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Bottle House Museum — Attraction in Maple Grove Township

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Bottle House Museum
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The John J. Makinen Bottle House is a house built of bottle wall construction in 1941 by John J. Makinen, Sr. It is located in Kaleva, Michigan near Manistee. Construction uses over 60,000 bottles laid on their sides with the bottoms toward the exterior.
Nearby attractions
Kaleva Art Gallery
14449 Wuoksi Ave, Kaleva, MI 49645
Nearby restaurants
Three Sisters Tavern
9289 Walta St, Kaleva, MI 49645
Lenz's Country Side Restaurant
13940 9 Mile Rd, Kaleva, MI 49645
Nearby local services
Larry's Grocery
14389 9 Mile Rd, Kaleva, MI 49645
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Bottle House Museum
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Bottle House Museum

14551 Wuoksi Ave, Kaleva, MI 49645
4.6(79)
Open until 12:00 AM
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The John J. Makinen Bottle House is a house built of bottle wall construction in 1941 by John J. Makinen, Sr. It is located in Kaleva, Michigan near Manistee. Construction uses over 60,000 bottles laid on their sides with the bottoms toward the exterior.

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attractions: Kaleva Art Gallery, restaurants: Three Sisters Tavern, Lenz's Country Side Restaurant, local businesses: Larry's Grocery
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kalevamichigan.com
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Kaleva Art Gallery

Kaleva Art Gallery

Kaleva Art Gallery

5.0

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Open until 12:00 AM
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Nearby restaurants of Bottle House Museum

Three Sisters Tavern

Lenz's Country Side Restaurant

Three Sisters Tavern

Three Sisters Tavern

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Lenz's Country Side Restaurant

Lenz's Country Side Restaurant

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Open until 7:00 PM
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4.6
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5.0
2y

UPDATE: We are happy to announce that in 2023 the Bottle House will be open on Saturdays AND Sundays from noon-4:00! These hours will start Memorial Day weekend until we close for the Winter in mid-December.

Original post: I am the Vice President of the Kaleva Historical Society, who are the caretakers of the Bottle House. Google has the wrong hours for us, and there aren’t great options to edit them with the specific information we need. We are open on Saturdays from 12-4:00, from Memorial Day through mid-December. We are not open on Sundays. Please follow our Facebook page (Kaleva Historical Society) for updated information. We hope you come see us...

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5.0
7y

This is such a neat place. This is why we always try to get off the beaten path when we travel. You almost never see anything interesting by staying on the main road. The museum walls are all made of old bottles. It is a very unique place to visit. There is a lot of history inside. It has artifacts and historical photos of the Finnish town of Kaleva. Tour Iron Fish distillery snd then walk through the Bottle House museum. You will be...

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5.0
6y

This is a fabulous building. We've been through town on our travels many times, but never knew it was there. We decided to check it out, and it is really cool! We couldn't go inside, it was closed, but its worth just checking it out. It is by far one of the coolest, most unique buildings you'll ever see. Fantastic...

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Amy SchoenAmy Schoen
What a unique structure this bottle house is. Unfortunately we came during the week so we couldn't go in the museum. But that's alright I knew it was closed head of time, I just enjoyed observing the house. Maybe if I'm in the area again during the weekend I'll stop back to go in the museum.
Sandra Lochner PearsonSandra Lochner Pearson
Museum is only open on Saturday so did not go on. Went to see because a friends great grand father built the bottle house. It's an interesting find ..a lot of thought went in to building this oddity. Would love to tour the inside! Be sure to call first and make sure they are open.
Kathy BaptisteKathy Baptiste
Awesome little museum, featuring not only the Bottle House but tons of unique local items and exhibits. There was only 1 item that I saw throughout the house that was tagged "please do not touch." What an awesome experience that added so much our time spent there.
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What a unique structure this bottle house is. Unfortunately we came during the week so we couldn't go in the museum. But that's alright I knew it was closed head of time, I just enjoyed observing the house. Maybe if I'm in the area again during the weekend I'll stop back to go in the museum.
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Museum is only open on Saturday so did not go on. Went to see because a friends great grand father built the bottle house. It's an interesting find ..a lot of thought went in to building this oddity. Would love to tour the inside! Be sure to call first and make sure they are open.
Sandra Lochner Pearson

Sandra Lochner Pearson

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Awesome little museum, featuring not only the Bottle House but tons of unique local items and exhibits. There was only 1 item that I saw throughout the house that was tagged "please do not touch." What an awesome experience that added so much our time spent there.
Kathy Baptiste

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