TOWN of TURTLE — Inspired by yellow and white butterflies fluttering in a nearby field, the namesake for the restaurant at 5246 E. County Road X was created.
Welcome to the summer of 1924 when Hal and Mae Sherburne purchased five acres in the Town of Turtle and hired a Clinton carpenter to build the Butterfly Tea Room.
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