Woolly Bugger: Harbor Springs, Michigan
Any decent fly fisherman knows that a woolly bugger is a wet fly (that feels like it has the mass of a lead weight compared to a typical dry fly). It’s also the name of a little coffee shop in Harbor Springs, Michigan (and another location in Charlevoix, purportedly). The shop is fly fishing themed, with fishing quotes on the walls and other visual aides to bolster the case. It comes off a bit campy (ok, really campy), but otherwise the shop is cozy and workable, though pretty cramped.
Woolly Bugger roasts its own coffee (offsite, elsewhere in Harbor Springs) and the cappuccino I had was smooth and tasty and very mild. Mild well beyond Amante’s roasts, if that’s any indication. I’ll be near for a while so will go back for more visits and see if the subsequent shots are as mild. As a change, I rather liked it. I didn’t realize how inured I had become of the rocket booster roasts of Conscious, Kaladi, Unseen, etc. I could get used to a milder espresso, or at least get used to having the choice on any given day. At any rate, the coffee was well worth going back for.
The work space? That might be a different matter. It’ll do in a pinch (free wireless, of course), but for longer term working needs — i.e., reliably comfortable working space a day or two a week — Woolly Bugger isn’t going to be the choice because there is no elbow room. Then again, there isn’t any other choice in Harbor Springs, so good luck if the world brings you here for a month or two. Absolutely beautiful place of the country to visit and even stay, not the easiest place to be a traveling laptop zombie.
