Find Treasure at Port Austin Market Every Summer Weekend
Port Austin Summertime Farmers Market is a great way to spend a morning sorting through trash and treasure.
Its also has some wonderful sites and smells to perk up your mood after a long week.
Abandoned Farmhouses That You Will Never See Again
We are sometimes drawn to an abandoned farmhouse or structure not because of it’s beauty, but because we think there is a story. behind the decay.
We want to know what went wrong.
History Of Pointe Aux Barques Cottage Community in Michigan’s Thumb
The name Pointe Aux Barques was coined by French sailors and voyageurs in about 1760. The name literally means the point of boats, This is because the rock formations at the tip of the Thumb looked like the prow of a ship. It was also known as a hideout for sailors.
The year is 1912. An exclusive modern resort community is opened at the tip of Michigan’s thumb with direct train service from Detroit. For over 100 years it has been a resort community.
Michigan Monday – Christopher Paul Curtis
One of Michigan’s best-known and most highly commended authors, Christopher Paul Curtis, was born and raised in Flint. He was the second oldest in a family of five. He was a graduate of Flint Southwestern High School and went to the University of Michigan at the Flint campus.
Michigan Monday – Author James Harrison
Michigan author James Harrison. Jim was a prolific and gifted writer publishing over three dozen books including Legends of the Fall in 1978.
5 Popular Legends of Great Lakes Monsters & One Specter
We cover three of the top legends for Great Lakes Sea Monsters. One is in Lake Erie, one in Lake Huron, Detroit and we actually have a monster in nearby Saginaw Bay.
Bicycling Around Mackinac Island Is One of the Best Ways To Reveal Its Native American History
Mackinac Island is a popular Michigan destination, now enhanced by interpretive stations highlighting Native American history. Funded by community support, these panels educate visitors on the Anishnaabek tribes’ cultural significance and historical contributions to the region.
Michigan Maple Syrup from Battel’s Sugar Bush
We learned that it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to produce one gallon of high-grade maple syrup.
Mark Battel and his family have organized and maintain over 400 taps with gravity and a vacuum-fed tube system that fills the collection kettles with pure Maple sap. Stop by their roadside stand and pick up some sweetness this season.