Author: Paul Austin

Paul Austin is a noted freelance writer with hundreds of articles online and in print. His most recent project is cataloging unique events in Michigan History. You can find more of his work at Michigan 4 You.

5 Steps On How to Find the Best New RVs in 2024

Posted on February 18, 2022July 15, 2024 by Paul Austin

There are many different options when it comes to new RVs in 2024. Here’s a quick breakdown of how to find the best RV for you.

The Coast Guard Station In Harbor Beach – 1929

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Paul Austin

The Huron Milling Co. has dredged a channel from deep water in the harbor the US Coast Guard maintained the station just south of the dock.

Port Crescent Sand and Fill Operations

Posted on January 25, 2022March 10, 2026 by Paul Austin

After the lumber industry collapsed in Michigan during the 1880s. The town of Port Crescent was abandoned and most buildings moved. Sand operations started for glass making.

Belle Isle State Park Works To Restore Historic Sawmill

Posted on January 22, 2021March 10, 2026 by Paul Austin

For decades, City of Detroit foresters industriously labored away in a quaint sawmill within Belle Isle Park, giving trees from streets and parks new life as usable wood after they were removed for road widening or death from disease, pests, or storms.

USS Michigan – A High Tech Warship Patrolling the Great Lakes In 1844

Posted on September 2, 2020March 10, 2026 by Paul Austin

The USS Michigan was the United States Navy’s first iron-hulled warship. Commissioned in August 1844, USS Michigan was considered a technical experiment using new techniques and materials as a working experiment for the U.S. Navy.

Pigeon Michigan Amusement Parlor c1900

Posted on July 1, 2020March 10, 2026 by Paul Austin

This picture of a street scene in Pigeon, Michigan is thought to be taken right around 1900. The amusement parlor

Michigan Prohibition – 16 Years Of Bootlegging At Huron’s Whiskey Harbor

Posted on March 2, 2019January 30, 2025 by Paul Austin

On the eastern edge of Michigan’s Thumb lies a lonely and very rocky cove on the shore of Lake Huron. The remote area sits on a layer of limestone that makes it hard to build on so it remains undeveloped to this day. It’s hard to imagine that this beautiful remote setting was the site for criminal activity during the time of Michigan Prohibition for over 12 years.