Meteor Ridge Farm.

WELCOME TO METEOR RIDGE FARM

(Open for tour on Meteor Festival!)

Patricia Polacco purchased the home that was formerly known as “The Plantation” in 1994. After moving to the house in 1996 after two years of renovation and restoration, she renamed it “Meteor Ridge Farm”.

Col. Thomas Mosley built this stately home in 1856. His family owned the steel mill that once thrived here in Union City. Unfortunately Col. Mosley died before the house was completed. His wife and children then maintained the home by making it an Inn. U.S.60, which you can see running behind the pasture, was the original stagecoach route between Jackson and Kalamazoo. The Inn was the half waypoint and travelers were invited to dine, rest, and stay if they wished. But for the most part, this was simply a stopping point of refreshment; horses were exchanged for fresh ones and the stagecoach continued on its journey.

It is said that Abraham Lincoln stopped here as he was in the stage coming from Jackson with his destination being Kalamazoo. He “took a ladle of water, then went into the front yard and played catch with his son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who was accompanying him on the journey.

If you look above the doors in the second vestibule down the main hall of the house, you will notice faint lettering above both doorways. One says “Baggage Room” and the other is marked, “Stage Office”.

Mrs. Polacco enjoys this home with 9 goats, 3 sheep, 2 weimeraumer dogs (Faye and Blanche), and numerous cats. Patricia recently built a “cattery” on her property to house several of her feline friends. Located in front of the barn, you are welcome to peek in the windows!

As you walk the grounds and visit with the goats and sheep, please do not enter the outbuildings or the animal pens.

OUR IDEA of TRANSPORTATION!

Horse and carriage rides are free the day of Meteor Festival! Ride from the GAW Center (downtown) to Meteor Ridge Farm (Patricia's home) by your choice of several horse drawn vehicles. 

Horses are transporting from 11 AM to 4 PM.