Boynehof Lodge

When Everett started building lodgings at the Boyne Ski Club, the Hemlock and Edelweiss Lodges were the first built. Edelweiss has just reopened, but the Hemlock was torn down to build the six-seat, high-speed chairlift called Mountain Express. The third lodging building, built in 1959, was this Boynehof Lodge connected to the Clock Tower Lodge. The traditional Tyrol-style painting on the original building was done by Herbert Wickenhouser of Heidelberg, Germany. Boynehof was essential lodging for the newest hit at the Mountain – Ski Weeks. In the early 1960s Everett was trying to find a way to attract skiers mid-week, so his friend Victor Gottschalk came up with the Ski Week promotion. For $49 a skier could come to Boyne Mountain Resort for 5 days to ski, stay, eat and take lessons. It was incredibly popular with the young, single professionals. The handsome European instructors were integral in the success of the week, flirting and mingling with guests during meals and après-ski. The Thursday night races were the biggest hit of the week with all the participants coming out for the last event before their big Austrian banquet.

Currently Boynehof Lodge is the only lodging that allows dogs on property. Due to its close proximity to the Village at Boyne Mountain, pool & hot tub, the Snowflake Lounge, Stein Eriksen's and the skating rink, it is in high demand each winter.

💡Want to take a peek back at the early days of Boynehof Lodge and Ski Weeks? Click View Video to see an original reel from back in the day.

📸 Attached Media:

-"Boyne Mountain" photo from the Petoskey News Review on March 9, 1960

-"Boyne Mountain Clubhouse is Unique in Design" article from the Charlevoix County Herald on January 7, 1949

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

-Ski Week Race Photo from the Boyne Mountain Resort Archives

-"Boyne Mountain Plans Renovation" article from the Petoskey News Review on August 15, 1984

-"Boyne USA" advertisement from the Harbor Light on October 4, 1989

🔗Links in Text:

-"Boyne Mountain 1950's" from Boyne Mountain https://youtu.be/TtzcPqkQDhQ

🏃 Peek your head inside the lobby to see the original Alpine design of the late 1950s. When you exit Boynehof Lodge, turn right and walk up the concrete stairs at the end of the parking lot. You will see a dog walk station with doggie bags. At the top of the stairs, look up and to your right for a long, metal contraption on the edge of the woods.

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