Boyne Ski Club - now the Clock Tower Lodge

The original lodge here at the Boyne Ski Club was built in 1947 and opened in 1948. It was a very basic building for warming up during ski days. It included the Trophy Room Bar, a cafeteria, restrooms and a huge fireplace built with Onaway Stone. In 1953 the Lodge was expanded to include a dining room, Snowflake Lounge and outdoor heated pool. Everett was known to be enamored with Sun Valley Ski Resort in Idaho, and he brought their idea of the outdoor heated pool to the Midwest.

The original Trophy Room Pub & Pizzaria was known as The Snake Pit to Boyne regulars, a name taken from a 1948 movie. The SnowBunny Ball was a huge event each spring right here at the Trophy Room Pub & Pizzaria. Skiers would dress up in costumes on Friday night for the big party, then would have to ski the next day in the same garb. If you got caught skiing without your costume, you would get taken to a ski jail at the bottom of the hill. Now Boyne Mountain Resort has a different party that weekend in March and we call it Carnival (at Boyne Mountain) or Crazy Daze (at The Highlands).

📸 Attached Media:

-1948 Lodge Photo from the New England Ski History website

-1948 Lodge Photo from the Boyne Mountain Resort Archives

-"North Ski Resorts Improved for Expected Banner Winter Season" article from the Petoskey News Review on November 29, 1951

-"Plan Swimming Pool at Boyne Ski Resort Spot" article from the Petoskey News Review on February 5, 1953

-"Boyne Falls" news update from the Emmet County Democrat on December 30, 1954

-1953 Pool Addition Photos from the Boyne Mountain Resort Archives

🏃 Look to your right and you’ll see the double doors of the Boyne Country Sports store and the Burton store.

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