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  2. Speakeasy - Wikipedia

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    In 2007 secret underground rooms thought to have been a speakeasy were found by renovators on the grounds of the Cyber Cafe West in Binghamton, New York. [29] Speakeasies did not need to be big to operate. "It didn't take much more than a bottle and two chairs to make a speakeasy." [30] One example for a speakeasy location was the "21" Club in ...

  3. Speakeasy boat — where Al Capone partied — lurks under lake ...

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    Just below the surface of a Michigan lake lies a shipwreck with a sordid past: a prohibition-era party boat linked to an infamous gangster. The massive barge, known as the Keuka, lurks in Lake ...

  4. Great Lakes - Wikipedia

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    The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. (Hydrologically, Michigan and Huron are a single body of water, as they are joined by Straits of Mackinac.)

  5. Club Manitou of Harbor Springs - Wikipedia

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    They also came north via the Great Lakes on passenger steamships such as the "Manitou." The passenger cruise steamer was the source of Harbor Springs, Michigan's famous Club Manitou, which opened July 4 week-end in 1929. It was the dream of Abe Bernstein of Detroit, Michigan. Bernstein was the head of the infamous Purple Gang of southeastern ...

  6. How sober-curious speakeasies have become New York’s ... - AOL

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    USA TRAVEL: It’s 90 years since the end of Prohibition, and although speakeasies still attract visitors to New York, there’s a new drinking trend that’s pulling in the locals. Rachel Ifans ...

  7. Dan Seavey - Wikipedia

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    Dan Seavey (March 23, 1865 – February 14, 1949), also known as "Roaring" Dan Seavey, was an American sailor, fisherman, farmer, saloon keeper, prospector, U.S. marshal, thief, poacher, smuggler, hijacker, procurer, and timber pirate in Wisconsin and Michigan and on the Great Lakes in the late 19th to early 20th century.

  8. Le Griffon - Wikipedia

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    Le Griffon may or may not be considered the first ship on the Great Lakes, depending on what factors one deems necessary to qualify a vessel for that designation. Decking, permanent masts, and bearing a name are a few of the criteria one might use. [notes 1] Before 1673, the most common vessel on the lakes was the canoe. While smaller canoes ...

  9. A Hidden Room Is This Philly Mansion's Best-Kept Secret ... - AOL

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    And not just any bar, either: a former, Prohibition-era speakeasy built in 1932! And the coolness doesn't even stop there. Below the bar, there's a ... well, you'll have to watch the video to find ...