EATON — The owners of the Inn at Crystal Lake didn’t mean to buy the giant rainbow flag that they unfurled Monday evening, but still, they thought it made a pretty good statement.
The inn owners, Bobby Barker and Tim Ostendorf of Freedom, unfurled the flag from the upper balcony before an audience of about 20 clapping and cheering people.
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Man with Confederate Flag has Every Right to fly flag on his property. What if I find a BLM flag offensive and I want it removed? I fly a DOZEN 🇺🇲 AMERICAN FLAGS & 1 TRUMP FLAG... Are you coming on to my land ? Bad move❓ This is America🇺🇲 Land of the Free because of the Brave🇺🇲👊🏻 Thank God for the Bill of Rights witch American Patriots will fight to the Death to Protect‼️
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