Yeehaw Junction

About 30 miles north of Lake Okeechobee in central Florida, lies the "census-designated place" of Yeehaw Junction. It boasts a population of 240 and is home to two gas stations, a turnpike toll plaza and, at the junction of routes 60 and 441, the renowned Desert Inn and (former) Motel. Here are some more photos of it:

Historic marker sign: The Desert Inn was founded as a trading post in the late 1880s. The present building dates before 1925 and served as a supply and recreational center for cattle drovers, lumber men and tourists during the era when much of Osceola County was still undeveloped wilderness. Cowmen working the free ranging cattle on the palmetto prairie and lumber men cutting timber in the nearby pine lands came to the Desert Inn to eat, drink, and dance at this "oasis" where they could enjoy some relief from their arduous labors. Local patrons of the trading post and restaurant included African Americans and Seminoles, who had separate dining facilities in the era of segregation. The construction of roads in the 1930s brought tourists to the area, and a set of overnight cabins were erected behind the original building. Today the Desert Inn continues to be a popular destination for tourists and local residents. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

The museum door to the left has a permanent DO NOT ENTER sign nailed across it.

Sign: MOTEL CLOSED, RESTAURANT OPEN 11am - 5pm. The shutters on either side of the office window are paintings.

Sign: DO NOT JUMP FENCE! PLEASE USE ENTRANCE

This sign sits in the middle of a pasture about a 1/4 mile from the Desert Inn, with nothing around it and no further explanation. Maybe it's for the cows and goats.

The historic marker sign quoted above