Sylvan Inn
Contact information:
6680 Western Ave, Glen Arbor … (231) 334-4333 … www.sylvaninn.com
Nestled in the tall pines at the edge of Glen Arbor and the Leelanau Peninsula this charming, historic, turn of century Inn awaits you. You’ll find us on a quiet corner, just steps to the beach, galleries, restaurants and boutique shops in town. Surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park and 38 miles of spectacular beach, the Inn is located within an easy drive to the peninsula’s award-winning wineries, golf courses and fine dining.
Read this excerpt from “The History of the Sylvan Inn”, which the Glen Arbor Sun published in June 2003.
“On the wall of the Sylvan Inn hangs a stamped government document scripted in the florid calligraphy of the nineteenth century. It has the authoritative, definitive, official look of an unalterable truth, and it indicates that William Walker has made full payment and hereby records the Deed of Purchase and assumes Title to 72 acres of property in Glen Arbor on November 1, 1890. Another document, filed with the State of Michigan registering the Sylvan Inn as an official state historical site, recorded on August 6, 1975, identifies the construction date as “circa 1885.” So the building was built and then the land was William Walker’s. What has happened since, who lived there, and when they came and went (not to mention why) is a richer story to tell.”
