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Irish
Hills Roadside Attractions
Many Are Closed; Few Are Left Open • Irish Hills Area
in Mich.
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The
Irish Towers once drew hundreds of visitors. Now it is falling apart.
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The
Irish Hills Golf Club is a 9-hole public golf course. It is located
at 8421 Sports Park Drive, just off U.S. Highway 12 in Onsted, MI.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
Prehistoric Forest amusement park closed in 2002. It is located
at 8203 U.S. Highway 12 in Onsted, MI.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
Prehistoric Forest was built around 1963.
Now the gates' chained closed and supposedly there's an alarm system
with motion detectors to keep people out. There are some things
to see from the road.
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The Prehistoric
Forest had a safari train that took visitors around the 8-acre
property, past a rumbling and smoking volcano and a 35' waterfall.
There were dinosaur bones, serpents, pterodactyls, a dinosaur
egg nest, a caveman, strange giant daisies and fake cactus, and
15 life-size dinosaurs. These creations were the work of James
Q. Sidwell. After the ride, there was a dig site with fossils,
footprints and bones. There was also a waterslide (added in the
early 1980s) and a crazy maze - both now gone.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Mystery
Hill is one of a few attractions still open along U.S. 12 in the
Irish Hills area. It opens at around 11 a.m. and is closed by around
7 p.m. Mystery Hill is located at 7611 U.S. Highway 12 in Onsted,
MI.
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