Bay View is for many an idyllic community – but a lawsuit will test its rule that only practicing Christians can own propertyTucked away in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula,somewhere along the winding roads that hug mighty Lakes shores, is an idyllic town named Bay View. For more than a century, and generations of “Bay Viewers” possess congregated here to share in summer activities.
What started out as a modest camping ground for Methodist families 140 years ago has quietly developed into a stunning vacation spot for people who can afford the upkeep of a moment home. Streets named Moss,Fern and Maple are dotted with impeccably maintained century-old gingerbread cottages. Over the horizon, residents can watch lifelong friends sail their boats across the water.
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Source: guardian.co.uk