January 25, 2021
UPDATED
Dine-in service returns Feb. 1; Here's what our restaurants are offering for take-out
Dine-in service returns to Michigan restaurants on Monday, Feb. 1, although seating capacity is limited to 25%. The Harbor Happenings newsletter will have details on the reopening in our January 28th edition. Email jim@harborspringschamber.com if you'd like to subscribe - or if you're a restaurant manager with updates and details.

Meanwhile, here is a list of local restaurants that are offering take-out and curbside pickup:
DOWNTOWN HARBOR SPRINGS

BAR HARBOR - Open for takeout service Tuesdays-Sundays, 12-7pm. While we are on a takeout-only basis, all of our awesome burgers, with chips or fries, are only $10. Our delicious Perch Dinners, with fries and slaw, are only $12. All bar drinks are available for takeout. (231) 526-2671. Video update.
COCHON GOURMET MARKET & Coffee House - Open 7:30 to 2 daily. We now have outdoor dining options - an igloo and two heated ice shanties. They’re super cozy and seat a maximum of 4. Call to reserve them today as space is limited. We ask for coffee orders to be placed at the window as curbside service is still available. Gourmet Market is open to the public (with restricted number of customers allowed at the same time). No seating currently available. Order online at CochonMarket.com or by phone, (231) 242-4402.
DEPOT DINING CLUB is offering take-out curbside service Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call (231) 242-4233 or email your order to lstark@depotclubhs.com after 5 p.m. Curbside pickup is available 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This week's menu. Visit depotclubhs.com for updates.
JOHAN'S PASTRY SHOP - Open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Customers can come inside to order and pick up but cannot stay inside or sit at tables.
THE NEW YORK is offering carryout from 4 to 8 pm, seven days a week. For curbside pick-up, pull around to the back of the restaurant, into the alley and give us a call at (231) 526-1904. Your order will be delivered right to your car. Click here for a our current carry-out menu; beer, wine and groceries are also available. Give our online ordering and payment system a try, it's quick and easy.
PAPER STATION BISTRO - New hours are Thursday thru Monday, 12:30-7:30. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday.. Menu and online ordering. 231-242-4680.
PIERSON’S GRILLE & SPIRITS is offering takeout, delivery, and heated patio seating from 12-9pm every day. Use our online ordering service or give us a call at 231-526-2967.
SMALL BATCH AT THE CUPOLA - New take-away menu with all-day breakfast, lunch & dinner. All available for pick-up, curbside & local delivery. Our bakery is open and stocked with treats for take-away as well. Hours: Monday:9-2, Tuesday & Wednesday closed, Thursday , Friday & Saturday 9-6:30, Sunday 9-4. NEW outdoor dining options - an igloo and two heated ice shanties. They’re super cozy and seat a maximum of 4. Call to reserve them today as space is limited. 231-242-4686.
STAFFORD'S PIER - Now available for take-out: Our full menu and family-style meals such as herb roasted chicken, baked mostaccioli, shepherd’s pie, including salad, serves up to 3. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Order online at www.staffordspier.com or call 231-526-6201. NEW February 1st Pre-Punxsutawney Phil Party Special Menu for $25.
TURKEY’S CAFE & PIZZERIA - Closed for winter break, reopening Feb. 11 for President's Weekend. 231-526-6041. Website with menu.

> OTHER HARBOR SPRINGS AREA RESTAURANTS:

