Why Everyone In Michigan Should Visit This One Tiny, Twisted Town
By Serena Maria Daniels|Published November 11, 2015
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Serena Maria Daniels
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Serena Maria Daniels is an award-winning freelance journalist in Detroit, by way of Chicago, by way of the West Coast. She writes about Michigan for OIYS. Serena enjoys learning about language and culture and taking road trips with her beagle Ralph.
So Halloween’s over but you’re still looking for a good fright. No matter, Halloween is a year-round affair in the tiny unincorporated town of Hell. This hellish community, first settled in 1838, was no more than a mill and general store along Hell Creek. Story has it, founder George Reeves was in the habit of paying farmers with homemade whiskey, thus giving the farmers’ wives concern that their husbands were going to Hell during harvest time. The moniker stuck and the tiny town is now a hidden gem for tourists interested in the dark side.