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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Lumberjack Tavern canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bar
tavern
associatedAuthor John D. Voelker
associatedAuthorPseudonym Robert Traver
associatedCourtCase People v. Peterson
associatedFilmDirector Otto Preminger
associatedFilmStar Ben Gazzara
James Stewart
Lee Remick
associatedJudge John D. Voelker
associatedWithLegalProfession defense attorney John D. Voelker
associatedWithMilitaryPersonnel U.S. Army officer Coleman A. Peterson
country United States
county Marquette County, Michigan
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
hasPatronInvolvedInCase Lieutenant Coleman A. Peterson
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
heritageStatus historic bar
inspiredWork film "Anatomy of a Murder"
linked to: Anatomy of a Murder

novel "Anatomy of a Murder"
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
nearbyCity Marquette, Michigan
operationalStatus still operating as a bar in the 21st century
region Upper Peninsula of Michigan
state 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 hasLandmark Lumberjack Tavern
Big Bay, Michigan hasBar Lumberjack Tavern