Jesse & Joann Houghton
Proud Owners of The Cigar Shack
Mobile Cigar Lounge
“A few years ago while we were throwing around ideas for what I could do to stay busy in retirement it was Joann who, knowing my passion for cigars, threw out the idea for a mobile lounge. We both sort of laughed it off and never gave it another thought until late 2018”.
In late 2018 they located the airstream in Alabama, bought it, towed it back and began to work on the remodel. Then life threw in a couple of curve balls, (one of which was a world wide pandemic), so it just sat in storage until late winter/early Spring of 2022. With a lot of hard work, late nights & weekends, it finally became a reality and they couldn’t be happier with the decision.
Jesse is originally from central Illinois. He moved away for several years living in Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ and Lake Havasu City, AZ, then returned to central Illinois to be closer to family. Joann was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They met online several years ago, got married and Joann moved north to call Illinois home.
