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Manitou Beach, first discovered by pioneer settlers in the early 1830s, quickly became a favored resort in southeast Michigan by the turn of the 20th century. It quickly outgrew the comparably sized community of Devils Lake at the north end of the lake. Steam launches ferried tourists from the depot to the hotels and attractions, which included bath houses, a dance pavilion, pleasure craft rental facilities, a water slide, picnic areas and eating establishments. The Manitou Beach region was devastated by an F4 tornado during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of April 11, 1965. Most of what was destroyed was rebuilt, including the dance hall and two churches. Over the course of the past four decades, the resort has few reminders of the tornado. A book on the tornado was compiled from 2000 to 2002 by local author Dan Cherry, and published in the summer of 2004. In 2006, the community of Manitou Beach continues to draw vacationers, and one by one the small cottages are being replaced by year-round homes. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Beach-Devils_Lake%2C_Michigan
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