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    Got an AWESOME lead.

    I was doing some historical society reasearch today and came across the story of a house of ill repute here in Grayling started back in the 1800's. After reading some of the story I made some calls and found the area where it used to be. It was quite the place too. Here is part of the story of the Notch.
    A notorious house of ill repute,
    affectionately known as “The
    Notch”, was located 3 miles
    west of Grayling just past the
    bridge on M-72. It was built
    about 1880 by Harry Young of
    Toledo, Ohio. The house contained
    a saloon with a large mirror,
    a brass foot rail and
    benches along a wall. There
    was also an orchestra platform
    for the dance hall area.
    The logging industry was in full
    swing and the house of ill repute
    was widely known. (There
    were 12 boarding houses in the
    area at the time.) The Notch
    was also a fighting joint. The
    lumberjacks fought as well as
    women such as Grace Conhard
    who was one of the notable
    performers. There were also
    matched dog fights. Silver
    Jack and Eight Day Bill were
    among the notorious characters
    who were regulars at the
    Notch.
    Old-timers told the story of
    Honkytonk Jack, a livery horse
    in Grayling who had been
    driven to the Notch so often
    that he simply couldn’t pass
    the gate; he always turned in.
    Sometimes the liveryman
    rented the horse out to young
    men who took proper girls for
    a Sunday ride. Needless to
    say, Honkytonk Jack caused
    many embarrassing situations.
    After a number of years,
    Charles and Maude Blair purchased
    the 110 acre property.
    They employed up to 13 girls
    in as many rooms on the second
    floor. In 1913, when the
    first military encampment
    (now Camp Grayling) was
    established, the Blairs voluntarily
    closed the Notch.
    There was a law prohibiting
    the operation of such a place
    within a certain distance of
    military grounds.
    The couple continued to live
    there until they sold the
    house of ill repute in 1920 to
    Rasmus Hanson.
    I will be beating on some doors come spring to see if I can find the exact location. By the sounds of it this place was probably a coin factory. Can you imagine how many things were lost in some of those lumberjack brawls. WOO HOO!!
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    Man! That would be an awesome location to work. I wish you success! thumbsup01

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    Very nice! I found one here, but the owners wouldn't let me hunt it. crying01
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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    Sounds like a great spot (maybe even some gold coins??) and maybe they even minted some of their own house tokens and finding one of them would be fantastic as well.

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    Sounds great! That large a place surely requires multiple hunting partners. thumbsup01
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    Great research on your location but I think I would have kept the location to myself as you don't know who is reading your posts on line. I hope you get the permission from the owners who own it know and find some nice goodies. Again great research and great story. thumbsup01
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    Sounds like an excellent lead Bill! Best of luck to ya this coming spring! I hope by posting your lead someone else doesnt beat ya too it though!

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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    That is a GREAT lead Bill, stay with it... it could pay off nicely! Keep us posted
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    That sounds great....Good luck..!! thumbsup01 thumbsup01
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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    Quote Originally Posted by SteveMN View Post
    I hope by posting your lead someone else doesnt beat ya too it though!
    I'm already on it lol Got a group hunt going there this weekend Just kidding of course, but unfortunately some people would do that to you. But not anyone on this forum We have very midieval rules governing stealing someone elses leads thumbsup01 No one really likes the stretching rack Good luck at it, but hit it quick!!
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    We will be watching for the treasure you get from that spot!! thumbsup01
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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    I wouldn't bother bangin' on doors, Bill. It's probably shut down by now.

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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    sounds pretty cool hey how about a few pictures , i don't think i ever seen a house of ill repute before . the names they give'em now just aren't as colorful lol lol

    wish ya the best of luck Bill and you don't have to worry about Coinnut finding that spot , he gets confused and lost very easily . lol lol :

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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    wish ya the best of luck Bill and you don't have to worry about Coinnut finding that spot , he gets confused and lost very easily . lol lol :
    That's it Dan, back to the stretching rack for you. Besides you will look slimmer after a couple of hours on it. If I could only remember where that rack was
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    I call dibs on using the rack next. My back could use a good stretching!
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    Great job of research. However like others stated, don't be quite as specific on your find. No shortage of people that will not only go hunt said site, will also take credit for discovering place.
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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jason in Enid View Post
    I call dibs on using the rack next. My back could use a good stretching!
    Done!!! But you have to gety DEL off of it. He likes his new 6'4 figure lol
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    Re: Got an AWESOME lead.

    Sorry it took me so long to get back. I found the info on the net and its common knowledge, wriiten for all to see so I really didn't give up any secret. Its quite a large area and the exact location is still not clear yet.
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    I agree-that is definitely a spot worth checking out plus any adjacent buildings if given permission.oh yea yrs ago some places had tunnels for quick escapes look for those also
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