I saw this old building on Main Street in the small town of Bitely. It stands next to the railroad tracks and looks as if it was a tavern or hotel at one time. It looks like it is a private residence now but It looks as if it has been standing next to the tracks for a long time.
Bitely is located in the Manistee National Forest near Bitely Lake. It was given a station along the railroad and a post office in 1889, It was named for Steven Bitely, who built a sawmill there, but due to a typographical error, the post office was initially spelled as Biteley. The town still has a few old buildings and one of my favorites is the log cabin church.
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