Au Train Michigan History: 5 Forgotten Moments That Shaped a Lake Superior Town
by From log drives to tourist lodges, the Au Train Michigan history story is a ride through steam trains, county seats, and a town that quietly rewrote its own fate.
by 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.
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History of Grand Beach, Michigan – Amazing Stories from a Lost Lakeside Resort (1890–1939)
by Grand Beach, Michigan once rivaled bigger resorts with its white-sand beach, dance pavilion, and the grand Hotel Golfmore. This history of Grand Beach Michigan follows its rise, wild Jazz Age summers, and the 1939 fire that erased its famous hotel.
Wreak of the Schooner Florida, Marquette 1886
by In this rare 1886 photograph, the two-masted schooner Florida appears to sag into Lake Superior off Marquette after a November blizzard drove her against the city docks. Built at Oswego, …
Historic Hudson Michigan – Small Town with Big Story (1890 to 1930) – Video
by Travel back a century to Hudson, Michigan – a small Midwestern town with a BIG history! In our new video, we journey from 1890 to 1930, when Hudson was a …
History of Walloon Lake – Summer’s Quiet Echo in Northern Michigan – Video
by The history of Walloon Lake dates back long before resorts and Hemingway; it was home to the Anishinaabe peoples. The Odawa (Ottawa) and Ojibwe lived here, calling the lake Muqua …
The Mysterious Tunnels At Michigan State University
by Beneath MSU, industrial corridors carry heat and power. A 1979 case helped spark a D&D rumor in the MSU steam tunnels. We separate fact from fiction and explain why the legend persists.
Midland Michigan History – The Untold Story of Floods, Fire, Tragedy and Renewal
by Midland Michigan history is full of dramatic trials – from a catastrophic 1910 fire to the “500-year” floods of 1986 and 2020 – and inspiring stories of rebuilding and renewal.
The Silent Arsenal — Inside Detroit Munitions Factories of 1918
by In 1918 Detroit, factory workers—many of them women—quietly powered the war machine. Discover how the city’s munitions factories helped win WWI and changed labor history forever.
The Polish Eagle of Detroit – A Christmas Card from the Home Front
by In 1940s Detroit, Polish-American radio listeners helped fund WWII bombers like The Polish Eagle of Detroit. This Christmas card tells the story of one community’s patriotic gift.
On the Rails to War – WWI Troop Train – Detroit’s Boys Depart for Camp Custer 1917
by A powerful glimpse at Detroit’s role in WWI as young recruits depart by troop train from Michigan Central Station. Bound for Camp Custer, they waved goodbye to innocence and home.