Michigan Off the Beaten Path® by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Author:Jackie Sheckler Finch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Published: 2021-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

But coat hangers and wringers are not what draw more than 1,000 visitors to the museum every year. It’s a macabre fascination with slammers and pokeys. To that end, a guide leads you through the sheriff’s living quarters and the large kitchen, where his wife would prepare meals for up to 30 prisoners a night and then pass plates through a small door in the wall. On the second floor are rows of 6-by-8-foot cells, complete with the graffiti that disheartened convicts scratched on the walls in the 1930s. You can even walk through the maximum-security cells, now filled with a historical toy collection, view the old padded cell, and examine the holding pen for “ladies.”

The Old Jail Museum (269–673–8292; alleganoldjail.com) is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri and Sat May through Aug and Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept through Apr. There is no admission fee. To reach the museum, take M 222 (exit 55) off US 131 and head west into Allegan. The old jail is at 113 Walnut St., between Hubbard and Trowbridge.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.