Idlewild, located between Cadillac and Big Rapids, became a safe, recreational haven during the Jim Crowe era when among other things. Blacks, even those with means, could not easily buy property.

In the early 1900s, Idlewild was a resort town where Black people could legally buy property. But the 1,300 acres became largely abandoned in the ‘60s with desegregation. Local 4′s Paula ...

They bought 2,700 acres around a few small lakes in Lake ... "But Idlewild has made tremendous progress. There was a 35-year period when there were no permits issued for new homes.

Down in the middle of rural Lake County is a place called Idlewild—once the most famous ... We lurch past some shotgun-shaped modular homes. McClure gestures to a cottage with a tidy yard.

IDLEWILD, Mich. — Idlewild, Michigan, was once known as a ... of Black people that had businesses, that had homes, that lived at the lake and had different functions.” Idlewild was founded ...

IDLEWILD, Mich. — It is a city many haven't heard of, but it holds an important place in American history. It was once a paradise for middle-class Black Americans during segregation but has ...

I love Black history and Idlewild is all of those things.” The community was founded in 1912 in Lake County ... They could own property there, they could entertain and stay there and some ...

Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan all sang in Idlewild. Bill Cosby and B.B. King played halls such as The Paradise Clubhouse and Purple Palace in the resort community in Lake County, Michigan.

Idlewild, Michigan, a historic city steeped in African ... is a historic destination and that there are opportunities for property ownership, and that this festival is helping people see the ...

Idlewild – A sheriff has donated ... as a major summer resort for African Americans in Michigan’s northwestern Lower Peninsula. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office turns returnables into ...

The stars aligned – receiving a grant and a payout from a class action lawsuit – allowing her to put a down payment on a dream property across from Paradise Lake in Idlewild. Hicks then had ...