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Legs Inn

A stone-and-driftwood castle at the northern terminus of the Tunnel of Trees on M-119, Legs Inn opened in 1921 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Polish immigrant Stanley Smolak hand-carved fantastical creatures into every surface using tree roots, limbs, and driftwood. The roofline is crowned with inverted cast-iron stove legs — giving the inn its name. The menu leans Polish (pierogis, borscht, kielbasa) alongside UP pasties and lakeside garden seating. Motorcyclists fill the parking lot from spring through fall; the Discovery Channel listed M-119 as a Top 10 North American motorcycle ride, and Legs Inn is the natural bookend.

Michigan
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Food & fuel
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Standalone stop
Atlas
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The definitive end-cap to the 20-mile Tunnel of Trees run — a National Historic Register building with a full bar, garden patio, and lake views that make the stop feel earned.

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