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In the early 1890s, Merrill B. Mills planned extensive development on his land around Sylvan Lake through the Sylvan Lake Improvement Association, creating lakeside subdivisions and a resort hotel. The Sylvan Lake Inn was built on this point in 1893 and included a dance pavilion, bowling alley, billiard parlor, and riding stables. To improve access, Mills built an electric trolley line along Garland Avenue in 1895 linking the inn to Pontiac. After a period of festivities, financial difficulties followed, and the inn burned to the ground in 1903.
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Sylvan Lake, Michigan · United States
