Then, he built a gristmill. The farmers around the community were very successful growing wheat and producing grain. Next, Reeves opened a distillery to make whiskey with the excess grain. He even built a general store with a tavern inside to sell his beverage. Soon, the distillery and tavern were thriving businesses, so he built a ballroom above the tavern and a track around his millpond for horse harness racing.
After the Civil War, the U. In response, he and his customers sank barrels full of the spirits to the bottom of the millpond. When the tax collectors left, they retrieved the barrels and celebrated. Reeves slowed down his business ventures as he aged. He closed the distillery and witnessed the gristmill burn before his death in Much later, in , the family sold the land to a group of Detroit-based investors who made the millpond bigger by raising the Hell Creek dam level.
Now, the pond is known as Hiland Lake. Soon after, Hell became a resort area for anyone who likes fishing and swimming. On Oct. One theory is based on the hell-like conditions that early explorers experienced in the area — extensive wetlands, thick forest, and mosquitoes. The reason is that Reeves would pay the farmers and his workers in whiskey for the grain that he used.
More houses have been built, and the town has been upgraded to electricity. Other than that, Hell has taken advantage of its name with themed events, restaurants, and other things to do. John Colone, the one who bought Hell, serves as the unofficial mayor. Throughout Hell are cartoon cutouts of hellions and horned demons, creating a bit of fun with the town name.
You can get some commemorative pictures with your head in the cutouts when you arrive or before you leave. You can buy humorous souvenirs from coffee mugs and glassware to headbands and hoodies with Hell-themed graphics.
The shop sells Halloween items all year too. Behind the shop is a mini-golf course with wickedly-themed holes. On top of that, Screams Souvenirs is the home of Damnation University.
This institution awards more than degrees and university-themed memorabilia. You get a set of devil horns to wear while you take phone calls and make decisions. Also, a range of goodies are ready for you at Screams Souvenirs to commemorate your term in office:. You can get lots of memorabilia at Screams Souvenirs as well. To really get in the spirit, explore the official weather station on site. Thinking about it, I do think it was a little warmer in Hell than in other parts of the area. At the official U.
The local businesses are given amusingly devilish titles, painted with licking flames, and stocked with gruesome and kitschy souvenirs of the sort you usually only see around Halloween. Every so often you'll hear of a nationwide promotional contest in which the prize is "a trip to Hell".
The area was first settled by Europeans in by George Reeves, who owned a mill and general store. Another is that the swampy area was a good breeding ground for mosquitoes, and the traders canoeing through the area had a few choice words for their attackers.
The third, and most widely believed, is that when the local officials asked what his settlement should be called, Reeves possibly having overheard those German visitors replied, "I don't care, you can name it Hell if you want to. Hell was also the inspiration for a comic book entitled Hell, Michigan — created by Tilman Goins from Morristown , Tennessee — which chronicles the fictional residents' attempts to fight the demonic evil of their town. Elijah Daniel, a popular comedian, rapper, and author, purchased this pass for August 30, He posted on Twitter about it and gained over 34, "likes".
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