Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RIP the Onondaga Tavern...

Living in MI I am very fortunate to be near many beautiful roads that meander through small towns & quaint villages, one such town is called Onondaga. The town doesnt consist of much, but what it did have was one of the best known biker bars in MI, The Onondaga Tavern. This bar is full of biker relics, route 66 signs, Harley parking only signs & it just had a ton of character. Me & my dad went there a long time ago when i had my Harley Sportster, now I got my big twin & decided to fire up the trusty GPS & roll over ther via backroads. A nice ride through Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Munith, and other towns. I get there at about 4 p.m. & I knew something was wrong immediately, 80 degree day & only 6 bikes infront of the OT? Hmmmm I thought thats odd, but I get out & go to the door only to find a sign that says in big bold letters OUT OF BUSINESS, SORRY. So I stand there for a second dumbfounded, & look acrooss the street, there is a bar there called Archey's. I decided well im here, might as well get a beer. So I go in there and have a Miller Lite. While ther I get to talkin to some of the folks who are there, one such lady was a HUGE FAN of the OT. She was very upset about the situation, & she said the new owner, was embezzeling or money laundering or something & the bank ended up foreclosing on it. She fully expected the bar to open this year again, but I guess we shall see. RIP OT.

2 comments:

Chris Potter said...

OT-opening soon. My name is Chris Potter and my wife and I have purchased the Onondaga Tavern. We will be open in a couple of weeks. John Stewart will be coming back to work for us, some of the same bands will be back along with a lot of familiar faces from the old tavern pool teams. It will once againg be the biker bar the it was before. C-ya soon.

Kris Chuhak-Wood said...

OT's is open for drinks-food in a few weeks. New owners- however it is back to the great atmosphere-biker friendly bar that it was & should be. Chris & Chris are some of the best people you will meet-come on out for a visit-we'll see you there!!