Big Bay - Gas?
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venturenorth
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gas and snacks at Crams as you enter on 14.....great food at Thunder Bay Inn west side of town
snobuilder
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If there wasn't any gas only the ski Doos could get there and back. Just ask a Doowner
POLARISDAN
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somewhere over there is a bar that a famous hitchcock/jimmy stewart film was made..trying to think of the name of it..has all kinds of cool pix and stuff
dfattack
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Now there ya go dfattack! That's the way to do it!
Unfortunately the state highway dept had to buy that great little bar. The state was doing some blasting and drilling and contaminated their well?Now there ya go dfattack! That's the way to do it!
dfattack
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Now there ya go dfattack! That's the way to do it!
That's funny you said something...I was going to say "as frnash would do [insert link] but without the fancy click here and arrows", but I decided to keep it simple and just put the link. I laughed out loud when I saw your reply. too funny.
POLARISDAN
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what was the name of it..and so its closed then?
1. From IMDB: (click →) Anatomy of a Murder, Filming locations. Note:
2. (click →) Google Maps, 202 Bensinger Street, Big Bay, Michigan. (Note the reviews in the left panel, four of which were written within the last month, 26 within the last year.)
3. Google Street View:
4. (This 'sheet' ain't rocket science!)
5. Any further questions?
snolover55
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The addition on the Thunder Bay Inn where the bar is now was added for part of the filming. If I'm not mistaken, the actual murder occured at the Lumberjack Tavern which is still very much standing and in business.
(click →) Google Maps: Thunder Bay Inn, Big Bay Michigan. It's set quite far back from the road.
Check the pictures from the menu at the left.
The addition, where the bar is now? Maybe the part on the left here, from the Google pictures(?):
And then there's the rather crude, primitive (click →) Thunder Bay Inn web site.
Also, click on Pictures in the menu on the left side of the Thunder Bay Inn home page, then click on each picture'
(The actual pictures are far better than the web site.)
Note further, from IMDB: (click →) Anatomy of a Murder, Filming locations:
… which may no longer be there, or its "name has been changed to protect the innocent". Since it doesn't seem to be there now, and I don't know for sure exactly where it was, could that be the one that "the state highway dept had to buy" 'cuz "The state was doing some blasting and drilling and contaminated their well?"
Also some scenes were also filmed at:
Bay View Inn, Marquette, MI, which seems to no longer exist.
Mount Shasta Lodge - 1915 U.S. Highway 41, Michigamme, which is also no longer there.
Mount Shasta Lodge - 1915 U.S. Highway 41, Michigamme, which is also no longer there.
[How they choose often many filming locations, often exteriors here, interiors elsewhere, all stitched together with film editing magic has always been a mystery, and fascinating to me. That must take quite a bit of research and driving all around trying to find "just that right look" for each scene.]
I am Wrong , I was thinking of the other bar that had been closed. I think part of the same movie was filmed in it as well. The bar I'm thinking of is on M28 in Michigamme.
We stayed a night in this place a few years back, and it was cold and spooky as heck. lol We were the only ones staying there. Had to use space heaters in the rooms at night. It was a good price for the night though. Haha
T
Tracker
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Word to the wise...when filling up at CRAMS in big bay....get the 91 0ctane even if sled requires 87...and ALWAYS ADD ISOPROPYL every tank...water is in the gas big time...dattack I was there also Thursday thru sunday....was sweet
