Michigan Haunted House in need of help. 

The Mackinaw Manor Haunted House located In Mackinaw city in Michigan needs your help.  Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion is a fully automated haunted house, using the latest in animatronics, special effects and state of the art sound technology creating a frighteningly haunting experience . The Mansion is nestled in with other attractions in the Mackinaw Crossings, a popular tourist destination.  City officials now are insisting that the owners remove their Haunted Facade. Which resembles a old mansion and sports a life sized grim reaper out front.

Not family friendly enough?

Apparently  the city council does not feel the Brand New for 2013 Haunted House Facade is NOT family friendly enough for their annual tourists. The City cited a sign ordinance violation, Not sure if they noticed or not but a facade is NOT a sign by no means, simply a visual accent to capture the interest of a limited market.  The City Zoning officer has threatened the owner that they will remove it at the cost of the owner if not removed, This sounds like a case of ones personal beliefs being used to bully a local business owner. The Owner of the Mackinaw Crossings where the Haunted Mansion is located totally supported the changes to the store front, but within one week the city insists he tear it down.

 Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion and Scooby doo?

Someone mentioned on the Haunted Attractions Facebook Post that if the worlds most family friendly tourist destinations ( Disney land and Disney world ) can have a Haunted House complete with over the top, Larger than life Haunted Facades and mass marketing, what is the issue here.  Someone also mentioned that Hanna Barbara seen the future of family friendly ghosts, goblins , and kooky monsters by creating one of the worlds most known cartoon detective series, Scooby doo . Every Major Tourist destination that I have ever been to has had some sort of Spook House and most are not as well set up as the Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion. The kids need something cool to do while gramma and poppa  sit around  sipping lemonade and browsing thru the local antique dealers.

 How can you help?

Contact the Michigan Tourist trade commission  as well as the Mackinaw city council and let them know that you will not be visiting their town, if this small Michigan business is forced to remove their unique and wonderful Facade.