BC PIZZA - We are closed on Mondays. Open Sunday 4-9, Tuesday to Thursday 11-9, Friday -Saturday 11-10. Call us for pick-up and delivery. 231-526-2424.
CHANG CUISINE - 231-526-7107. Open for take-out, which you can pick up inside or curbside. Monday - Thursday 11 AM to 8 PM, Friday 11 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 3 to 9 PM.
CROOKED TREE BREADWORKS - Open our normal hours throughout the executive order: 8-6 M-F, 8-5 Saturday, closed Sunday. 231-347-9574. Website.
THE CROW'S NEST - 4601 N State Rd. is closed until indoor dining is permitted, 231.526.6011.
MIM’S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL, 1825 N. US Highway 31, Petoskey. Taking phone orders, (231) 348-9994. Curbside service in back parking lot. Open Monday - Saturday 11am to 8pm. Closed Sundays and major holidays. www.mimsmediterraneangrill.com
NEW - Delivery available for $20 minimum order, Monday - Friday from 11am to 3pm
MOOSE JAW JUNCTION is open Thursday-Sunday, 4-8 pm. Outdoor seating available. Dress warm!  Featuring our Blackened Shrimp Taco $12.99, Bean Burrito $8.99. Moose Jaw Chili and French soup. Menu. Read a nice review of Moose Jaw Junction in the Northern Express.
NORTHERN LIGHTS RECREATION will continue to offer our full menu via take-out. Food orders will be taken at www.NorthernLightsRec.com OR you may call us at 231-347-3100. You may place an order as early as 11 am, with pick-up at noon and until 7:30 pm with pick-up by 8 pm, seven days a week. Curbside service available. Our bowling lanes, arcade and laser tag arena are open with up to six people who live in the same household per lane for bowling and per game for laser tag.
PETOSKEY BREWING - Open 7 days, 12-8 p.m. Offering take-out/curbside pickup food and beer. Order online or by calling 231-753-2057. Take 25% off 4-packs and growler refills with any food order. Come check out our new heated, outdoor service shanties. Call the brewery to reserve yours today. Full service by our hard-working staff. We have small ones for 2-4 people and large ones for 4-6 people.
POND HILL FARM - From now through March, open Thursday - Monday 11am-6pm. To-go food, beer, wine and hard cider may be ordered via phone at 231-526-3276 or by coming into the cafe to order. All goods will be packed to go. You may eat it outside here or bring it home. Menu and online orders of other products at www.pondhill.com. NEW on Saturdays is Pizza and Sledding Night 1-8 pm. Join us for homemade wood-fired pizza at the farm. Enjoy your food & drinks outside under a heater in our open air tent or out by the bonfire. Wine, beer & hard cider available as well. The trails, gnome house hunt, playground & livestock barn will be open as well.
RODRIGO’S - Take-out and curbside available 4-9pm Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday). (231) 412-6077. Menu on Facebook.
STATE ROAD PROVISIONS - Open during the closure for walk-in ordering, walk-in pickup, curbside pickup we will run the food to your car - seven days a week from 4-9pm. Order by phone at 231-526-7605, or order dinner online anytime you like during the day and pick it up whenever you like after 4pm. During our hours of operation we will have a bonfire pit rolling for you. We can sell you beer, wine or cocktails to go and you can hang out there. Reserve a pod for 2-6 people in a family. NEW - serving breakfast (menu) from 8 to 12:30 on Saturdays and Sundays.
TEDDY GRIFFIN’S ROADHOUSE - Two heated outdoor ice shanties have been added, and the outdoor patio is open for cocktail and dinner service. Dress accordingly. Reservations are requested - 231-526-7805. Use our online ordering or call from 4-8PM.
TOSKI SANDS MARKET & Wine Shop is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 to 6 on Sunday. Call 231-347-1571. Website.
VERNALES - Open for takeout Thursday-Sunday, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Call ahead to schedule your pickup time or order online. 231-242-4777.

> Restaurant managers, please email jim@harborspringschamber.com with updates.
The Restaurant Takeout Guide has been included in recent issues of the chamber's Harbor Happenings weekly newsletter. The rest of this week's newsletter is below. If you would like a free subscription, just email jim@harborspringschamber.com.
New grant programs for businesses, employees

This week, details were released for three new grant programs created from funds appropriated through SB 748, signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Dec. 29, to implement programs to support Michigan’s small businesses and employees that have been especially impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are the three grant programs with links to details:
SBA and Treasury announce PPP re-opening

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, last week announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has re-opened for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. Businesses interested in applying for assistance are advised to contact their local lending institution.
Raffle tickets selling fast for chance to win a historic Nub's Nob blue chair
Here is your opportunity to win a retired Blue Chair from Nub's Nob, while also helping the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce.

