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Michigan’s Interurban Railways – A Photo Essay Of A Great Transport System That Was Ahead Of Its Time
Michaela Nolte April 20, 2022

Michigan’s Interurban Railways – A Photo Essay Of A Great Transport System That Was Ahead of Its Time

It seems we have rediscovered what electric service can do. Many of our Great-Great Grandparents envisioned and used an advanced transportation system using electric trains. These small city-to-city or city-to-beach routes will mirror the services that autonomous vehicles are anticipated to do.
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The Beef Pasty – There Is Only 1 True And Genuine Recipe In Michigan
Paul Austin April 17, 2022

The Beef Pasty – There is Only 1 True and Genuine Recipe In Michigan

An authentic Michigan food, the original Cornish beef pasty was brought to the Michigan Upper Peninsula by the English copper miners of the 1840s from their native Cornwall. The miners would place the pasty on top of their shovel and warmed it over the head lamps …
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300 Lives Taken With The Horrific Sinking Of The Lady Elgin On Lake Michigan
Paul Austin April 12, 2022

300 Lives Taken With The Horrific Sinking of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan

On a September night in 1960 the steamer Lady Elgin and schooner Augusta collided near Winnetka Illinois with such force that they almost split each other openly. Within 20 minutes, Lady Elgin was breaking apart and sinking. The Lady Elgin disaster remains the most significant loss …
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8 Noted Truck Stops In Michigan Worth Keeping In Mind On Your Next Roadtrip
Paul Austin April 11, 2022

8 Noted Truck Stops in Michigan Worth Keeping in Mind On Your Next Roadtrip

Truckers don't always have the time to review their stops in any given state. For this article, I point out eight noteworthy Truck Stops in Michigan located among the most traveled routes in the state.
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The Amazing Life Of Alexander Henry – An English Fur Trader (And Pirate) On The Upper Great Lakes
Paul Austin April 9, 2022

The Amazing Life of Alexander Henry – An English Fur Trader (And Pirate) On The Upper Great Lakes

Alexander Henry was a fur trader, merchant, militia commander, and novelist who lived during the American Revolutionary War. His exploits were legendary during the war between France and England over control of the Great Lakes region.
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Steamship City Of Detroit Iii – A Floating Masterpiece
Paul Austin March 27, 2022

Steamship City of Detroit III – A Floating Masterpiece

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
Paul Austin March 14, 2022

Domestic Terror – The 1927 Bath Michigan School Bombing

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 …
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The Strange But True Story On How A Msu Professor Created Spring Break
Michaela Nolte March 7, 2022

The Strange But True Story On How A MSU Professor Created Spring Break

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.
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The Michigan Coyote Is On The Move And Ready For Love
Paul Austin February 16, 2022

The Michigan Coyote Is On the Move and Ready For Love

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 …
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