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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MIch. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- A former Michigan asylum scheduled to be knocked down was bought, renovated and turned into a historic tourist destination.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – A former Traverse City chapel that once was part of a state hospital is getting a new life as a restaurant as part of a new $3 million redevelopment.

Located at the beautiful and historic Grand Traverse Commons, once the site of the Traverse City State Hospital, the restaurant has a cozy, intimate feel despite having close to 185 seats.

It changed names, first to Traverse City State Hospital, then to Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital. By 1959, the asylum held nearly 3,000 patients across 1.4 million square feet of space.

The slightly creepy Cottage #30 will be home to the new “Asylum After Dark” tours, which will begin next month in part of the historic Village at Grand Traverse Commons development.

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Restaurant Week returns from Feb. 23 to March 1 for its fifteenth year. Hosted by the Downtown Traverse City Association the annual event invites diners to enjoy ...