For $100 you may purchase one of only 100 raffle tickets for the chance to win a retired blue chair. Nearly half the tickets were sold in the first week they went on sale, so don't delay.

This rare, priceless prize is available thanks to the generosity of Nub’s Nob, which donated the chair.

Tickets are available at the Chamber office, 368 East Main St. The drawing will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 13, at Pierson's Grille & Spirits. You do not have to be present to win.
We encourage raffle ticket purchases by cash or check, but you may also purchase via credit or debit card with a $3.50 processing fee. We do accept purchases via phone to 231-526-7779, and we will email phone purchasers a photo of your raffle ticket.

The historic Blue Chairlift served Nub’s skiers for more than 50 years before taking its farewell run last March. The Blue Chairlift was manufactured by Poma/Miner-Denver and was installed in 1971.

Hurry, don't miss your chance to own your very own rare, retired Blue Lift Chair from Nub's Nob!
It's not too late to buy a brick to help repair Chamber Gazebo at the waterfront

The Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce needs your help. Our beloved gazebo at the waterfront near the Pier restaurant, is in disrepair. We have an amazing way for to help and have your name or a loved one's name forever memorialized in the walkway to the gazebo.

We are selling stamped bricks to be placed on the walkway to the gazebo to assist with the cost of its repair. This past summer, even with shortened hours and a shorter season, our Gazebo Guys greeted more than 700 people from all over Michigan and the nation.

We plan to have the bricks placed in the spring or early summer with a grand reopening sometime next summer.

Click here to purchase your brick now. Single bricks are $100 (4x8-inches) and double bricks (8x8 inches) are $250. If the certificate is to be a gift mailed to a different address, please make sure to note that address, along with your personal message. Each 4 x 8 brick permits 15 letters and/or spaces per line, two lines maximum. The 8x8 bricks are 4 lines of 15 letters and/or spaces per line. Add this information within the Comments section during check-out.

Thank you for your support of the chamber and our Harbor Springs community!
Chamber Virtual Annual Meeting is this morning; New officers and board members to be installed
The Harbor Springs Chamber’s Annual Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at 8 a.m. on Thursday, January 21. The chamber has emailed invitations with the Zoom link to our members.
This meeting always includes a Chamber status update from our board officers and the installation of new board members and officers.

The officers for 2021 are:
  • Chairman - Michael Kernicki, Golf Industry Consultant. Here is an interview with Michael about his thoughts on leading the chamber in 2021.
  • Vice Chairman - Damon Whitfield, Harbor Springs Therapy & Wellness
  • Secretary - Abbey Neerken, Michigan Community Capital
  • Treasurer - Derrick Brown, Brown Motors
  • Past Chairman - Andi Tolzdorf, Emmet County Recycling

The four new board members who will be installed at the meeting are:
  • Frank Bower, General Manager of True North Golf Club
  • Kate Conlon, marketing director of Walstrom Marine
  • Elaine Warner, Personal Lines Account Manager for Collins & Associates
  • Richard Wren, Director of Adventure Sports at Boyne Highlands

The chamber thanks and appreciates the service of three board members who retired from the board on December 31. They are former board chair Michelle Kruzel of Northern Michigan Architecture, former board chair Carol Laenen of North Central Michigan College, and former board secretary Bobbie Rathjens of Boyne Highlands Resort. Full 2020 board.
New Office of Rural Development is “important step”

The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance has pushed for the creation of a state department or high-level position to shine light on rural issues. This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that she will create an Office of Rural Development, housed under the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, tasked with coordinating work across state government to address issues facing rural communities - including broadband, talent, infrastructure, and more. The MI COVID Relief Plan will also include grants to provide infrastructure and capacity support in rural communities and support for land-based industries.

