Frank Abraham and George Beardsley and opened in 1878. In 1880, the U.S. Hotel burned and a new hotel was erected in its place. In . . . — — Map (db m215924) HM
