View of The Pine Gardens dance hall

Photograph of The Pine Gardens, a popular dance pavilion located at Badwater. When The Pine Gardens opened September 1, 1924, an estimated 1,000 couples from Michigan, Wisconsin, and beyond attended the dance sponsored by the Iron Mountain American Legion Auxiliary. Joe Andrews built the 80-foot by 100-foot structure at a cost of $25,000 in conjunction with his amusement park. On November 1, 1924, construction began on a $12,000 addition measuring 50-feet by 65-feet which included a modern grill and dining room. The Pine Gardens Dancing Pavilion was destroyed by fire on June 8, 1931. [Menominee Range Historical Museum]