Greenbush Tavern

[Rick St Peter of Canton]

My aunt told me that it had burnt down. Is this true.

[NorthernDoe Oscoda]

Yes, the Greenbush tavern burnt down on May 27. Hopefully they'll be rebuilding. But not likely in time for any of the 2006 season.

[Michele Nolan]

Jim Nolan (my ex-husband)(my children's dad) is letting everyone
know that the Greenbush Tavern owners have already started the
process of rebuilding. Jim & Ed are hoping to be back in business soon. We are all very thankful that no one was killed or hurt. Jim, Ed's son Blake and Jim's step-daughter Lindsay all
slept in the attached apartment that Friday night. If the fire
would have started during the night all three would have never made it out alive. We were all devistated with those frantic phone calls that day and I know their customers that had had reservations that day were horrified as they approached the
building. Jim and Ed were touched by all the sympathetic calls
from family, friends and customers. The Tavern will be known
for it's good pizza again. The Greenbush Tavern isn't only a
resturant, it's a tradition.

[NorthernDoe Oscoda]

Today's Bay City Times
http://www.mlive.com/printer/printer.ssf...

[NorthernDoe Oscoda]

Oops, wrong link. Here's the good one.

http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf...

[Rick St Peter]

Thanks for all the info. I was up there cutting grass for our yearly family camp out. I stopped by. Maybe Jim can get some help from the local nonprofit groups to do fish fries and hotdogs or something else to help. I live in Detroit and would like to help. If I hear about somthing in enough time I would like to come and help. My family has owned property in Greenbush since the 1970's. When I talk to people about the little town I am surprized at how many people know the Tavern. Good luck Jim and I pray that you will be able to open again. I plan on stopping by to talk to you.

[Michele Nolan]

I'm sorry to say that the Greenbush Tavern is not
going to be rebuilt. One owner wanted to rebuild
and the other did not. I visited the area last week
and was very sad to see such a great restaurant come
to such a sad end. It will truely be missed. I visited the area last weekend. Everyone I talked to wished that Jim would rebuild. My daughter and I
sifted though some of the rubble last weekend and
found a Bob Seger CD in the jukebox that survived.
The name of the CD- "The Fire Inside". Maybe it's
an omen. If everyone sends letters asking Jim to
rebuild maybe he'll find a way. He has a post office
box at the Greenbush post office.

[haleybros]

Condos anyone? Greenbush and Oscoda could do so much better.

[Shirley Moore]

I also would like to see the Greenbush Tavern return. I went there to have dinner many times and enjoyed those times there immensely. Now its just another loss that our town is experiencing. Things around here don't seem to be changing for the better, do they?

[Carrie Moore]

I was the Dj at the Greenbush Tavern, and it broke my heart the day it burned down. It wasnt just a bar or resturant, It was a place where everyone was friends, and family. I would love to see it rebulit.

[Linda Keith]

I hope they find a way to rebuild this landmark.

Without it another piece of local culture is lost.

Please no condos in Alcona County! Unless they build them West of US 23!

[paul sinkey]

i was wondring what ever happend to the air base in oscoda

[Paul wall]

WE WANT GREENBUSH BACK!!!!!
OBVISLY THEY WOULD STILL GET GOOD BUSINESS, SO Y NOT RE-BULID????
PROTEST!!!!!!!!!!

[jon]

paul sinkey wrote:

i was wondring what ever happend to the air base in oscoda

My dad actually lives across Van Ettan Lake from Wurtsmith Air Force Base. I heard that they tore down many of the living spaces and built condos. There are many small businesses still on the base, but I believe the airfield is mostly used for large airliner jets that come in to get repaired by one of the companies on the base.

[jimmy nolam]

im the son of jim nolan (main owner) he is not rebuilding they took it down and put the property up for sell..he wanted to rebuild but times were bad and money wasent comein in. we still come up there almost very weekend and every time we drive by it we both crie.he was going to past it down to me when i got older but it never made it that far.={ we miss it a lot and lot of other people..

[home owner]

I live on the wurthsmith base now called oscoda villege.I have a very nice single dwelling house.Love it.

[The guy who moved away]

What does that have to do with this thread?

[Ziggy]

To 'Home owner'

Welcome to our city. You will absolutely love living here. We are happy you are here and want to welcome you. "Happy house-warming from Oscoda to you."

[Terry Price]

Met my wife at the Greenbush Tavern. We met there on St Patrick's day in 1991. She was on a blind date with an obnoxious guy and she asked to sit at our table. I was there with my little brother. He had come up to get me out of the house; I lost a wife in 1990 to cancer and was really burying myself in work (Wurtsmith) and misery (grieving). He took me to Greenbush first and it was sort of dead at the time. He then took me to a nightclub across from the base gate on the highway. He liked it, but it was too noisy for me. I asked if he would like to go back to the Greenbush.

We ended back there and the band was just starting to play. We sat there drinking some coolers when this young lady at a table of 8 or so people turned to us and asked if she could sit with us. I said sure.

We have now been married over 16 years and been together 17 this March 17th. We used to return to the Greenbush at least once a year for the Friday fish fry. It is sad that it is gone, but we have many memories there that are still much alive.

We still go up north around March 17th and stop at the site. The last time, Cathy took a photo of me lying on the ground next to the tile that spells out greenbush.

Does anyone still have a greenbush t-shirt or sweatshirt? That might be a great gift for her.

Terry

[Happy Hylands]

My wife and I were married at the state park up the road and had our reception in the Tavern 9/17/2005. We were the 3rd generation and our kids would have been of the 4th generation of Hyland's to frequent the place (with one generation of Jones' before that!). Such a shame but still great memories from my earliest days till the best day of my life.

We'll miss the (Greenbush) Tavern,

From before Prohabition till May of -06... RIP!

Scott Hyland