The Best Stories, Sites and Fun From Around the Great Lakes State.
by Very little is currently available online on this huge Forestville dock. So, we turned to some genealogical information to fill in the blanks. This is an excerpt from Forestville Mi …
by An unusual site along M-25 in Unionville Michigan makes an author stop and investigate a silver horse in a 1950 GMC 350 Dump Truck.
by In spring, the winter logging operations ended, and the long run to the sawmill began. In this picture, two men, called River Hogs, worked to keep the logs moving along the Pigeon River to the sawmill in Caseville. The work took skill and was dangerous. River Hogs were paid up to $3.50 per day.
by From the 1830s until the 1910s, Grindstone City Michigan produced the premier grinding wheels in the United States. In 1888, the Cleveland Stone Co. Purchased the property owned by Worthington and Sons and became the sole owner of all quarry properties.
by Quarry Works Grindstone City in the 1920s This shot of the quarry in Grindstone City in the early 1900s reveals the basic tools used to extract the stone to be …
by Back in 2012, we noted with great interest an advisory posted by the National Weather Service. It noted the start of Michigan’s Warmest Weather in over a century. The 2012 …
by The Tiniest Township in Michigan: Point Aux Barques For over 100 years Pointe aux Barques has been a private community. Consisting of 900 acres with 66 cottages located east just …
by Michigan Forest Fires in the 1800’s Impact Today The great Michigan forest fires of 1881 swept over four counties in three days, destroyed nearly two million dollars worth of property, …
by The Allure of the Mysterious Charity Island Charity Island – From Google Maps A lush tree-lined island sits on the horizon of both the north and south shores of Saginaw …
