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Do you know any young people who are in a hurry to grow up? If so, warn them\u2014adult life does not have nearly enough costume parties.<\/p>\n
Children get to dress up for Halloween, for school plays, even for an afternoon \u201ctea party\u201d when their friends are over. This begins to peter out some during the teenage years, though there are still plenty of football games and the occasional toga party to attend during college.<\/p>\n
But somewhere along the line, theme parties begin to dwindle, and pretty much all that us grown-ups are left with is one night of the year to show off all of our creative prowess and costume genius. Therefore, it is no wonder that Halloween weekend\u2014Saturday, October 27, this year\u2014always ranks as one of the largest party nights of the year for adults in our community. <\/p>\n
For 2018, The Betsie Current<\/em> is aware of nine Benzie County establishments that will be throwing parties on the Saturday before Halloween: east-side destinations include Crystal Mountain Resort<\/a>, Geno\u2019s Sports Bar<\/a>, the Laughing Horse Saloon, and the Roadhouse<\/a>; all three of Beulah\u2019s bars are participating\u2014Cold Creek Inn<\/a>, Corner Pub<\/a>, and Lucky Dog Bar & Grille<\/a>; and, of course, there is Stormcloud Brewing Company<\/a> in Frankfort and The Cabbage Shed<\/a> in Elberta.<\/p>\n So what is a Cinderella to do when she wants to visit multiple locations to show off her bouffant hair-do and beautiful gown? What if she could travel from town to town safely and comfortably\u2014as in, not in an over-sized pumpkin, because we all know how unsafe that sounds! <\/p>\n Fortunately for Cinderella and her pals, Benzie Bus<\/a> is once again offering free \u201cNite Owl\u201d rides to and from the aforementioned nine establishments throughout the night, from 5 p.m. to midnight. This year, however, they are adding to the service\u2014in addition to driving you from bar to bar, the bus will even pick you up from your home and take you back to your home afterward, so that your evil step-mother and those pesky step-sisters will never suspect you of leaving your chores unattended.<\/p>\n There are great things to do along the route, like the \u201cmorgue-a-ritas\u201d being served at the Roadhouse; the Haunted Trail at Crystal Mountain from 7:30-9:30 p.m.; the Wild West costume and mustache contests at The Cabbage Shed, with K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys taking the stage at 9 p.m.; Laughing Horse Saloon is awarding a $150 costume prize at 11:30 p.m.; and all three downtown Beulah pubs will be decorated and offering fun activities. In addition, the Benzie Bus will have a free \u201chaunted bus\u201d featuring an insane asylum theme from 8-10 p.m. in downtown Beulah.<\/p>\n \u201cOffering safe and free rides just makes sense,\u201d says Bill Kennis, executive director of Benzie Bus. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly safer to have a professional driver taking costume-wearing patrons around town, and it\u2019s more fun, too, traveling as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Benzie](\"http:\/\/betsiecurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/benziebus_facebook.jpg\")
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