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Cheboygan Main Street: Main Street business: A success story, right?

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Cheboygan Main Street: Main Street business: A success story, right?
As of Sunday, lots of work was being done to the exterior of the former donut shop, making progress towards opening the shop on Main Street. Photo by Kortny Hahn

Cheboygan on a Saturday night is thriving! Multiple entertainment venues and dining establishment are busy with crowds of people migrating from one hot spot to the next. The owners must all be successful and doing well, thanks to the swelling downtown population presence, right?

The explosion of new businesses seems to have happened overnight. Several have just opened this season — with more to come soon. It’s a no-brainer, right? Success brings more success, yes?

Most people can’t imagine what it takes to start up a new business. Most people cannot endure the risk it poses, and the sweat-equity it requires. These entrepreneurs deserve a whopping big thanks from all of us!

The crosswalk at Festival Square, going across Main Street to Mulligans, was the topic of another question to city council, asking if there can be signs put up to identify the area as a crosswalk. Tribune File Photo by Kortny Hahn

As recently as 2016, there were more than 20 vacant storefronts in Downtown Cheboygan. Bring it Cheboygan! volunteers washed and decorated all the vacant storefront windows, and installed holiday decorations so the town looked full of action and holiday cheer. Then, the Costins moved in with a holiday pop-up shop. That was the fortuitous beginning. Some folks were surprised at the success of the new pop-up boutique. Shoppers loved the fresh retail approach and trendy, well-priced merchandise. Everyone implored the Costins to open a year-round shop in Cheboygan. Then they did.

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