Fenton was more than a lake stop. Rail lines, cement plants, and one 1914 factory fire shaped the town’s early years. Here are the scenes that explain what changed—and what stayed.
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Ortonville’s early 1900s video show a working Main Street, a depot on the Detroit United Railway line, and a hotel called the Yolande House. A federal crash report from 1929 adds the hard edge: progress came fast, and it came with risk for local riders.
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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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This vintage photograph of Caseville, Michigan, likely taken in the late 1930s or early 1940s, captures a slice of everyday
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Pictures capture a moment in time. We found these gems with Caseville history on Internet and made the collection from the 1930s thru the 1960s.
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Here are 5 tips and tricks for getting great Michigan vacation photos this year. Several of the photos shown here were taken with simply a cell phone. It’s not about your equipment, it’s how you set up your shot.
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Postcards are a window into the past. In the early 1900s, sending a postcard was like sharing a Facebook post. It seemed like everyone was doing it. We found some great examples of vintage postcards of Michigan small towns worth a quick peek.
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1908 was a year of growth and expansion of Bay City Michigan. The lumber boom had ended and the city was growing into an industrial powerhouse.
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