Scope and ContentNotes about 900 Lake Street, Saugatuck --- The building that is now the Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast was once owned by Samuel Clipson and his wife, Susan (Mason) Clipson. They owned it as a brewery, which burned down once and was rebuilt during the time they owned it. Sam came to this country about 1850 and lived in Allegan before coming to Saugatuck. They had several children, four of eight survived to adulthood. One, Lewis, committed suicide at the age of 35 in the outhouse by slitting his throat ear-to-ear with a razor blade or knife. Daughter Elizabeth married Joseph Lewis and moved to Edmore, Michigan. Son, Charles, moved to Berlin Heights, Ohio, presumably to be with his mother's family. Another son, Sam Jr., disappeared. We don't know what became of him. Samuel Sr., Susan, Lewis and three young children, possibly four, are buried in Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck. Samuel was once accused of selling beer on Sunday, but he was only checking on the batch, and was found to be innocent. Since being a brewery, I understand it was also a tannery and a couple of other different businesses. by Shelly Clipson-Shock, Ypsilanti, Michigan, visitor to the 1999 exhibit "Raising the Roof: Buildings and Architecture of the Saugatuck and Douglas Area."