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Article: A resort called Blaney.(Blaney Park Resort in Michigan)
- Article from:
- Michigan History Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Travelers who turn off US 2 and head north on M 77 for the Seney Wildlife Refuge, Munising or Marquette quickly pass a group of buildings on either side of the road. The twenty-five to thirty buildings, while still in apparently good repair, go largely unused. There is no indication they were once part of a prosperous, upscale resort that attracted hundreds of visitors who enjoyed numerous outdoor activities and four-star service. Blaney Park Resort operated for thirty-rive years, and even before its decline in the 1960s, the neighboring land had provided a good livelihood for many people.
The Blaney Park Resort story begins in the ...