News & Fun in Michigan
FamilySearch new historical records added 18 million free indexed entries from 10 countries in November 2025. Michigan researchers gain fresh ways to track Italian, Caribbean and African roots without a subscription.
Eminem Detroit Lions Thanksgiving halftime show partnership puts the rapper, his manager and a Super Bowl-level producer in charge of Michigan’s TV holiday. The Detroit Lions are handing their most-watched tradition to two of the city’s most famous sons. Under a …
The History of November 11, 1911 Cyclone at Owosso Michigan begins like many Midwestern stories, with an ordinary Saturday that turned strange. The day was unseasonably warm. Families in Owosso, a factory town on the Shiawassee River, went about their business …
WalletHub’s 2026 Michigan college rankings put the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo College and Hope College at the top, giving families new data on cost, outcomes and campus safety.
Chesaning grew along the Shiawassee with mills, farms, rail service, and Main Street parades. See how a Chippewa place-name and early industry shaped a Michigan river town between 1900 and 1930.
See how a river, a merger, and a shift from lumber to factories shaped Saginaw, Michigan. Bridges, phones, and the Hoyt Library mark a city learning new trades—and planning for the next season.
Bay City’s story runs with the Saginaw River. After lumber waned, shipyards, cranes, sugar, and catalog homes drove growth. Fires reshaped downtown. Wenonah Park became the front door on the water.
Armada’s early photos reveal a small town in motion—fair arches over Main Street, a rail depot linking farms to markets, and a 1915 Carnegie library that still serves readers. This is how a crossroads became a community.
