Curwood Castle, Owosso MI, c. 1925 – An Unsurpassed Writer’s Riverfront Studio in Owosso
In the reel image from about 1925, Curwood’s Castle rises behind bare trees along the Shiawassee River. The small stone-and-stucco
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Category: Videos
We find the best YouTub videos about Michigan’s Thumb and catalog them here for education and reference.
The Underground Forest – Michigan’s Lost Roadside Wildlife Tunnel
North of Grayling, Michigan, the Underground Forest drew 1950s families into a 240-foot tunnel lined with taxidermy wildlife scenes. Built into a sandy hill along Old US-27, this odd roadside stop thrived on vacation traffic until I-75 opened and the cars — and the cave — slowly disappeared.
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History of Wolverine Michigan: From Logging Boom to Tourism Stopover
The History of Wolverine Michigan tells how a rough Sturgeon River logging camp grew into a busy rail village, collapsed when the pines were gone, and slowly rebuilt around a state fish hatchery, US-27 highway traffic and modest tourist camps in northern Michigan.
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The Pontiac Asylum for the Insane – Michigan’s Grand Psychiatric Experiment
In the 1910 postcard, the Eastern Michigan Asylum for the Insane looms over a bare yard in Pontiac. Tall brick
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Hedges Wigwam, Pleasant Ridge- 1930s Roadside Icon of Woodward Avenue
Hedge’s Wigwam once stood at Woodward and 10 Mile as a concrete teepee cafeteria serving barbecued beef and chicken pot pie to generations of Michigan motorists. This article traces its rise from juice stand to landmark, its 1967 closure, 1972 fire and the statues that remain.
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Steamer at Port Hope Dock, Mich., c.1910
We’re standing at the crowded dock in Port Hope, Michigan, sometime around 1905 to 1913. A Great Lakes steamer, its
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Stump Battles of Edmore Michigan
These scenes from around Edmore Michigan, in Montcalm County, show what came after Michigan’s great lumber boom. Once this ground
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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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