Scenic and Smelly – Mackinaw Island – Not a One Horse Town
by Mackinac Island is a haven for horse lovers. There are no cars on Mackinac Island, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get around!
Author: Michaela Nolte
Michaela is a history buff and loves to export historical markers and old buildings and seeks stories about Michigan and Great Lakes history. When she is not writing, you can find her with a good book sipping wine on the beach.
Michigan’s Interurban Railways – A Photo Essay Of A Great Transport System That Was Ahead of Its Time
It seems we have rediscovered what electric service can do. Many of our Great-Great Grandparents envisioned and used an advanced transportation system using electric trains. These small city-to-city or city-to-beach routes will mirror the services that autonomous vehicles are anticipated to do.
The Strange But True Story On How A MSU Professor Created Spring Break
An MSU professor wrote a book entitled Where the Boys Are. The subsequent movie made the yearly college Spring Break a cultural phenomenon for over 50 years.
When Michigan Was Still A Wilderness – 1841 Michigan Map
An Early Map of Michigan Shorty After Statehood The 1841 Michigan Map by H. S. Tanner is a unique print. Printed a few years after …
26 Interesting Things To Do In Mid-Michigan
We found these 26 amazing things to do in Mid-Michigan. We explored Bay City, Saginaw, Frankenmuth, and Midland to find these fun things to do.
Michigan Plank Roads Craze Covered the State in The 1800s
In the late 1840s, Michigan experienced a craze of building plank roads. Over 200 companies built over 5000 miles of plank roads.
Impact of 12 Major Great Lakes Water Diversions On Water Levels
We found the twelve major Great Lakes water diversions that impact lake water levels. The Great Lakes region’s value to the United States and Canadian economies is huge. Ensuring that water levels are constant is critical to the economies of the two countries.
#1 Greatest University of Michigan Basketball Team of All Time
During the early 1990s, the “Fab Five” was considered the greatest University of Michigan basketball team of all time and highly notable in NCAA history.
Many went on to pro careers in the NBA and in Europe.
Henry Ford Charcoal – If You Really Like to BBQ, Thank Ford Motor!
Henry Ford was instrumental in the development of the charcoal market in the 1920s to market leisure motoring.
A KOOL Cigarette Sailboat Was A Genius Marketing Plan
A tiny Styrofoam snark sailboat is the genius behind a marketing program for Kool Cigarettes in the 1970s.
