Tag: Michigan Moments Videos

Elkton, Michigan 1940 – The Day the Star Theater Welcomed Hollywood

Posted on June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Watch this Michigan Moments episode as we travel back to downtown Elkton, Michigan, in 1940, when a single photograph captured

Forgotten History of the Ghost Town of Sigma Michigan (1910 – 1925)

Posted on June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Sigma, Michigan, rose around 1910 as a railroad lumber town in Kalkaska County. Its depot, camps, shops and holiday crowds show a brief boom built on timber and rail service.

History of Hillman Michigan – 1908 Fire, Railroads and Lake Avalon Shaped a Northern Village

Posted on June 15, 2026June 20, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Hillman, Michigan, grew from Brush Creek into a village shaped by timber, railroads, farms, fire and Lake Avalon. Its story includes department stores, hotels, grain elevators, service stations, resort cottages and a late-arriving railroad that changed the town, but did not define it.

Fairgrove Michigan History – A Look Back at Small-Town Life in the 1900s

Posted on June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 by Michael Hardy

This Michigan Moments video looks at Fairgrove, Michigan, through historic postcards showing village streets, the railroad depot, grain elevator and local businesses.

Falmouth Michigan History Reveals 13 Rare Photos From a Forgotten Farm Town

Posted on June 8, 2026June 20, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Falmouth, Michigan, had an early brush with county government, but its lasting story came from work. Rail service, lumber, dairy, farm tools, banking and general stores turned the Missaukee County town into a practical hub for rural families.

History of Bad Axe Michigan – How a Place With a Strange Name Became a Center of Huron County

Posted on May 9, 2026May 11, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Bad Axe grew from a rough lumber settlement into the center of Michigan’s Thumb. This Michigan Moments feature looks at the railroad era, downtown businesses, fairs, farming, and local legends.

The History of Durand Michigan – Railroad City, USA (1890-1940)

Posted on April 5, 2026May 17, 2026 by Michael Hardy

The history of Durand Michigan is the story of the railroad. Unlike many Michigan towns that grew around lumber, mining,

Overlooked Michigan History You Likely Missed in School

Posted on March 21, 2026May 17, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Michigan’s history is often told through well-known events—Detroit’s auto industry, the Mackinac Bridge, or lumber booms. But across the state,