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.

heard about this place in Michigan called Idlewild. She had 11 children and wanted a place for them to be safe, a planned community where Blacks could buy property and live in a cocoon of safety ...

Less than 10 minutes away from the iconic Silver Lake State Park, this property is located at 8282 W. Harrison Road and the ...

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.

Phil Ruiter's Idlewild cottage sits more than 50-feet ... levels in the Great Lake are what's causing problems for Lake Michigan property owners. "This is the highest that we've ever seen it ...

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 ...

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 – 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 2025 list includes a hotel from Michigan’s “Black Eden.” The Hotel Casa Blanca, in Idlewild, was included in the famous “Negro Motorist Green Book,” written by Victor Green to help ...

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 ...