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.
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#1 Greatest University of Michigan Basketball Team of All Time
by 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!
by 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
by A tiny Styrofoam snark sailboat is the genius behind a marketing program for Kool Cigarettes in the 1970s.
Kids Pony Parade in 1930s Bad Axe Michigan
by This shot was found in a stack of digital shots from our research. It appears to be a pony parade taken in Bad Axe, Michigan, in the 1930s.
23 Crazy and Homey Tales From the Porcupine Mountain Cabins
by Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park comprises 60,000 acres of massive trees, rolling mountains, fabled shores, and everlasting memories. the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has tucked 23 rustic backcountry cabins or yurts into this stunning landscape, which are nestled into some truly beautiful spaces.
Belle Isle State Park Works To Restore Historic Sawmill
by For decades, City of Detroit foresters industriously labored away in a quaint sawmill within Belle Isle Park, giving trees from streets and parks new life as usable wood after they were removed for road widening or death from disease, pests, or storms.
Discovering Michigan Mountain Bike Trails
by By BRAD PARSONS – Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan mountain bike trails system has more than 3,000 miles dedicated to paved, gravel, and off-road single-track trails for bicyclists to enjoy …
USS Michigan – A High Tech Warship Patrolling the Great Lakes In 1844
by The USS Michigan was the United States Navy’s first iron-hulled warship. Commissioned in August 1844, USS Michigan was considered a technical experiment using new techniques and materials as a working experiment for the U.S. Navy.
Pigeon Michigan Amusement Parlor c1900
by This picture of a street scene in Pigeon, Michigan is thought to be taken right around 1900. The amusement parlor or penny arcade was popular in the 1890s through the …