Evidently there is a place called Hell, Michigan. And it’s not just called that during the -20 degree winter days. Other than a Biblical name that we had to call 'H' 'E' Double Hockey Sticks growing up, it is famous for something else: an ice cream shop/ Halloween Store/ Wedding Chapel. And February 29th, 2008 is a doozy for this triple threat.

The shop/ store/ chapel’s proprietor, John Colone, is providing free weddings today and today only. And a good number of couples have taken him up on his offer; 29 sets of newly weds and 6 sets of vow renew-ers will get the business from sun up to sundown today. This is not the first gimmick that Colone has employed to get traffic to his small chapel. He began service on (and we swear we’re not making this up) 6/6/2006. Which was, ugh, a Hell of a day to get married. We’re just glad that Colone hasn’t changed his name to John Milton for the occasion. And that no one named Virgil is prominently involved. We’re guessing that people are pretty smug about getting a Leap Day wedding, “Oh we’ve been married for 20 years but this is our fifth anniversary. Figure out the riddle, if you dare. It will blow your mind. Hahahahahahahaha!”

Read more about Leap Day Hijinks In Hell At The Detroit Free Press…