Free bus service between downtown Boyne City and Boyne Mountain will begin Saturday, January 14th, and will run every Saturday evening during the ski season between 5 and 10 p.m. The expanded bus service is provided by Charlevoix County Transit and in cooperation with Boyne City Main Street and support from local businesses. “Bus service between Boyne City and Boyne Mountain was tried many years ago with lukewarm support. But many things have changed since then and the idea to try offering the service again has been talked about in recent years and the pieces fell in place this winter to give it another try,” said Main Street Manager Hugh Conklin. Limited demand-response service will be provided in the Boyne City area. Depending on demand, service may be expanded. Jill Drury, Manager at Charlevoix County Transit said “We’re looking forward to working with the Boyne City business community and hope that this local service will be utilized by both community members and guests at the local resorts and lodging establishment.” Anyone interested in traveling between the two locations is invited to use the free service. 

Bus schedule and pick-up points for new Saturday service are as follows:

The bus will leave the Mountain Grand Lodge front entrance at Boyne Mountain on the hour starting at 5 p.m. through 9 p.m. Saturdays, and will leave Boyne City on the half hour, with the first trip to Boyne Mountain leaving Boyne City at 5:30 p.m. and the last trip returning to Boyne Mountain from Boyne City at 9:30 p.m. The pickup/drop-off points in downtown Boyne City will be the Park and Water streets intersection and near the Boyne Area Chamber office on Water Street.