Yankee Springs Inn
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N 42° 36.334 W 085° 27.798
16T E 626053 N 4718159
The marker is missing, but the posts are still there...a challenge to find, but still there. Located in a small unpaved entrance to parking for the North Country Trail, on the west side of Yankee Springs Road, between Duffy and Gun Lake Roads.
Waymark Code: WM1CP7
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2007
Views: 52
Near here once stood one of the most famous inns west of Detroit. It was run by "Yankee Bill" Lewis, a New Yorker who came here in 1836. His establishment, located on the main road from Grand Rapids to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, was an unimposing collection of log cabins, but the fame of his hospitality was such that as many as 100 people often stayed at the tavern for a night. Sixty teams of horses could be stabled at a time. Stagecoaches stopped there to rest passengers and to change horses. After Lewis's death in 1853 new roads bypassed Yankee Springs. His inn soon closed.
Historical Name: "Yankee Bill" Lewis
Description:
Marker is missing.
Parking nearby?: yes
D/T ratings: 
website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #159
Historical Date: Not listed
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