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The Landmark Inn is a hotel that was founded in Marquette, Michigan in 1930. The hotel was originally thought of in 1910, but it did not start construction until 1917.
The Landmark Inn | |
| Location | Marquette, Michigan United States, United States of America |
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| Built | 1917-1930 |
Background[edit]
The Landmark Inn was first conceived around 1910. Construction did not begin until1 1917 and was not completed until 13 years later in 1930. The doors to the hotel opened on January 8, 1930. It was a full service hotel until the 70's when the hotel began to fall apart. The previous owner failed to maintain the structure and the hotel finally closed in 1982. Another 13 years went by before someone bought the hotel. It was fully restored from top to bottom. The Landmark reopened it doors in 1997.
Special rooms and people[edit]
Inside the hotel is a plethora of specially named rooms. They represent the multiple celebrities that have stayed there. These people include Amelia Earhart, whose room is 502. Others have stayed in the hotel such as Abbot and Costello, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, the sing group Peter, Paul, and Mary, Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, and many others.
Attractions[edit]
The highly noted stars that stayed there is not the only reason people flock to this hotel. Some people come for thrills and others for the chills the women's winter tour and the Pine music festival is held near the hotel. As the hotel aged stories and myths developed. Ghost storie and reports of paranormal activity have been noted.Guests and employees have reported unexplained events in the building. The local myths include stories about a librarian, The Lilac room, The North Star lounge. The veiw off of Lake Superior is another reason that people come to the hotel.