History of Fair Haven Michigan – Rediscovering Anchor Bay’s Lost Summer Playground – (1900-1930) – Video
Drive along Dixie Highway today and Fair Haven, Michigan is easy to miss. A few marinas, a bar or two,
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Category: Videos
We find the best YouTub videos about Michigan’s Thumb and catalog them here for education and reference.
History of Casco Michigan – 5 Striking Postcards From a Hard-Working Farm Town
The History of Casco Michigan comes alive in a stack of real photo postcards. One-room schools, bean fields, orchards and family homes show how a modest St. Clair County farm township built its daily life.
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Celebrating The History of Richmond Michigan – Convenient Small-Town Living 1890–1930
From the brick Hotel Lenox to St. Augustine’s stone church and the steady hum of the Grand Trunk Railway, the history of Richmond Michigan between 1890 and 1930 shows how a modest farm town adopted modern life without losing its close community ties.
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Fascinating Loosemore Point Legend – The Driftwood Castle and “Indian Gold” Myth in Michigan’s Thumb
We examine a local legend of Indian gold and a hermit who made a castle at Loosemore point near the tip of Michigan’s Thumb.
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Defunct Michigan Automakers – 8 Tough Lessons from the Michigan’s Lost Car Companies
Defunct Michigan automakers once filled Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo with factories, jobs and big promises. This feature profiles Packard, Hudson, AMC, REO, Hupmobile, Detroit Electric and Checker, and explains how each tried to stand against the Big Three before finally closing the doors.
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November 11, 1911 Cyclone at Owosso, Michigan- The Night the City Never Forgot – Video
The History of November 11, 1911 Cyclone at Owosso Michigan begins like many Midwestern stories, with an ordinary Saturday that
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History of Chesaning Michigan – Big Rock Beginnings
Chesaning grew along the Shiawassee with mills, farms, rail service, and Main Street parades. See how a Chippewa place-name and early industry shaped a Michigan river town between 1900 and 1930.
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History of Saginaw Michigan – 9 Essential Turning Points That Built a Proud River City – Video
See how a river, a merger, and a shift from lumber to factories shaped Saginaw, Michigan. Bridges, phones, and the Hoyt Library mark a city learning new trades—and planning for the next season.
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History of Bay City Michigan – Streetcars, Sugar, and Shipwrights – A Dynamic River Town – Video
Bay City’s story runs with the Saginaw River. After lumber waned, shipyards, cranes, sugar, and catalog homes drove growth. Fires reshaped downtown. Wenonah Park became the front door on the water.
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Armada Michigan History – Fair Week 1909, Trains, and a Carnegie Library
Armada’s early photos reveal a small town in motion—fair arches over Main Street, a rail depot linking farms to markets, and a 1915 Carnegie library that still serves readers. This is how a crossroads became a community.
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