St. Clair County's 1847 Stagecoach Stop and Its Parking Lot Ghost
6008 Beard Rd, North Street, MI 48049
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Restaurant and whiskey bar; casual dining. Walk-in and reservations.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Paved parking; ground-floor restaurant with banquet room
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1847 · 19th-Century Stagecoach Route · St. Clair County History
The road through Clyde Township carried stagecoach traffic across St. Clair County from the mid-19th century, and the structure at the corner of Beard and Wildcat Roads served as a halfway house for travelers — a place to eat, water horses, and spend the night on the route between communities. The building operated in various forms through the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The original 1847 structure was demolished in 1995. The replacement building was constructed on the same footprint and continued the restaurant operation, inheriting both the informal Dorsey House name and, according to staff accounts, the property's paranormal tenant.
The Dorsey House now operates as a full-service restaurant with a dedicated whiskey bar and banquet room, open daily. Yelp reviews as of April 2026 confirm current operation.
Sources
The ghost associated with the Dorsey House goes by Ira. Staff accounts describe him as a man who was violent in life and who was killed in a fight outside the building — in what is now the parking lot area. Whether this reflects a documented historical death at the address or accumulated oral tradition is not clear from available sources; no newspaper or court record has been identified to corroborate the specific account.
99WFMK and WBCK-FM's Michigan haunted-location features have documented the Dorsey House activity as reported by staff and owners. The phenomena include doors that open and close on their own, faucets that turn on and off without a person at the tap, a figure seen moving through different sections of the dining room and bar, unusual light behavior, unexplained mists, and toilets that flush independently.
The behavior pattern is consistent across accounts collected over multiple years and attributed to Ira's presence rather than separate entities. Staff who have worked at the restaurant long-term characterize the activity as recurring and specific rather than random or ambiguous.
Notable Entities
Dine at the site of an 1847 stagecoach stop — now a restaurant, whiskey bar, and banquet room in Clyde Township, St. Clair County. The current building replaced the original structure in 1995; the ghost named Ira, who is credited with opening doors and flickering lights, reportedly predates the rebuild. Open Sunday–Thursday 11am–10pm, Friday–Saturday 11am–11pm.
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