Davison Michigan History: 8 Rare Photos Show a Town on the Move
Eight rare photographs show Davison, Michigan, during an era shaped by railroads, brickmaking, local commerce, horse racing and the arrival of automobiles.
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Eight rare photographs show Davison, Michigan, during an era shaped by railroads, brickmaking, local commerce, horse racing and the arrival of automobiles.
Michigan Moments Video Otter Lake Michigan History: Life on Detroit Street in 1907 Historic photographs offer a close look at Otter Lake when Detroit Street, the railroad depot and the lake formed the center of daily community life. Watch “Otter Lake, …
The Stockton House Museum continues to preserve Flint’s past through monthly tours, lectures, trivia nights and book clubs. Housed in an 1872 Victorian home, the museum celebrates the legacy of the Stockton family while offering visitors engaging opportunities to connect with local history.
See live hawks, owls and falcons during the free Birds of Prey program at the Huron County Nature Center in Port Austin. Wildlife experts will introduce Michigan raptors while sharing conservation stories and answering visitors’ questions.
Watersmeet Michigan history begins with Lac Vieux Desert Ojibwa homelands and grows into a story of railroads, logging, hotels, fish hatcheries and forest recovery. This small Upper Peninsula town became a true crossing point of water, timber and steel.
A Port Hope museum will dedicate “Catharine’s Guiding Light,” a new barn quilt honoring Catharine Shook, Michigan’s first woman lighthouse keeper. The public ceremony is set for July 18 at the Port Hope Lumberyard Museum, with the quilt later appearing at the Heritage Festival.
The Michigan Thumb newspaper Tuscola Today carried a story, “Bigfoot Roaming the Cass? Video Raises the Question.” on July 21. It shows a screenshot and short video clip of the alleged Sasquatch from a person kayaking on the Cass River.
Bigfoot sightings, while unique are not uncommon. The online newspaper the Sun reported that more than 10,000 people have insisted they’ve seen the mythical being over the past 50 years.
The Harbor Beach Maritime Festival returns July 8-12, 2026, with five days of music, contests, food, family activities and waterfront events at Judge James H. Lincoln Memorial Park.