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Steamships brought summer crowds to South Haven, but the town also shipped fruit and built pianos. Historic postcards and family accounts reveal the work behind its vacation trade, from bustling docks and boardinghouse kitchens to Jewish resorts that welcomed families facing discrimination elsewhere in Michigan.
The History of Selfridge Field includes a landing ground that Michigan supplied each winter: frozen Lake St. Clair. In March 1923, some pilots tested auxiliary fuel tanks while others operated aircraft fitted with skis. Weather had become part of the Army’s …
Starting with $2 in merchandise, George V. Black built a three-story department store in Pigeon, Michigan. Bargain prices, creative advertising and free railroad fares attracted customers from across the Thumb until a devastating fire destroyed the business in 1925. The landmark never reopened in Pigeon.
Glennie’s old streets and lakeside cottages tell a story of changing work and travel. Follow the community from its railroad years to Alcona Dam, roadside stores and North Lake recreation.
From 1830s sawmills to Henry Ford’s 1938 carburetor plant, the history of Milford, Michigan, tells a story of industry and change. Historic photos bring the village’s mills, hotels and downtown businesses back into view.
Maritime historian Ric Mixter, who descended 550 feet to visit the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, will speak Nov. 7 at the Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum in Port Sanilac. The free presentation will cover Great Lakes shipwrecks, the deadly 1913 storm and decades of underwater research.
Tuscola County commissioners approved using the People’s Building for a Dec. 31 celebration, signaling a possible return of the event that drew hundreds to downtown Caro last year. CARO, Mich. — A giant sugar beet could once again descend on downtown …
An early delivery automobile on West Leonard Street captures a changing Michigan city. At first glance, the photograph looks almost ordinary: a delivery vehicle parked on a narrow driveway beside a large wooden house. A man wearing a cap and dark …
Silver Valley near Tawas drew winter crowds with twin toboggan slides, ski slopes and a warming-house fireplace. Follow five chapters of its history, from CCC construction to the Corsair trails.
The 38th annual Port Huron Festival of Trees returns Dec. 4-5 with decorated Christmas trees, a black-tie gala and free family activities. Find out what’s planned and how the celebration supports cardiac care at McLaren Port Huron.
