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Covering 88,000 square feet (8,200 m 2) with 110 rooms, [3] [4] the structure is the fourth largest historic mansion museum in the United States, and is classified as one of America's Castles. [5] In 1957, the mansion and the surrounding property and buildings were donated to the state of Michigan in order to fund Michigan State University ...
This is a list of hotels in the United States, both current and defunct, organized by state. The list includes highly rated luxury hotels , skyscraper rated buildings, and historic hotels. It is not a directory of every chain or independent hotel building in the United States.
Travaasa Experiential Resorts [53] 1885: American Shingle Style: Peabody and Stearns: 37 (tie) 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m 2) Roundwood Manor: Hunting Valley, Ohio: Van Sweringen brothers: Sylvia Korey [54] 1929: Colonial Revival: Philip Lindsley Small: 37 (tie) 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m 2) Belton Court: Barrington, Rhode Island: Frederick Stanhope Peck ...
Boyne Resorts is an owner and operator of ski and golf resorts in North America. The company employs over 10,000 full-time and seasonal staff. It operates 12 resort properties: 10 ski resorts, a lakeside golf resort, an adventure park in the Smokies, and 12 golf courses among them.
Location of Michigan within the United States. The following is a List of Michigan State Historic Sites.The register is maintained by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, which was established in the late 1960s after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. [1]
The number of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. [1] Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed or consolidated. [ 2 ] The following listing accounts for US ski areas that are currently operational.
The Watervale Historic District is a resort, originally constructed as a lumber camp, located at 975-1422 Watervale Road on the shore of Lower Herring Lake in Blaine Township, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1991 [ 2 ] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Businessman John O. Meeks purchased and renovated the Morton Motel, and founded organizations to develop and promote the community, including Mid-Michigan Idlewilders and the Idlewild African American Chamber of Commerce. Nonetheless, by 1998, the economy was in a "dismal state" according to a reliable source, with many residents on welfare.