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All the United States Michigan Mount Pleasant

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mount Pleasant

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Updated April 22, 2019

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School building at the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School.

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.
General view of the cemetery.

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mission Creek Cemetery

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.
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St. Louis, Michigan

Mini Mac Bridge

This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.
14 miles from Mount Pleasant

St. Louis, Michigan

Toxic Town Marker

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.
15 miles from Mount Pleasant
Cedar Lake’s two-story outhouse.

Cedar Lake, Michigan

Two-Story Outhouse

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.
16 miles from Mount Pleasant
Michigan Transportation Employees Memorial.

Clare, Michigan

Michigan Transportation Employees Memorial

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.
17 miles from Mount Pleasant
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