Ann’s guidebook: Crosbsy's picks!
Food scene
Old Village Cafe
2 S Main StThey have a great breakfast!
Great place for brunch. Unusual items to choose from...not your typical eggs and bacon place (that would be the old village cafe). Great bloody mary's!
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Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen
54 S Main StGreat place for brunch. Unusual items to choose from...not your typical eggs and bacon place (that would be the old village cafe). Great bloody mary's!
Awesome decor! Another excellent brunch choice. A bit pricey, but worth it. If you have a group, make a reservation in the old vault that has been converted into a private seating room. They often have entertainment in the evenings as well.
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The Fed Community
15 S Main StAwesome decor! Another excellent brunch choice. A bit pricey, but worth it. If you have a group, make a reservation in the old vault that has been converted into a private seating room. They often have entertainment in the evenings as well.
You can't go wrong with their burger or the sweet potato burrito with pulled pork. Yummy spot! One of Kid Rock's favorites. Often has music on weekend nights upstairs in the bar.
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Union Woodshop
18 S Main StYou can't go wrong with their burger or the sweet potato burrito with pulled pork. Yummy spot! One of Kid Rock's favorites. Often has music on weekend nights upstairs in the bar.
The Holly Hotel been referred to as the most haunted historic building in Michigan, and perhaps the most haunted in America. By all accounts, the Holly Hotel does seem to be one of the few active haunted hotels where the occurrences continue over and over. The haunting and strange happenings have been observed by many people, from employees to guests. Very few of these can be easily discounted. The ghostly residents seem to follow certain “habits,” and even if one is ignorant to the fact that the restaurant is haunted, their experience will often fit into a known set of occurrences.In 1863, the first railroad tracks to reach Holly were those of the Detroit and Milwaukee Line. In January of 1913, the structure suffered a disastrous fire which completely destroyed the second and third floors. Joseph P. Allen, a New Yorker, purchased the Hotel in 1912 and re-named it the Holly Inn. One year later, a massive fire almost destroyed the structure. Allen immediately rebuilt it in a much more modest style, lowering the roof, eliminating the top two levels of the tower, and substituting robust, Tuscan-columned porches for the more delicately scaled original ones. Allen dubbed the building the "Allendorf Hotel," a distinguished imitation of the New York "Waldorf" name.
Exactly sixty-five years to the date and to the hour of the first fire in 1913, the Holly Hotel burned again on January 19, 1978. Damage was estimated at $550,000 and the last significant architectural link to the 1800's was being considered for demolition. An aggressive and two-year renovation was begun in 1978, with painstaking detail to drawings from 1891 and from personal accounts of local historians.
The ongoing restoration of the Hotel has been a labor of love. Each piece of wood, railing, molding, tile and glass which could be salvaged from the 1978 fire has been reincorporated into the decor. The original stair railing, which once led to the upper stories, has been converted to serve as the railing on the main floor bar. The back bar was reconstructed from materials which were formerly in Detroit’s original Cunningham’s Drug Store. Every doorway and arch has been carefully refitted into new entrances, allowing access to the present three main floor dining rooms and two private banquet rooms. On February 8, 1980, the Holly Hotel was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. The Holly Hotel is among an elite group of properties that has had continual food service in three centuries.
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Holly Hotel
110 Battle AlyThe Holly Hotel been referred to as the most haunted historic building in Michigan, and perhaps the most haunted in America. By all accounts, the Holly Hotel does seem to be one of the few active haunted hotels where the occurrences continue over and over. The haunting and strange happenings have been observed by many people, from employees to guests. Very few of these can be easily discounted. The ghostly residents seem to follow certain “habits,” and even if one is ignorant to the fact that the restaurant is haunted, their experience will often fit into a known set of occurrences.In 1863, the first railroad tracks to reach Holly were those of the Detroit and Milwaukee Line. In January of 1913, the structure suffered a disastrous fire which completely destroyed the second and third floors. Joseph P. Allen, a New Yorker, purchased the Hotel in 1912 and re-named it the Holly Inn. One year later, a massive fire almost destroyed the structure. Allen immediately rebuilt it in a much more modest style, lowering the roof, eliminating the top two levels of the tower, and substituting robust, Tuscan-columned porches for the more delicately scaled original ones. Allen dubbed the building the "Allendorf Hotel," a distinguished imitation of the New York "Waldorf" name.
Exactly sixty-five years to the date and to the hour of the first fire in 1913, the Holly Hotel burned again on January 19, 1978. Damage was estimated at $550,000 and the last significant architectural link to the 1800's was being considered for demolition. An aggressive and two-year renovation was begun in 1978, with painstaking detail to drawings from 1891 and from personal accounts of local historians.
