The Best Stories, Sites and Fun From Around the Great Lakes State.
by In 1918 Detroit, factory workers—many of them women—quietly powered the war machine. Discover how the city’s munitions factories helped win WWI and changed labor history forever.
by A powerful glimpse at Detroit’s role in WWI as young recruits depart by troop train from Michigan Central Station. Bound for Camp Custer, they waved goodbye to innocence and home.
by Detroit’s WWI parade, in 1917 where thousands gathered in a sea of hats to cheer young soldiers marching toward an unknown future.
by The Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company defined an era of elegance on the Great Lakes. Dive into its story of innovation, luxury travel, legendary ships, and tragic endings.
