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Video: Yale Michigan History: Main Street, Mills and Railroads

Posted on September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Historic images of Yale, Michigan, show a busy Main Street, the Paisley Hotel, woolen and flour mills, a canning factory and the Pere Marquette railroad during the community’s early 20th-century industrial era.

History of Yale Michigan – 17 Old Photos Show How a Mill Town Became Famous for Bologna

Posted on September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Yale, Michigan, is famous for bologna, but its working history began decades earlier. Lumber, railroads, wool production, grain milling and food processing built the town. Later, a Main Street meat shop created the food tradition that would become Yale’s best-known calling card.

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