Hell Plans Special 666 Celebration


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The town of Hell is counting on revelers to show up this Tuesday, June 6, 2006, to celebrate the devilish calendar convergence of 6-6-6. According to local news reports, Hell's mayor has loaded up his souvenir shop with 666 merchandise -- t-shirts, coffee mugs -- and stocked only 666 of each item.

There will be a costume competition and live music, and the town also promises to have the Gates of Hell operating over at the playground. While they're hoping for fun-loving crowds, they don't anticipate any more than the usual pecentage of devil worshippers and Satanists...

Hell has endured an eternity of puns and japes at its expense -- at least since 1841, when it was named. Tipster Art Spang recalls: "I proposed marriage to a lady friend -- she replied that it would be a cold day in Hell before she accepted. So,on January 9, 1967 we motored from Ann Arbor to Hell -- and it was cold!" [06/04/2006]

Town of Hell

Address:
Patterson Lake Road, Hell, MI
Directions:
Patterson Lake Road, SW of Pinckney. US 23 to Exit 54. Follow M-36 through Hamburg and Pinckney. When you reach downtown Pinckney, look on your left for the sign to Hell. Follow the signs, you can't miss it. The town is roughly 1/2 hour from Ann Arbor, 45 minutes from Flint, just over an hour from Detroit, and 1 1/2 hours from Toledo.

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