News & Fun in Michigan
Winter is now underway across the upper Great Lakes region. As ice cover is reduced, changes in weather patterns and lake activities will be seen. This daily report provides the latest updates on ice conditions across the lakes. Lake Superior: 1.48% …
Nighttime crowds jam the banks above Cold Creek for Beulah’s famous smelt run. Headlights, ropes and game-warden rules manage thousands of visitors waiting for a ten-minute scramble in the creek when the gunshot finally opens fishing.
Winter is now underday across the upper Great Lakes region. As ice cover is reduced, changes in weather patterns and lake activities will be seen. This daily report provides the latest updates on ice conditions across the lakes. Lake Superior: 1.31% …
Explore the history of Lincoln, Michigan, from 1890 to 1940 through rare photos. This post uncovers how a logging town evolved into a self-sufficient rural community.
In 1885, Graham’s Mill at Lincoln bustled with logs, smoke, and river commerce on Lincoln Lake. Within a generation, the same shore evolved into Epworth Heights, a summer community overlooking Lake Michigan in Mason County, Michigan. This story links lumber mills to steamers and resorts.
In 1911, A. Hirshberg & Son turned a Thumb crossroads into a shopping hub. A postcard shows buggies, brick storefronts and new cloaks on display in Pigeon, Michigan, capturing a village department store at its peak as the automobile age approached.
From Spencer Creek’s mills to a Pere Marquette showpiece depot, Alden, Michigan reinvented itself on the shore of Torch Lake. See how railroads, boats, and one short main street reshaped this small northern Michigan town.
Step onto Third Street in Forestville, Michigan, circa 1910. The N.C. Potter General Store and post office buzzes with families, farm wagons, and mail. A rare glimpse of a Thumb village that survived Michigan’s great fires and stayed on the map
