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The Huron River Inn has been around longer than most family recipes—born in 1860, back when whiskey was three cents a glass and the Civil War was the hottest ticket in town. The place started as Burton Manor, quickly becoming a watering hole for salesmen, hunters, and anyone who could pay in coins instead of chickens.

Through the years it’s worn many hats—tavern, hotel, brothel, and now a BBQ haven—but the walls still whisper the past. Locals swear the Rockwood Hotel (its spooky alter ego) remains haunted. Visitors have reported mysterious footsteps, doors opening on their own, and the faint scent of cigar smoke or a ghostly cologne that doesn’t come in a spray bottle. And if you spot a woman in a bonnet and white dress, don’t worry—she’s not judging your rib order.

Today, the Inn has traded candlelit séances for slow-smoked brisket, and nightly the pit masters work their magic, letting the smoke creep through the meat the way old legends creep through these walls. Haunted or not, the only spirits you need to worry about here are the ones behind the bar—and maybe that extra shot of bourbon you swore you weren’t going to order.

So come hungry, stay curious, and remember: at the Huron River Bar-B-Q, history is alive, the ghosts are friendly, and the BBQ is smoked low and slow every single night.