The ongoing restoration of the Hotel has been a labor of love. Each piece of wood, railing, molding, tile and glass which could be salvaged from the 1978 fire has been reincorporated into the decor. The original stair railing, which once led to the upper stories, has been converted to serve as the railing on the main floor bar. The back bar was reconstructed from materials which were formerly in Detroit’s original Cunningham’s Drug Store. Every doorway and arch has been carefully refitted into new entrances, allowing access to the present three main floor dining rooms and two private banquet rooms. On February 8, 1980, the Holly Hotel was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. The Holly Hotel is among an elite group of properties that has had continual food service in three centuries.
Shopping
Not just a bakery. They have lovely gifts! The owner is Emma and she offers 10% off your purchase for staying at our cottage.
There should be coupons on the table in the kitchen.
Essence On Main
4 S Main StNot just a bakery. They have lovely gifts! The owner is Emma and she offers 10% off your purchase for staying at our cottage.
There should be coupons on the table in the kitchen.
This boutique is woman owned and all the merchandise is provided by local woman owned businesses. Love this place, not just because they carry my book, but because their merchandise is one of a kind.
Yellow Dog Marketplace
9861 Dixie HwyThis boutique is woman owned and all the merchandise is provided by local woman owned businesses. Love this place, not just because they carry my book, but because their merchandise is one of a kind.
Sightseeing
Cooks Farm has been around since I was a kid. Our Thanksgiving table always had their turkey butter and our Easter table always had their lamb butter. Great home made ice cream! Walk the barns and go back to a simpler time.
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Cook's Farm Dairy
2950 E Seymour Lake RdCooks Farm has been around since I was a kid. Our Thanksgiving table always had their turkey butter and our Easter table always had their lamb butter. Great home made ice cream! Walk the barns and go back to a simpler time.
Hiking and Walking
Highland State Recreation Area is a 5,900-acre state recreation area just a fifteen minute drive. Haven Hill Natural Area within the park was designated in 1976 as a National Natural Landmark. Just a short hike uphill to see what remains of the Ford summer home.
Highland Recreation Area
5200 Highland RoadHighland State Recreation Area is a 5,900-acre state recreation area just a fifteen minute drive. Haven Hill Natural Area within the park was designated in 1976 as a National Natural Landmark. Just a short hike uphill to see what remains of the Ford summer home.
A great lake with a beach, boat rentals, hiking, walking. Only a few minute drive away.
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Independence Oaks County Park
9501 Sashabaw RdA great lake with a beach, boat rentals, hiking, walking. Only a few minute drive away.
Neighborhoods
Battle Alley is one of the most historic streets in Michigan. The narrow street is lined with cool shops. On one end of the "Alley" you will find the famous Holly Hotel where Carry Nation smashed the saloon in 1908! The other end intersects with the picturesque main thorough fare of downtown Holly. In 1910, Battle Alley became the first brick street in the village.
The historical marker located on the Holly Hotel shares a lot of information: "This historic district was once the scene of frequent brawls. In 1880, an uproar between local rowdies and workers of a traveling circus rendered so many bruised, beaten and jailed, that this street was thus named "Battle Alley." Carry A. Nation, "Kansas saloon smasher," came to Holly on August 28, 1908, at the request of the local prohibition committee. Wielding her umbrella, she strode through the alley's bars bellowing about the "Demon Rum" and its sins. Late afternoon or evening is the perfect time to stop in the Holly Hotel. You might catch a ghost!
Battle Alley
Battle AlleyBattle Alley is one of the most historic streets in Michigan. The narrow street is lined with cool shops. On one end of the "Alley" you will find the famous Holly Hotel where Carry Nation smashed the saloon in 1908! The other end intersects with the picturesque main thorough fare of downtown Holly. In 1910, Battle Alley became the first brick street in the village.
The historical marker located on the Holly Hotel shares a lot of information: "This historic district was once the scene of frequent brawls. In 1880, an uproar between local rowdies and workers of a traveling circus rendered so many bruised, beaten and jailed, that this street was thus named "Battle Alley." Carry A. Nation, "Kansas saloon smasher," came to Holly on August 28, 1908, at the request of the local prohibition committee. Wielding her umbrella, she strode through the alley's bars bellowing about the "Demon Rum" and its sins. Late afternoon or evening is the perfect time to stop in the Holly Hotel. You might catch a ghost!