Visitors from across the pond made their way to Charlevoix County last week for a trip to their sister city.

Four people from Boyne Valley, Ireland stopped in Boyne City from Aug. 18-21 to get a tour of the area.

City of Boyne City Executive Assistant Jen Eads said she helped set up the trip, and the plan came along within a few months after talking at a monthly meeting with the Boyne Valley sister city liaison. She said the group wanted to come to the National Irish Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and planned the trip to Michigan afterwards.

Eads said the group started the visit with a downtown business walking tour, stopping at Barden Lumber, the Ford dealership and the Fibershed, before heading out to visit Lavender Hill Farm. The visitors were excited to see Slane Irish Whiskey so

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