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 …
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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.
The Coast Guard Station In Harbor Beach – 1929
by The Huron Milling Co. has dredged a channel from deep water in the harbor the US Coast Guard maintained the station just south of the dock.
Daredevil Act Zingarella at the Bad Axe (Huron Community) Fair in Michigan 1912
by We ran across this unique picture postcard of Zingarella on Facebook. Due credit to Barry Holdship, who collects old photographs of the Upper Thumb. Is the Daredevil Zingarella in Coney …
President Nixon Visits Bad Axe Michigan, April 10, 1974
by President Nixion visits Bad Axe Michigan to campaign for a special election during April 1974, just days before the Watergate scandal hits his administration.
Port Crescent Sand and Fill Operations
by After the lumber industry collapsed in Michigan during the 1880s. The town of Port Crescent was abandoned and most buildings moved. Sand operations started for glass making.
Michigan Plank Roads Craze Covered the State in The 1800s
by In the late 1840s, Michigan experienced a craze of building plank roads. Over 200 companies built over 5000 miles of plank roads.