30 Jul 2010
Sidewalk Sales Aug. 5-7
Hey folks can you hear that? It’s the sound of your Downtown retailers slashing prices on their sidewalk sales merchandise! The annual Downtown Cheboygan Sidewalk Sales are slated for August 5-7 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday).
Sidewalk Sales are a good time for retailers to assess their summer merchandise and offer fantastic savings to customers. Stores open at 10:00 a.m. and will have displays on the sidewalks and in the parking spaces in front of their businesses. In some places you will find special deals inside the stores as well. Remember to take a break from your shopping and enjoy a nice lunch downtown.
I love the Downtown Sidewalk Sales. This is a great time to meet up with friends and scour the racks, looking for the best buys on some fantastic merchandise. It’s so much fun to shop on the street and run into friends doing the same thing. I can yell out to my friend, Nancy, “Hey do you think this will look good on me?” And she will respond with an honest yes or sometimes no. Even if she does tell me something isn’t really my color or size, she helps me to find something else that is perfect for me. That is what is so great about shopping with friends! I have another friend, Tonya, who shops exceptionally fast. I have never seen someone look through merchandise with such speed. She is a determined shopper…when she sees it, and she likes it, she buys it. There’s no hemming or hawing with that girl! She can grab a bite to eat, shop the sidewalk sales, and be back at work before her lunch hour is up. Simply amazing.
Sidewalk Sales are not limited to only clothing stores. You will see all sorts of merchandise during the sales. All of the Downtown retail stores get in on the fun of the sales. You will even see a Downtown Cheboygan merchandise table on Thursday. Vintage t-shirts from past Street Fairs and Music Fests will be available for purchase, as well as Downtown tote bags and baseball caps.
In addition to the great deals, you will also have a chance for some entertainment. On Thursday, “Very Much So” will have a musical performance from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the grassy area next to Mulligan’s. Members of the Cheboygan High School jazz lab will have a jazz trio that will entertain the shoppers as they move from store to store. On Friday plan on having lunch at the Citizens National Bank parking lot. Employees from CNB will have a hot dog sale on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with all proceeds going to the Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity. DJ Dan Frazier will provide musical entertainment as well.
There will definitely be a festive flavor in the air this weekend. Find your way Downtown for Sidewalk Sales Thursday, Friday & Saturday. There will be plenty of shopping, entertainment and food. Downtown Cheboygan is the place to shop, dine & unwind!

