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Flight to Nowhere: Captain Mattry’s Wild Ride Over Lake Michigan

257 views · May 26, 2025

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In September 1906, Captain William Mattry set out to amaze a Wisconsin county fair crowd with a brief demonstration flight in a gas-powered airship named Columbia. What happened next was anything but routine. This Michigan Moments episode recounts Mattry

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Grand Marais - A Superior Community in 1900s

145 views · May 25, 2025

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Explore the captivating history of Grand Marais, Michigan, from lumber boomtown to fishing haven, and finally, tourist retreat. Experience the beauty, charm, and unforgettable stories from Lake Superior's shore. #GrandMarais #MichiganMoments

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Kinde Michigan 1919: Main Street and Farm Town Life

715 views · Apr 20, 2025

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Take a look at Main Street in Kinde, Michigan, as it appeared in 1919. This historic reel shows the heart of a Thumb-region farm town known for its sugar beet industry. Set against the backdrop of a post-war economy and the aftermath of the Spanish Flu, K

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War of 1812 in Michigan - The Aftermath

18 views · Jul 28, 2025

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From Humiliation to Resolve: How September 1812 Re-ignited the War for the Northwest Detroit had fallen, but the war was far from over. Our new 4-minute video montage traces the month after Hull’s surrender—from Brock’s victory parade inside the fort to

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War of 1812 in Michigan - Detroit Falls—But the Story Isn’t Over

20 views · Jul 28, 2025

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Relive the most dramatic 24 hours of the War of 1812. Our new 4-minute video montage walks you from Brock’s predawn bluff, through Tecumseh’s phantom assault, to General Hull’s stunning noontime surrender. Artwork, period quotes, and battlefield soundscap

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Michigan in the War of 1823 - Fort Dearborn in Flames

32 views · Jul 28, 2025

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On August 15, 1812, Fort Dearborn vanished in a storm of smoke and fire on the Lake Michigan shore. Our new 4-minute montage brings the story to life with dramatic artwork, period quotes, and battlefield sound design—showing Captain Nathan Heald’s despera

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War of 1812 in MIchigan - Retreat to Detroit: Hull’s Hard Choice

9 views · Jul 28, 2025

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On a foggy August morning in 1812, General William Hull ordered his army to abandon Canadian soil and fall back to Detroit. Our 7-minute video traces the tense 72-hour withdrawal: crumbling supply lines, panicked camp rumors, and the moment Hull admitted

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War of 1812 in Michigan - Skirmish at Brownstown

84 views · Jul 28, 2025

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On August 5, 1812, two hundred Ohio-Michigan militiamen set out to clear the road to Detroit—and walked straight into Tecumseh’s ambush along Brownstown Creek near today’s Flat Rock, Michigan. In less than fifteen minutes, British regulars and Shawnee war

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War of 1812 in Michigan - British Capture of Fort Michilimackinac

32 views · Jul 28, 2025

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At dawn on July 17 1812, two weeks after war was declared, a combined force of British regulars, Canadian voyageurs, and hundreds of Ojibwa, Ottawa, Sioux, Menominee, and Winnebago warriors paddled through the mist toward Fort Michilimackinac on Mackinac

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War of 1812 in Michigan - The Invasion of Canada

65 views · Jul 28, 2025

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On July 12 1812, Brigadier General William Hull ferried two thousand citizen-soldiers across the Detroit River and planted the Stars and Stripes on Canadian soil. What began as America’s bold opening move in the War of 1812 stalled within days—foreshadowi

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War of 1812 in Michigan - Preamble to War

67 views · Jul 28, 2025

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Before Muskets fired at Detroit or cannon smoke drifted over Lake Erie, a decade-long storm had already set the stage. In six fast-moving minutes, this video explores the causes that pushed the United States and Great Britain from angry words to open war