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Manning Memorial Lighthouse.

Empire, Michigan

Manning Memorial Lighthouse

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

Sweep of the lakefront with perched dunes in distance

Glen Arbor Township, Michigan

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The building sports a strikingly photogenic red-and-white exterior.

Glen Arbor, Michigan

Cannery Boat Museum

Swing by this brightly painted former cannery on the water for a crash-course in local boating history.

The air terminal building.

Northport, Michigan

Woolsey Memorial Airport

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

Fishtown.

Leland, Michigan

Leland's Historic Fishtown

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Leelanau Preservers Tile Wall.

Leland, Michigan

Leelanau Preservers Tile Wall

The artwork honors those who are dedicated to preserving the beautiful Michigan peninsula.

Carlson's Fishery is a Great Lakes institution.

Leland, Michigan

Carlson’s Fishery

Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.

View of the cottonwood tree stump.

Leland, Michigan

Leland Champion Cottonwood Tree

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

The steeple from the cemetery.

Cedar, Michigan

Holy Rosary Catholic Church

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

You'll find these sort of artifacts sprinkled all over the site.
Permanently Closed

Cedar, Michigan

Sugar Loaf Ski Lodge

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

Spook Hill turnabout at Gapland Road & Mountain Church Road

Rohrersville, Maryland

Spook Hill, Burkittsville

A popular supernatural horror film based in this quaint Maryland village made it a destination for paranormal pilgrimages, but unbeknownst to many, a real rise awaits on a lonely hill on the edge of town, steeped in local legend

The monument overlooks the potomac river, where the first steamboat sailed

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Birthplace of the Steamboat

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The Little House

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

The Little House

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

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