Lumberjack Tavern

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Lumberjack Tavern is a historic bar in Big Bay, Michigan, best known as the site of the 1951 murder that inspired the novel and film "Anatomy of a Murder."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bar
tavern
associatedAuthor John D. Voelker NERFINISHED
associatedAuthorPseudonym Robert Traver NERFINISHED
associatedCourtCase People v. Peterson NERFINISHED
associatedFilmDirector Otto Preminger NERFINISHED
associatedFilmStar Ben Gazzara NERFINISHED
James Stewart NERFINISHED
Lee Remick NERFINISHED
associatedJudge John D. Voelker NERFINISHED
associatedWithLegalProfession defense attorney John D. Voelker NERFINISHED
associatedWithMilitaryPersonnel U.S. Army officer Coleman A. Peterson NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Marquette County, Michigan NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance American film history
American legal literature
genreOfNotability legal drama inspiration
true crime
hasEvent 1951 murder of Maurice Chenoweth
hasFeature barroom where 1951 shooting occurred
hasNameOrigin reference to lumberjack and logging culture of northern Michigan
hasOwnerAtTimeOfCase Maurice Chenoweth NERFINISHED
hasPatronInvolvedInCase Lieutenant Coleman A. Peterson NERFINISHED
hasRealWorldCounterpartOf bar depicted in "Anatomy of a Murder"
hasSettingRole real-life setting for events depicted in "Anatomy of a Murder"
hasSignificancePeriod mid-20th century
hasVictimInCase Maurice Chenoweth NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic bar
inspiredWork film "Anatomy of a Murder" NERFINISHED
novel "Anatomy of a Murder" NERFINISHED
knownFor being the site of a 1951 murder
connection to the film "Anatomy of a Murder"
connection to the novel "Anatomy of a Murder"
languageOfSignage English
location Big Bay, Michigan NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Marquette, Michigan NERFINISHED
operationalStatus still operating as a bar in the 21st century
region Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
subjectOf historical articles about "Anatomy of a Murder"
tourist guides to Big Bay, Michigan
tourismType film tourism site
literary tourism site
true crime tourism site
yearOfEvent 1951

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Big Bay, Michigan hasBar Lumberjack Tavern
Big Bay, Michigan hasLandmark Lumberjack Tavern