The Captivating History of Fayette, Michigan – From Iron Boom to Historic Ghost Town Park – (1867-1959) – Video
The history of Fayette, Michigan, begins in 1867, when manager Fayette Brown of the Jackson Iron Company chose a remote
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19 Southeast Michigan Towns With Awesome Holiday Events In 2025
We sent our crack Santa-sniffing explorers around Southeast Michigan to find the towns that do the holidays right. Especially between Thanksgiving and New Year. If you want to step up your holiday excursion of the best events and light displays, we found these 19-holiday events worth checking out.
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Summer History of Saugatuck Michigan – 5 Defining Years That Turned a Lumber Town Into a Summer Powerhouse
Saugatuck, Michigan reinvented itself in the early 1900s, trading sawmills for steamships, dance halls, and beach tourism. This is how a small harbor town became a Midwest summer destination.
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The Amazing History of Utica, Michigan – Main Street Years (1890–1940)
These vintage photos track Utica’s shift from wagons and rail to bank buildings, a cooperative creamery, and car-era Main Street—plus the canal project that shaped the town even after it failed.
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Michigan Commercial Fishing – 10 Powerful Towns That Built a Freshwater Empire, 1890–1940
Before marinas and beach towns, Michigan’s Great Lakes ports were working fishing hubs. From Bay Port to Leland, these towns fed the Midwest and shaped life along the water from 1890 to 1940.
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When Streetcars Met the Surf – An Enlighting History of Lake Michigan Park in Muskegon (1890-1930)
Lake Michigan Park was Muskegon’s “trolley park” era in one place: a bathing pavilion, concessions, dancing, a roller coaster, and a theater that drew vaudeville. It peaked as transit-fed fun, then faded as cars took over and the lakefront became public space.
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Daily Great Lakes Ice Cover Report – December 16, 2025
The Winter of 2025-2026 is now underway across the upper Great Lakes region. As ice cover increases, changes in weather
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History of Au Gres, Michigan – From Rich Native Lands to Charming Tourist Town (1890-1940)
The history of Au Gres, Michigan unfolds through rare photos and vivid storytelling. From Native fishing camps to sawmills and steamboats, this lakeside town’s past is rich with change, work, and water.
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