News History & Fun in Michigan
Saginaw’s historic Montague Inn will host Mystical Mansion Weekend Oct. 23-25, featuring psychic readings, wellness sessions, artisan vendors, workshops and an after-hours ghost hunt inside the nearly century-old Georgian Revival mansion.
Flat Rock, Michigan, grew beside a river that powered mills long before Henry Ford opened a lamp factory there. A failed canal, a railroad depot, a cement road crew and civic gathering places show how the town changed between settlement and the automobile age.
Hiking in Michigan can become a passion. We found 15 unique and highly rated areas to strike out and explore the beauty of Michigan’s hiking trails.
Hiking is one of those memorable and safe, activities that offer people a chance to relax and mentally recover from their daily lives of work and home.
Michigan wildlife officials rescued 27 lake sturgeon trapped in low-water pools below Victoria Dam. The incident highlights the environmental risks associated with seasonal water diversions on the Ontonagon River.
A photograph taken around 1920 shows the Somerset Tavern in Hillsdale County with several early automobiles lined up outside. A small group stands on the porch and steps. At first glance, it looks like a quiet rural hotel. In fact, the …
Health officials are tracing possible contacts after laboratory testing confirmed a measles infection linked to a known exposure. BAD AXE, Mich. — The Huron County Health Department has confirmed a case of measles in Michigan’s Thumb region, prompting an investigation involving …
For generations, a tall smokestack rising above the River Raisin announced that Clinton, Michigan, was more than a farming community and Chicago Road stagecoach stop. It was a manufacturing town. At the center of that industrial era stood the Clinton Woolen …
Long before interstate highways redirected traffic around small towns, Clinton, Michigan, sat directly in the path of travelers moving between Detroit and Chicago. By the start of the 20th century, a new brick hotel stood ready to serve them. The Clintonian …
Before Interstate 94, before automobiles and even before Michigan became a state, travelers heading between Detroit and Chicago faced a long overland journey. In Clinton, one building became part of that traffic story. The structure remembered as the Old Stage House …
Kinde Polka Fest 2026 returns Sept. 19-20 with five band performances, Polish-American tradition, food and a special anniversary raffle as organizers look toward the festival’s next generation. KINDE, Mich. — For two decades, September in Kinde has meant accordions, brass bands …
