Roasted Mar 10, 2026208 views1 share209 pts
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A drawbridge slows traffic to a crawl on the main road, giving everyone plenty of time to stare at overpriced cottages that look like they were designed by a drunk Hobbit. Living here becomes boring because the most exciting thing that happens is watching boats interrupt your commute.
Young never thought about practicality, building curved little doorways and low rooflines that make you feel like you wandered into a hobbit's dental office. He built nearly all of his mushroom houses in his hometown, proving that even fairy tale architecture can't escape small-town narcissism.
Charlevoix, MI is overwhelmingly white, and the few people who aren't are outnumbered by the ones who moved here from Chicago and call it "up north." It is very non-diverse and expensive to live in, perfect for people who think mayonnaise is spicy and consider a trip to Grand Rapids "urban exploring."
It is a very big tourist attraction but living here becomes boring, where locals attend high school sporting events just to support whether or not their child is playing. Dozens of times a day, cars slow to a crawl so their occupants can get a good look at houses that wouldn't be remarkable anywhere else, but here they're treated like the architectural equivalent of the Northern Lights.
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