Come on down and bring your wallet.
“You’re the next contestant on ‘We’re Taking Your Money,’” joked Nick Morgan, night clerk at 7-Eleven and a Mount Pleasant resident. “I love my job. I just try to make it a fun experience for people to come here.”

O’Kelly’s Bar and Grill was at capacity at 1 a.m. Saturday, keeping bartender Jared Nieswender extra busy.
Not that he minded.
“What better job can you ask for than getting people drunk, having a good time and listening to music?” he said. “It’s usually a pretty good time when people are having fun.”

The clock strikes 2 a.m., closing the bars in Mount Pleasant and calling in the taxi cabs.

Lil’ Chef manager Ashley Weber has a lot of fun working in the early hours of the morning for one reason — the people.
“There are a lot of funny characters that come through here this time of night,” she said.

For most students, 4 a.m. Saturday is a time to go out and finish the night off with a snack.
For nurses at Central Michigan Community Hospital, 1221 South Drive, 4 a.m. falls in the middle of the work day.

For some students, the need for nicotine is greater than that of sleep.
Before turning in for the night, Sand Lake sophomore Ron Lewis and two friends decided to take a smoke break outside of Kesseler Hall.
“I have been smoking since I was 18,” he said.

Not many businesses in Mount Pleasant are open before dawn. Robaire’s Bakery and Doughnut Shop, 1903 S. Mission St., is one of them.
Manager Lorrie Dunlap said the store is busiest with morning customers, who filter through the store between 5:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Don’t know who to call when in a jam? Call the firefighters.