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2nd Annual Ellsworth Shiverfest

February 17-19

Friday February 17

Fish Dinner 5-9pm
Gold Nugget Bar & Grill

4th Annual Ellsworth's Best Dessert Tasting and Raffle 6-8pm
Banks Township Hall

Saturday February 18

Free Fish Weekend
Ellsworth Area Lakes
Live Bait at Ellsworth Market

Concessions & Warming Fire 10am - 2pm
Cardboard Sled Races 10:30am
Snowman Contest 11:30am

Ellsworth Community Park

Breezeway Snowmobile Ride In 12-4pm
St. Clair Trail

Shiverfest Snowshoe Challenge 1pm - 1 mile or 5k
House on the Hill Bed and Breakfast

Cabin Fever Reliever Euchre Tournament 7pm
Banks Township Hall

Live Music Paper Plane Pilots 9pm - 1am
Gold Nugget Bar & Grill

Sunday, February 19

Free Fishing Weekend
Ellsworth Area Lakes
Live Bait at Ellsworth Market

Snowmobile Poker Run 9am - 4pm
Five stops starting at East Jordan Snowmobile Club and ending at the Gold Nugget Bar & Grill

Information: 231-360-0676
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Color Tour Across the Breezeway Videos

Special thanks to Bob and Eleanor DeYoung for producing this video!

Ongoing Events

Ellsworth Farmer's Market
Tuesdays - 4pm to 7pm
Corner of Church Street and Main Street

East Jordan Farmer's Market
Thursdays - 9am - 1pm
Sportsman's Park

Vendors needed for both! Please contact the chamber for more info!


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The Official "Ride the Breezeway" Treasure Chest is Now Available!

Michigan Gift Basket: Ride the Breezeway Treasure ChestEnjoy 14 exceptional food products from Northern Michigan's Breezeway businesses, carefully packed in to a hand crafted two–layer gift crate. This re-useable all wood crate is made right here on the Breezeway by the folks at Mi Farm Market in Ellsworth, MI! Visit MiFarmMarket.com for product details or to order one of these true Northern Michigan jewels.



Photos by Thomas P. Mann

The "Breezeway" - a rural ride along C-48 from Atwood (U.S. 31) through Ellsworth & East Jordan, and ending in Boyne Falls (U.S. 131) - boasts scenic overlooks, great motorcycle & bicycle rides, recreational amenities galore, working farms & orchards, artist galleries & studios, resale shops, lodging facilities (cottages, campgrounds, B&Bs, motels, and a resort), retail and service businesses with superb customer service, and an epicurean's selection of dining choices along the route.

We now have almost 200 "Breezeway Places" in our database!! Click on Location for maps; click on For Visitors to search for detailed information.


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Need Help Starting a New Business Along The Breezeway?

Let’s say you are an artist or have an invention or a service that you would like to convert to real commerce, but have never really known where to turn for support.

Because you live on The Breezeway, help is available to you. We offer assistance with business plans, financing options and marketing. This energy is at the core of our Breezeway goals. Just call the E.J. Chamber at 536-7351 or the B.C. Chamber at 582-6222 and ask. Let us help make your Breezeway dreams come true!


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The marketing of The Breezeway was made possible through the efforts of Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce, and a grant from the Centers for Regional Excellence Program.
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