I got a rare opportunity to tour the Sleeping Bear Inn in Glen Haven, Michigan. The Inn was built in 1857 by C. C. McCarthy, who owned a nearby lumber mill. In 1878, he sold the Inn to Philo Chamberlain, who operated a steamship line and purchased the lumber mill and other properties in Glen Haven. He appointed D.H. Day as his local agent. D.H, Day eventually bought out Chamberlain. For more information, see Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Bear_Inn.
The Inn closed in 1973. It was subsequently used as a dormitory for the National Lakeshore, but today it is shuttered up. The Park Service is seeking proposals to restore the Inn.
The Sleeping Bear Inn opened in 1857 and closed in 1973.
The enclosed front porch was added in 1928
The lobby.
One of the overhead lamps in the lobby.
The kitchen
The dining room.
The room used by D.H. Day
In D.H. Day’s room.
Light fixture in D.H. Day’s room.
Room No. 2
One of the shared bathrooms.