Old Facefull
{{Short description|Spring location in the US state of Michigan}}
{{distinguish|text = Old Faithful, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park}}
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|name=Old Facefull
|photo=File:OldFacefull1.jpg
|photo_width= 275
|photo_caption= Old Facefull
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|map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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|location=Pierport, Michigan
|elevation={{convert|183|m|ft}}{{Citation |title=English: A spring with water coming out of a pipe |date=2021-06-18 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OldFacefull1.jpg |access-date=2023-04-18}}
|coordinates={{Coord|44.427|N|86.247|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}{{cite magazine |author=|editor1-last=Cook |editor1-first=Maralee |title=Best Secluded Beaches |url=https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/2019-mcvb-destination-guide?m=22182&i=580028&p=84&ver=html5 |page=85 |magazine=Manistee County 2019 Destination Guide |location=Manistee, Michigan |publisher=Manistee County Visitors Bureau |date=2019 |access-date=2023-04-18}}
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|type = Spring
|provides = Lake Michigan
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Old Facefull is an artesian spring located in the town of Pierport, Michigan, near the Lake Michigan shoreline.{{Cite news |date=2016-06-21 |title=Mineral Springs Park water well continues to draw visitors, generation after generation |work=Record Patriot |url=https://www.recordpatriot.com/summer-scene/article/Mineral-Springs-Park-water-well-continues-to-draw-14324829.php |access-date=2023-04-18}}{{Cite web |last=Sonnenberg |first=Mike |date=2020-06-02 |title=Old Facefull |url=https://lostinmichigan.net/old-facefull/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Lost In Michigan |language=en-US}} People have used the spring since at least 1931.{{Cite news |last=Loomis |first=Mildred |date=November 1965 |title=The Cole Family - Six of Them - Thrives at Sylvan Glen Homestead |volume=3 |pages=1 |work=The Green Revolution |issue=11 |publication-place=Brookville, Ohio |url=https://research.library.kutztown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1178&context=greenrevolution |access-date=2023-04-18}}{{cite magazine |author-last=Keeler |author-first=Mike |editor1-last=Lagergren |editor1-first=Eric |title=Renewed by Nature, We Are Motivated To Protect It |url=https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/sce/michigan-chapter/fall2002.pdf |page=2 |magazine=The Mackinac|location=Lansing, Michigan |publisher=Sierra Club|date=2002 |access-date=2023-04-18}} In addition to the spring's practical uses, people have used this spot to refill fresh water while traveling.{{Cite web |title="Old Facefull" |url=https://www.visitmanisteecounty.com/web-2-0-directory/old-facefull/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Manistee County Tourism - Manistee, Michigan |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=7 Nov 195 |title=Thoughts Near Radiator |volume=116 |pages=24 |work=Chicago Tribune |issue=267 |publication-place=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=}}
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Category:Bodies of water of Michigan
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