Poppycocks

Poppycocks has been owned and operated in Traverse City by Josie and Mark Butzier since 1989. Mark has left (Oct. 208) to fulfill his dream to wander the Caribbean searching for that perfect beach. Prior to that they owned Poppycocks of Aspen. Family members Whitney, Katelyn and Brian all lend a hand when not attending college or traveling the world. The saga of Poppycocks began when Josie and her sister took what they thought would be a 2 week ski vacation out west. After skiing their way through Colorado, they ended up in Aspen. As many do, they quickly came to love the energetic town and began working at a tiny creperie called Poppycocks. An English gal had started it several years before. Hence the slang term and name Poppycocks. Mark soon followed with a visit and loved Aspen, which was a no-brainer since he was behind a desk in Minnesota. Josie decided to buy Poppycocks, get married and move cross country in one easy month and then spent the next 10 years creating fond memories and great stories in that wonderful ski town. Poppycocks got bigger and moved out of its original Brand Building location closer to the mountain. Three children later the bug to move back to their native state and families hit. Aspen was great, but unfortunately there was no bay. Swimming in mountain snow run off just isnt the same. Friends called to tell the family about a great space that was opening up on Front St. so they came and checked it out. True to their nature, they sold a business and moved back cross country in one easy month. Traverse City welcomed with an explosion of cherry blossoms. The building Poppycocks is in has been a movie parlor, a dairy bar, a diner..always a restaurant of some sort since 1927. We tend to find an old menu stuck here or there when we remodel. Pot roast for 49 cents and coffee for a nickel.