The Best Stories, Sites and Fun From Around the Great Lakes State.
Articles, features, and posts about history and historical events, people, and places in the United State and world.
Vintage photos show Blissfield’s rail corridor, churches, Coon’s Tavern, early cars, and a River Raisin flood that swallowed downtown streets and tested the town’s grit.
From collapsing ore docks to smelt-filled shorelines, Escanaba’s early years were shaped by iron, timber, and water. This is the story of how a working port became a lasting Michigan city.
Conway sat where trains met boats. The History of Conway Michigan traces the GR&I depot, the Conway Inn, and the Inland Waterway that turned a short walk to the dock into a full summer season on Crooked Lake.
Munising, Michigan grew from a Lake Superior port into a working town shaped by lumber, leather, paper, and fishing. This feature traces the people and industries that defined Munising between 1900 and 1950.
How did a small Midwestern town supply sugar, trucks, and food to help win the Great War? Discover the remarkable history of Alma, Michigan’s industrial boom and its unsung contributions to World War I. Hear the stories of factory workers, farmers, and entrepreneurs who proved that even the smallest town could make a big difference.
A long-haired religious commune once ran one of Michigan’s busiest amusement parks. From tiny trains to baseball legends, House of David Park Michigan had it all — until scandal hit.
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.
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.
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, …
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 …
