๐ชExperience the magic of the holidays at the Felt Estate, just north of Saugatuck, Michigan. ๐ ๐๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธNow through December 22, 66 uniquely themed trees decorate 25 rooms. Plus there are 5,000 lights and candles, with garlands and wreaths to take in. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ - -Self-guided and guided tours available -Tours last about one hour -Tour booklet and signage provide historical and holiday context -It is accessible on the first floor only. -Reservations available online or in person (self-guided only) -Plenty of free parking ๐6597 138th Ave, Holland ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ - -Open Wednesday to Friday and Sunday through Dec 22 -The Self-guided tours are on Wednesday evenings & Sunday afternoons -The Guided tours are on Thursday afternoons & Friday evenings (candlelight tours on Fridays) ๐๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป - -Itโs a massive 12,000 square foot mansion built in 1925. -Dorr Felt, inventor of the comptometer (an early calculator), and his family fell in love with the areaโs natural beauty and had this house built as a testament of love for his wife Agnes. -It took 3 years to build and tragically, Agnes passed away 6 weeks after moving in. -The Felt family held onto the home until 1949. -After the Felt family sold the house, it changed hands a few times and served as a Catholic prep school and then state police offices (can you believe a prison was built just west of here at one point!?) -In the 1990s, the state sold the house to the local township for $1 (under the condition of public access) -Restoration began in 2002; ongoing preservation efforts continue ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ! ๐Share this to someone youโd love to tour this historic home with in beautiful Saugatuckdouglas. Or save this to keep these tours in mind for next December!
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