Annapolis Business Owner Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Local business owner Joe McGovern has been inducted into Bartender Magazine's Hall of Fame. As owner of Stan & Joe’s Saloon,McGovern and his business partner, Stan Fletcher, have operated the West Street bar since 2007. They also own another waterfront location, Stan & Joe’s Riverside, in Galesville.

“Joe has dedicated himself not only to a level of professional bartending but also a classic old-school attitude, that a professional bartender helps his community….In the small town of Annapolis everyone knows that if there’s a good cause Joe (and Stan) are already working on it. He is very proud of his affiliation with local fire fighters, police officers, first responders and naval officers," an article in Bartender Magazine stated.

McGovern began his bartending career almost 40 years ago at college bars in Georgetown before eventually setting up shop in Annapolis with his wife, Tracy.

“I am humbled by this award and have been truly blessed over my career to have an exemplary crew of teammates, but mostly my wife and fellow bartender, Tracy, who has allowed me to follow my dream of being a pub keeper,” said McGovern.