Souvenir of a Deadly Disaster: The Haakwood Branch Wreck (1912)
A Michigan Central freight train lies wrecked on the Haak Branch in 1912 — and the note on the back says the writer jumped clear while the engineer had to be pulled out.
Category: News
News and events of Michigan’s Upper Thumb that are worth knowing in the region.
Here are some of the top stories.
Aftermath of the Fraser House fire. Bay City Michigan 1907
A rare look at the Fraser House after the fire that emptied the hotel into the winter night — and changed downtown Bay City’s skyline.
A Landmark Home on Lake Street in Port Austin
A postcard labeled ‘Residence’ shows a Port Austin home that later became Questover — and today welcomes guests as 85ten Boutique Hotel & Events
Sebewaing 1943 – A Quiet Street Scene — and a Very Funny Note on the Back
Sebewaing in 1943, with Pitcher’s Boat Livery in the background — and a postcard-style note that complains about fish flies and lights out at 10:30 p.m
Beet Harvest Traffic Jam — Sebewaing Style
Horse-drawn wagons loaded with sugar beets roll through Sebewaing in this vintage scene titled “Hauling Sugar Beets, Sebewaing Michigan.” Long before semis and beet pilers, harvest time in Michigan’s Thumb meant teams of horses, wooden wagons, and a steady line to …
Jess and Nell: Sebewaing’s Winter Work Team
Jess and Nell, a team of draft horses, stand hitched to a low winter sled in Sebewaing — dated 1910 on this photo. A bundled-up driver sits behind them, ready to haul goods across a snow-covered street before trucks and plows …
Michigan’s Sky-High Irish Hills Tourist Towers – 1925
Before freeways and food courts, Michigan’s highways were lined with quirky tourist towers. These towering attractions offered sky-high views, cold milk, and bragging rights. Let’s revisit the glory days of Michigan’s roadside observation towers.
Post 1 P.L.A.V. – Hamtramck’s Veterans Hall, 1938
A 1938 postcard freezes a familiar Hamtramck corner: the Polish Legion of American Veterans’ Post 1 hall, built in the 1920s and long used as a neighborhood gathering place.