Bay Metropolis historic firm, property on the market | Tech Guess

BAY CITY, MI (WNEM) – The corporate and property of St. Laurent Brothers in downtown Bay Metropolis are on the market.

The historic and distinctive candy store has been a “should cease” for guests for generations, and the proprietor stated he hoped it will proceed to take action.

The present homeowners are the one group to personal the enterprise exterior of the unique household and have stated they’re able to cross the torch.

“It is very exhausting to go away,” stated Steve Frye, the proprietor.

However Frye stated it was time.

“I have been right here for 38 years and my spouse and I are prepared to maneuver on to grandkids and stuff so shortly,” Frye stated.

Frye quickly stated they’d promote the enterprise and the constructing.

The shop occupies a constructing that was beforehand a European lodge. It opened in 1904 and has lengthy been a favourite cease for Michigan vacationers, providing a wide range of hard-to-find candies, assorted candies, and freshly roasted nuts.

“It remained an outdated sweet retailer. Generally there are eight or ten clerks working, weighing precisely what you need. If you would like 1 / 4 pound we’ll offer you 1 / 4 pound, if you’d like £10 you will get £10,” Frye stated. “It is a very particular retailer as a result of it nonetheless features like shops within the outdated days.”

Tootsie Rolls, Circus Peanuts, and Good and A lot are a few of the old school candies the shop sells, however their best fame is their hand-dipped candies.

“We nonetheless roast all our nuts upstairs. All of the nuts come right here uncooked from everywhere in the nation and the world,” Frye stated. “Identical with peanut butter, we import uncooked peanuts from the Southeast and Southwest. We add two differing types and grind them on prime so our pure peanut butter remains to be made on web site.”

Frye instructed his loyal prospects he would discover a method to maintain the enterprise from shutting down.

“It has been an anchor on this nook for over 100 years and I definitely hope it continues to be an anchor with crimson and white awnings and folks get their first job and a really loyal group of workers that we have continued for the following 140 years,” stated Frye.

Ayre Rhinehart Bay Realtors advertises the property and enterprise for over $1.6 million.

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