Chocolate-Covered Boyne

 Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 In downtown Boyne City

Downtown Boyne City will be full of fun and chocolate this Valentine's Day weekend. Chocolate-Covered Boyne will celebrate chocolate and romance at more than 30 downtown businesses. Organizer Linn Williams reports that this year's fifth annual event will be sweeter and livelier than ever. Here is a list of this year's participating businesses and details of what they are offering, including half-off desserts,specialty foods, personalized services and entertainment. 

Ace Hardware - 20% off Gerber’s Homemade Chocolate, and Benjamin Twigg’s chocolate-cherry products

Alpine Chocolate Haus - assorted samples of chocolates and truffles, with Valentine’s specials

B-B-Q Restaurant - half-price chocolate desserts

B.C. Pizza - Saturday night Valentine's Special - two eat for $20. Choice of two dinner buffetts including salad, soup, pizza, breadsticks and pasta plus two small drinks, OR one medium 3-item pizza, one order breadsticks, two small drinks and an order of chocolate-covered breadsticks with two chocolate covered strawberries on the side. Optional: dinner by candlelight!

Beyond Borders - chocolate-gold jewelry. smoky topaz jewelry, red ruby jewelry

The Bird’s Nest - chocolate treats

Boyne Avenue Greenhouse - sweet treats, drawing for basket of flowers

Boyne Co-op True Value - dog treats

Boyne District Library - children’s story hour Saturday 10-11, display of books on chocolate (novels, cookbooks, etc.)

Boyne Country Provisions/Wine Emporium and Market - free small chocolate bar with purchase of chocolate wine, 10% off purchase of 3 bottles of wine, free bow with purchase of wine or bubbly

Boyne Trading Company- drawing for discounts of 25-50%

Café Sante - Pot de Crème, made with Belgian chocolate - $3. Chocolate hazelnut cake with cocoa butter sauce - $4. Chocolatini with alchemia chocolate & Svedka vanilla vodka, Godiva mocha & a chocolate rim - $6. Well & Young’s English chocolate stout 25 cl, solo or with Fruli Belgian Strawberry Beer, $4.

Cindi Franco’s Cool Stuff - assorted Valentine treats

Country Now and Then/ Up A Lazy River - chocolate treats, 50% off selected items

Dunagain’s Antiques - chocolate refreshments

en vogue salon - $25 gift certificates for $20

Eyes on Main - cookies and brownies Friday; Saturday ‘til noon

Freshwater Studio - Wine, Women, Chocolate and Song concert with Jill Jack, Jen Sygit, and Robin Berry, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 with Ruby Williams as the opening act. $25 advance, $30 at the door. Includes wine and chocolate tasting starting at 7 p.m. 582-2588 reservations.

Huff Pharmacy - handmade chocolate truffles, Friday; Saturday ‘til 2 PM

Inspired Living - free chocolate tea sample; $2 off any chocolate tea or teecino

Kilwin’s - fudge and chocolate treats

Local Flavor Book Store - 25% off romance novels, 20% off drinks: mocha, raspberry white chocolate, or raspberry mocha

Logo Pros/Northern Eagle Clothier - chocolate treats; draw for discount (10-30-50% off) at time of purchase; receive an additional draw for a future purchase

Lynda’s Real Estate - chocolate houses

Mary’s of Boyne - special indoor “sidewalk sale”

McDonald's - 50-cent fudge sundaes, 13 chocolate chip cookie tote, $2.50

No Boundaries - chocolate treats

Pat O’Brien & Associates - hot chocolate

Radio Shack- 25% off cell phone accessories

Re/Max Resort Properties - chocolate fondue

Red Mesa Grill - chocolate quesadillas - $3, fried ice cream with habanera chocolate sauce - $2.50, Mexican hot chocolate-$3, Latin-lovers’ chocolate martini-$5

Schraw & Associates - chocolate treats (Friday only)

Subway - free chocolate chip cookie with purchase of sandwich, salad, or pizza

Sun for the Soul - Rum pound cake with chocolate and pecans, and cappucino

Sunset Grill - chocolate-covered cherry Jello shots, chocolate pudding shots, chocolate-covered chips, Dave Cisco playing Friday evening

Thick ‘n Juicy - featuring 2 burgers, 2 fries, SPECIAL chocolate shakes for $14

Upsy-Daisy Floral - chocolate cheesecake, drawing for Valentine’s Day arrangement

Water Street Café - chocolate-raspberry martinis, wine and dinner specials,  their legendary Il Bacio dessert and live love songs by Kristin Glasgow. Reservations recommended. 582-9929.