Dempsey Manor Inn
Manistee, Michigan | NW
Canfield House B&B, Onekama
All over the state you can stay in homes built by 19th Century lumber barons that are now bed and breakfasts, thanks to people with vision, money, and a deep appreciation for Michigan history who have rescued them from uncertain fates.
Who are these passionate preservationists who have repurposed, renovated, restored and, in many ways, redefined these grand old homes?
They are people of many past professions who decided to become #MichBnB innkeepers.
Let’s hear it for the efforts these intrepid innkeepers have made to provide guests with today’s comforts — plumbing, lighting, central heat and air, WiFi — while preserving the past glory of their homes.
Of course, it isn’t only lumber barons who built these Queen Anne, neoclassical, Italianate, and Greek Revival homes between the 1860s and into the first quarter of the 20th Century:
And the list goes on… Beautiful homes. Fascinating stories.
Why have so many of Michigan’s grand old homes become B&Bs? Three reasons:
Take your pick….
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