Paul Austin January 27, 2022

A 6 Stop Tour of Detroit Like a Local Native – Tour Detroit in a Day

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.

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Paul Austin January 26, 2022

The Coast Guard Station In Harbor Beach – 1929

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.

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Paul Austin January 26, 2022

Daredevil Act Zingarella at the Bad Axe (Huron Community) Fair in Michigan 1912

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 Island New York or Bad Axe? The daredevil Zingarella postcard is inscribed with Bad Axe Fair …

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Paul Austin January 25, 2022

President Nixon Visits Bad Axe Michigan, April 10, 1974

President Nixion visits Bad Axe Michigan to campaign for a special election during April 1974, just days before the Watergate scandal hits his administration.

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Paul Austin January 25, 2022

Port Crescent Sand and Fill Operations

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.

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Michaela Nolte October 21, 2021

Michigan Plank Roads Craze Covered the State in The 1800s

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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Michaela Nolte June 24, 2021

Impact of 12 Major Great Lakes Water Diversions On Water Levels

We found the twelve major Great Lakes water diversions that impact lake water levels. The Great Lakes region's value to the United States and Canadian economies is huge. Ensuring that water levels are constant is critical to the economies of the two countries.

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Michaela Nolte May 17, 2021

#1 Greatest University of Michigan Basketball Team of All Time

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.

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Michaela Nolte April 16, 2021

Henry Ford Charcoal – If You Really Like to BBQ, Thank Ford Motor!

Henry Ford was instrumental in the development of the charcoal market in the 1920s to market leisure motoring.

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