“This is an important step in recognizing the unique issues of rural Michigan – and especially rural northern Michigan,” said Stacie Bytwork, the chairperson of the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance. “As we all know, everything is different in rural communities – from attracting and retaining talent, to childcare, to cyber infrastructure – and the list goes on and on. The creation of this office will help elevate the issues of rural Michigan and promote rural prosperity.”

The Harbor Springs Chamber is one of 16 chambers and economic development organizations that comprise the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance.
Save the date for Business After Hours with Petoskey Chamber

Harbor Springs Chamber members are invited to save the date to join Petoskey Chamber members for a virtual Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17. This event will be done via Remo, an online platform that allows participants to socialize and hop from table to table to chat. More details will be announced soon.

Also save the date for a Business Builders event for both chambers from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 3 with a presentation by new chamber member Journeous.
Newsworthy...

  • Harbor Springs plans third annual Ice Fest, Feb. 12-14 - Story

  • Health Dept. plans to vaccinate 3,000 this week - Story

  • Harbor Springs drops land acquisition plan - Story

  • Emmel settles into president's role at NLEA - Story

City of Harbor Springs news

Upcoming city meetings on Youtube:
  • City Council, 7 p.m. Feb. 1. City manager's report from Jan. 15 meeting.
  • Downtown Development Agency (DDA), 8 a.m. Feb. 4
  • Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21
  • Full calendar.

City Hall remains closed to the public. Call or email with questions or concerns.

City website has details, calendar and more information.
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Harbor Inc. begins year with new director, full plate
Jennifer Knapp of Harbor Springs has been appointed Harbor Inc. Executive Director by the organization’s board of directors. She replaces Kate Manthei, who resigned from the position in December to pursue business opportunities on the West Coast.

”Harbor Inc. is a respected organization in our area with a strong history of accomplishments,” Knapp said. “I am proud to be part of an organization that cares for the community and is investing it it’s future."

Knapp worked in the business and corporate world from the mid 90s until leaving Whirlpool Corporation in 2006 to focus on family. Upon locating in Harbor Springs in 2012, Jen’s primary activities have centered on supporting area school programs and raising two daughters with her husband Tim.
Jen Knapp
“As a Harbor Springs resident, I am concerned about the quality of life in our area and am excited to help bring ideas to reality as part of the Harbor Inc. team,” Knapp said. “The Loft Coworking space is growing and we’ve been able to add additional business services to make working remotely easier. The Little Traverse Bay Housing Partnership is exploding with enthusiasm and energy to bring accessible housing options for our community members and the HarborWay will allow walking and biking access to Harbor Springs downtown and waterfront.”

The Loft in downtown Harbor Springs provides an ideal office and networking space with internet access, printers, copiers and meeting space for people who desire a contemporary business location in downtown Harbor Springs, or who are visiting Harbor Springs. Loft memberships are available on a yearly, monthly or as-needed basis.

The Little Traverse Bay Housing Partnership is a coalition of organizations working together to improve availability and access to affordable housing options. The organization recognizes many issues, including problems of participants in the Northern Michigan workforce to find good, affordable housing near places of employment. Harbor Inc. has been providing administrative and advocacy capability to the Housing Partnership.

Jen Knapp grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing at Western Michigan University. Her duties at Whirlpool included Manager of Photographic Services. She also worked at the Johnson-Rauhoff, Inc. promotional agency in St. Joseph and Grand Rapids.

Harbor Inc. was created in 2001 by citizens in the City of Harbor Springs and townships of Little Traverse, West Traverse, Pleasantview, Friendship, Readmond and Cross Village to provide a resource for planning and managing projects to benefit the entire area. More information about Harbor Inc. is available at www.harborinc.org.
Virtual event kicks off college building campaign Jan. 28th
Join North Central Michigan College as they kick off their Building Tomorrow Together campaign, a $9.9 million investment in the college’s facilities, technology, and student resources.

