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Annual winter event draws modest crowd; road conditions described as 'typical for Hell this time of year'

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Hell, Michigan street scene

For the third consecutive year, Hell, Michigan has frozen over, prompting the usual round of jokes from residents who have long since made peace with the irony of their address. Local business owners report steady foot traffic from visitors who drove two hours from Detroit specifically to photograph the welcome sign.

Hell Post Office Reports Record Volume of 'Postmarked From Hell' Novelty Mail
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Hell Post Office Reports Record Volume of 'Postmarked From Hell' Novelty Mail

The Hell, MI post office processed over 4,000 pieces of novelty mail last month, a figure the postmaster described as 'perfectly normal and not at all strange.'

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New Ice Cream Shop Opens in Hell, Immediately Becomes Irony Destination

Screams Ice Cream has opened its doors on Hell's main thoroughfare, offering 31 flavors and a photo opportunity that owners say 'basically sells itself.'

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Main Street, Hell. Tuesday.
Main Street, Hell. Tuesday.
The Pinckney Road corridor, looking north.
The Pinckney Road corridor, looking north.
Patterson Lake, early morning.
Patterson Lake, early morning.
The welcome sign, intact as of press time.
The welcome sign, intact as of press time.
Hell Creek, which is a real creek.
Hell Creek, which is a real creek.
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