News History & Fun in Michigan
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — A Fairy Tale Trail is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Port Austin History Center, 1424 Pointe Aux Barques Road. The Greater Port Austin Area Chamber of Commerce lists the event on …
A six-week renovation at the Bay County Department on Aging’s central kitchen is complete, and officials say the updated space will help staff prepare and deliver meals more efficiently to older residents across the county. BAY CITY, Mich. — Bay County …
Thumbwind Publications’ free Michigan History Site Index lists 409 historical organizations and independent history websites. Search by name, county, region or record type.
Subtitle: A railroad station, a busy creamery, and the surrounding farms transformed Willis into an important agricultural center in Washtenaw County during the early 1900s. In 1909, horse-drawn wagons crowded the grounds of the Willis Creamery in Washtenaw County. Farmers had …
Vassar will close part of M-15 on Saturday, Oct. 10, for one of Tuscola County’s most unusual fall traditions, Vassar’s Pumpkin Roll, a community event that began as a local prank and grew into an organized festival. VASSAR, Mich. — Pumpkins …
EGLE’s interactive history examines the wildfire that killed hundreds, displaced thousands, and launched the American Red Cross’ first major relief effort. LANSING, Mich. — A new interactive story map is bringing fresh attention to the Great Thumb Fire of 1881, the …
The Saginaw Children’s Zoo will continue its family-focused Halloween celebration through Oct. 25 with candy, costumes, unlimited train and carousel rides and activities designed to be fun without being frightening. SAGINAW, Mich. — Families looking for a Halloween outing without haunted …
Houghton Lake began as a northern Michigan community shaped by logging and rough transportation. Historic street scenes show how automobiles, fishing camps, cottage resorts, stores and restaurants gradually changed the village into a vacation destination during the first half of the 20th century.
Munuscong Inn history brings together a Thumb couple, fishing boats and passing Great Lakes steamers. This Michigan resort also offered gasoline and housed the local post office. Archival views trace its vacation years and its later role as Camp Conely beside the St. Marys River.
Clifford Michigan history follows a village shaped by roads, railroads and the farms around it. Historic photographs show its depot, creamery, blacksmith shops and Main Street during the shift from horses to automobiles. Read how transportation created a second business district and changed daily life in northern Lapeer County.
