Idlewild, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (49642)
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This Date in Weather History
1638 - The journal of John Winthrop recorded that a mighty tempest struck eastern New England. This second severe hurricane in three years blew down many trees in mile long tracks.
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Idlewild 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A chance of rain showers between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Rain showers likely before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday Oct 10
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:46 AM
Sunset 7:18 PM
Last Light 7:47 PM
Moonset 5:47 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sat's High Temperature
98 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 19 Miles Northeast Of Kirk, OR
Weather Folklore
When cumulus clouds become heaped in leeward during a strong wind at sunset, thunder may be expected during the night.
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About Idlewild, Michigan
Idlewild is an unincorporated community in Yates Township, located just east of Baldwin in southeast Lake County, a rural part of northwestern lower Michigan. During the first half of the 20th century, it was one of the few resorts in the country where African-Americans were allowed to vacation and purchase property, before discrimination was outlawed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The surrounding area is within Manistee National Forest. The community encompasses Lake Idlewild, and the headwaters of the Pere Marquette River extends throughout the region.
Called the "Black Eden of Michigan", from 1912 through the mid-1960s, Idlewild was an active year-round community and was visited by well-known entertainers and professionals from throughout the country. At its peak, it was one of the most popular resorts in the Midwest and as many as 25,000 would come to Idlewild in the height of the summer season to enjoy camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, roller skating, and night-time entertainment. When the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened up other resorts in many states to African-Americans, Idlewild's boomtown period subsided.
Though not quite a "ghost town" as claimed in the book Ghost Towns of Michigan, Chapter 7, the population was under 1,000 in 2019, and numerous buildings were vacant. The Idlewild African American Chamber of Commerce, founded in 2000 by John O. Meeks, continues to promote existing local businesses and seeking new ones. It is also striving to attract more visitors to the area, with events and other strategies, in hopes of resuscitating the once lively town.
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