History
21st Century pain relief was discovered by the famous, royal and wealthy 100 years ago.
The Fascinating Story of the Mount Clemens Mineral Baths and AcheAway Mineral Water: Over 100 years ago, and for decades up until the 1970’s, the rich and famous journeyed to Mount Clemens, Michigan, often by private rail car, to spend 21 days at luxury resort hotels and to take daily heated baths in the “magical” waters pumped from 1400 feet under that city. Proponents of the baths proclaimed their miraculous power to relieve the aches and pains associated with skin problems, tired muscles and joints, arthritis and rheumatism. Others claimed it cured a variety of other ailments, and postcards of the times proudly showed the infirm emerging from the wonderful baths free of pain.The story goes that in 1868 an old horse was sent out to pasture to end its days. The poor nag spent those days lying near some abandoned, leaky salt tanks, stomping in the mud and the water. Soon the horse was no longer limping and became thoroughly rejuvenated. Thus, they say, was the discovery of the curative powers of the waters under Mount Clemens. The word spread of the miracle and soon the rush to Mount Clemens was underway to experience the wonder of the waters. Ultimately eleven major bath houses arose, supported by dozens of hotels and a thriving industry.
Guest lists from the hotels included many affluent and famous personalities, such as auto pioneer Henry Ford, showman George M. Cohan, actress Mae West, home-run king Babe Ruth, author Booth Tarkington, newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, beauty maven Helena Rubinstein, cereal king William Kellogg, musical legend Jerome Kern, politician William Jennings Bryan, boxers Jack Dempsey and John L. Sullivan, European Royalty and scores of others from every corner of the globe. Mount Clemens reputation as “Bath City” remains to this day even though its glory days are long gone. Today, only one well remains to access the mineral-rich, ancient sea water of the Michigan basin. It is owned by AcheAway and the water today is used to produce AcheAway therapeutic pain relief products.
Guest lists from the hotels included many affluent and famous personalities, such as auto pioneer Henry Ford, showman George M. Cohan, actress Mae West, home-run king Babe Ruth, author Booth Tarkington, newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, beauty maven Helena Rubinstein, cereal king William Kellogg, musical legend Jerome Kern, politician William Jennings Bryan, boxers Jack Dempsey and John L. Sullivan, European Royalty and scores of others from every corner of the globe. Mount Clemens reputation as “Bath City” remains to this day even though its glory days are long gone. Today, only one well remains to access the mineral-rich, ancient sea water of the Michigan basin. It is owned by AcheAway and the water today is used to produce AcheAway therapeutic pain relief products.