The virtual event will be held from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, featuring messages from Petoskey entrepreneurs Kalin Sheick, Ben Slocum, and Pete Manthei, plus North Central trivia and more than $500 in
prizes. Preregistration is required, and those who register by January 15th will receive a free gift.
LYRIC THEATRE - Last chance Thursday for The Climb, Mank, and Some Kind of Heaven.
The Dig and First Cow join Wild Mountain Thyme this Friday. Showtimes and tickets.
Lunch Lecture looks at Coast Guard "Breaking the ice"
North Central Michigan College’s popular Luncheon Lecture series has resumed in a virtual format. A variety of topics will be featured, including icebreaking on the St. Mary’s River, veterans’ court, redistricting, trash and where it goes, and Beethoven. All programs will be held on Fridays via Zoom. The presentations are free, however pre-registration is required.
January 22 – Breaking the Ice. Each winter, the U.S. Coast Guard launches Operation Taconite, the nation’s largest ice-breaking operation based in Sault Ste. Marie, to keep portions of the Great Lakes open to commercial shipping traffic as the lakes and St. Mary’s River freeze. Mark Gill leads Operation Taconite, and he will talk about his mission, his strategies, the cutters, and the people who battle the ice. Register.

February 5 – Veterans’ Court.
February 19 – Redistricting the New Way.
March 5 – Talking Trash.
March 19 – Beethoven and the Ode to Joy.
“Operation Taconite" is Harbor History Talk Jan. 21

Join the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society via Zoom for their next Virtual Harbor History Talk on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 pm. The speaker is Mark Gill, Director of Vessel Traffic Service for the Coast Guard at Sault Ste Marie . He manages Operation Taconite, the largest domestic ice-breaking operation in the United States. He will present on the who, what, when, where, why and how of Great Lakes ice-breaking. Register.
Odawa Hotel hosts Feb. 3 blood drive; Reservations encouraged

Odawa Casino’s Odawa hotel is sponsoring a blood drive in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan on Wednesday, February 3, from 1 to 7pm. Please note the change in time. The location is the Michigan Huron Room, located at Odawa Hotel, 1444 US 131, Petoskey. Walk-ins are welcome but online reservations are encouraged. You may also email Marty Van De Car at mvandecar@odawacasino.com. All who donate or attempt to donate blood will receive $5 free slot play at Odawa Casino. Let’s save some lives!
Chamber members: help us promote you!

Let us know about your business news, promotions and events by Tuesday for publication each week on Thursday - it’s a free benefit of membership.

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  • Exclusive e-blast featuring your business - $125.

We can create your ad or give you the specs to have your people do it. We invoice you after your ad runs. To send us your news, reserve your ad or ask questions, contact jim@harborspringschamber.com.
HELP WANTED
One post lists your jobs on chamber website and North Central Michigan College
> Chamber members are invited to post their job openings on our Jobs Page. Log in to post, or email angie@harborspringschamber.com for assistance.

NEW... when you send us your job posting, North Central Michigan College will automatically post it on their jobs board.

> Check our Jobs Page for new listings.
COLDWELL BANKER FAIRBAIRN REALTY - Real Estate Sales Associate - Details.

LUXURY BATH & SPA - Service Technician. Details.

PERRY FARM VILLAGE - Resident Assistant positions available - full-time or part-time, flexible shifts. Details.
Thank you and welcome, new Chamber members!

These local businesses and organizations have joined the Harbor Springs Chamber in recent weeks. We'd love to have you join them - and us!
Business resources and COVID-19 updates

Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus. 



Covid-19 Resources from the NW Michigan Health Department

Template for a Preparedness and Response Plan for a lower risk business (MS Word)
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