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Hillman, Michigan, grew from Brush Creek into a village shaped by timber, railroads, farms, fire and Lake Avalon. Its story includes department stores, hotels, grain elevators, service stations, resort cottages and a late-arriving railroad that changed the town, but did not define it.
This Michigan Moments video looks at Fairgrove, Michigan, through historic postcards showing village streets, the railroad depot, grain elevator and local businesses.
Watch this Michigan Moments short about Henry Ford’s Gas-Electric Train. The 30-second video looks at Gas-Electric Car No. 35 of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad during a 1926 run through Tecumseh, Michigan. About This Video In the autumn of 1926, …
Watch this Michigan Moments short about the Passenger Steamer Topinabee on Burt Lake. The video looks back at a time when steam-powered passenger boats carried travelers through northern Michigan’s inland waters. About This Video The Passenger Steamer Topinabee on Burt Lake …
Historic photos tell the story of Harrisville, Michigan, during the early 1900s. From the D&M Railroad depot and MacDonald Hotel to Sturgeon Point Lighthouse, Harrisville State Park and Main Street stores, the images show a Lake Huron town shaped by work and travel.
Lake Gogebic resorts once gave Marenisco and the western Upper Peninsula a full summer economy. Cabins, tap rooms, dining rooms, boat landings, public parks and fishing docks turned a former timber region into a vacation place families returned to for generations.
Milan, Michigan, began as a small farm settlement along the Saline River. By the early 1900s, it had become something more complex. It was still a place of fields, mills and Main Street trade. But it was also a railroad junction, …
The History of Grand Haven Michigan is more than a beach story. Early images show a working Lake Michigan port shaped by factories, railroads, passenger steamers, fishing tugs, courthouse business, public ceremonies and a downtown built for trade.
