Steamship City of Detroit III – A Floating Masterpiece
by Once the largest side-wheel steamer on the Great Lakes, The City of Detroit III operated from 1912 until 1950.
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Domestic Terror – The 1927 Bath Michigan School Bombing
by On a spring day on May 18, 1927, a defeated school board member set off a chain of explosions in Bath Township, Michigan. The resulting carnage destroyed his farm and destroyed the Bath Consolidated School. The blasts killed 38 elementary school children and six adults and injured at least 58 others. This domestic terror incident remains the top school massacre in United States history and is ranked 11th deadliest in the world.
Spring Break – The Strange But True Story Of How A MSU Professor Created A College Rite of Passage 62 Years Ago
by 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.
The Michigan Coyote Is On the Move and Ready For Love
by Mid-winter, the Michigan coyote is looking for love. Those midnight howls are coyote love songs and signal that matting season is here on Valentine’s Day.
Once the female coyotes have selected a mate, the pair can be in a couple for two to three months before mating. Even in locations with high coyote numbers and enough food, the Michigan coyote remains monogamous.
Henry Ford’s Village Industries Experiment
by Starting in 1919, Henry Ford’s village industries was an exploration of sites that could be set up for small factories primarily throughout Southeast Michigan
When Michigan Was Still A Wilderness – 1841 Michigan Map
by 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 Michigan became a state this …
Early Days at Grindstone City
by Captain Aaron Peer founded Grindstone City as a company with quarry operations in 1834.
Peer, is one of the earliest settlers of Huron County and holds title to many of the “firsts” in the Upper Thumb.
11 Michigan Indian Trails We Travel Everyday
by The major roads and highways that we take for granted were once Michigan Indian Trails. The routes were perfect. Chances are you traveled on one of those ancient trails today.
Route Map of the Pere Marquette Railway for Michigan’s Summer Resorts 1913
by A large Midwest map of the Pere Marquette Railway for Michigan’s Summer Resorts 1913
A 6 Stop Tour of Detroit Like a Local Native – Tour Detroit in a Day
by If you find yourself in the Motor City for a few hours and want to catch the highlights without blowing a lot of time or money, then this little tour of Detroit will have you feeling like a Motown native in a few hours.