6 Stop 6 of 10 on Earl Young's Mushroom Houses

The Thatch House

Downtown Charlevoix, Northern Michigan

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"This is the Thatch House, and it's the story of the one time Earl Young got beaten by a roof. You've spent this whole tour looking at cedar-shake roofs — the wavy wooden ones. But on this house, Young tried something he never tried anywhere else, before or after. He topped it with real thatch."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Half House

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Hoffman Park and the Weathervane
Earl Young's Mushroom Houses

Earl Young's Mushroom Houses

10 stops · 37 min

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$9.99 one-time

Tour Stops

Follow the full Earl Young's Mushroom Houses route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Bridge Street Drawbridge
  3. 3 The Mushroom House
  4. 4 Park Avenue Row
  5. 5 The Half House
  6. 6 The Thatch House
  7. 7 Hoffman Park and the Weathervane
  8. 8 Michigan Beach
  9. 9 The South Pier Lighthouse
  10. 10 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Thatch House

This is just one of 10 stops on the Earl Young's Mushroom Houses tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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