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The House of David: Michigan’s Cult That Built an Amusement Empire (Then Lost It All)
Season 6
Episode 3
Published 8 months, 2 weeks ago
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In this episode of The End of the Road in Michigan, we tell the bizarre true story of the House of David — a celibate, vegetarian religious commune in Benton Harbor that ran one of the most successful amusement parks in the Midwest. With long beards, a world-famous baseball team, miniature trains, and half a million visitors a year, they built an empire on joy and faith.
Then came scandal, a public trial, and a slow collapse.
How did a strict religious sect end up with a beer garden, a zoo, and nightly dance parties? And what finally brought it all down?
The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Then came scandal, a public trial, and a slow collapse.
How did a strict religious sect end up with a beer garden, a zoo, and nightly dance parties? And what finally brought it all down?
The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications
This episode includes AI-generated content.