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.

The Coast Guard Station In Harbor Beach – 1929

by Paul Austin

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.

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

by Paul Austin

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 …

Michigan Plank Roads Craze Covered the State in The 1800s

by Michaela Nolte

In the late 1840s, Michigan experienced a craze of building plank roads. Over 200 companies built over 5000 miles of plank roads.

Kids Pony Parade in 1930s Bad Axe Michigan

by Michaela Nolte

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 Michaela Nolte

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 Paul Austin

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.