Finding Fun in Michigan & Beyond
by A task for all early pioneers in Michigan was to make a log cabin. The Bad Axe Historical Society is the curator of the largest collection of authentically restored pioneer log buildings in the state.
by Several famous people from Michigan have lived and summered in Huron County. From the frontier and lumbering days through the New Deal. We found an amazing set of individual stories that are worth exploring.
by In the late 1800s families were setting up many businesses in Michigan’s Upper Thumb. We take a look at one interesting enterprise in Sebewaing.
by Found this little poem in the book Huron County Illustrated History. I thought it was a bit interesting to know how the origin of the place names for Huron County township names.
Also, did you know the name “Huron” was a Chippawa word? It’s pronounced “u-ron” meaning curved coast.
by 110 years ago, the Harbor Beach TImes kept everyone up to date. No news was too obscure, strange, or quirky that it didn’t warrant a few lines in the paper.
by Public transportation services in Tuscola County Michigan has evolved from oxcart, stagecoach, rail and bus. We look back at its evolution.
by A single image of a store in historic Caseville begins a search the background of this mystery.
by Huron County Michigan had an active and vibrant Indian culture with villages along the shore and workshops and gardens in the interior.
