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Several people stand outside the two-story Somerset Tavern while three early automobiles are parked beside the porch along an unpaved road.

Somerset Tavern 1920 – A Roadside Stop Between Two Eras

Posted on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 by Michael Hardy

A photograph taken around 1920 shows the Somerset Tavern in Hillsdale County with several early automobiles lined up outside. A

Clinton Woolen Mill – The Factory That Powered a Michigan Town For 100 Years

Posted on September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 by Michael Hardy

For generations, a tall smokestack rising above the River Raisin announced that Clinton, Michigan, was more than a farming community

The Clinton Michigan Stagecoach Tavern That Henry Ford Moved – Video

Posted on September 20, 2026September 20, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Before Interstate 94, before automobiles and even before Michigan became a state, travelers heading between Detroit and Chicago faced a

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

Posted on September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Watch this Michigan Moments episode as we travel back to downtown to see a bit of Elkton Michigan history in

Remembering Don McGee – When the Bird Man Came to Bad Axe 1915

Posted on September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 by Michael Hardy

A century-old photograph can sometimes catch technology at the exact moment it still seemed impossible. This image, dated 1915, shows

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 Fitchburg Michigan – Why a Busy Farm Village Grew Quiet

Posted on August 10, 2026August 11, 2026 by Michael Hardy

The History of Fitchburg Michigan follows a sawmill village that served Ingham County farms with stores, blacksmiths, a church and a school. Better roads and machinery later weakened its business center while nearby farms became more productive.

History of Sandusky Michigan – 9 Remarkable Changes That Built a Thumb City

Posted on July 30, 2026August 29, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Historic photographs trace Sandusky, Michigan, from its lumber-era roots into a busy county seat shaped by railroads, agriculture and local commerce. The account follows two depots, grain elevators, downtown hotels, the 1915 courthouse fire and the unusual Practical Institute of Pharmacy class photographed in 1929.

Sidnaw, Michigan History – Railroads, Logging and Roycroft Farms

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

Sidnaw, Michigan, began as a booming lumber town in the late 1800s. By the early 1900s, it had sawmills, factories, hotels, and a union depot where the Milwaukee Road and South Shore railroads crossed. Families arrived, stores opened, and farms replaced the forests.

Michigamme Falls Ghost Town: One Photo of a Vanished U.P. Camp

Posted on July 22, 2026July 28, 2026 by Michael Hardy

One historic photograph may show a short-lived settlement near Michigamme Falls in Iron County. Log buildings, a dirt road and an early automobile survive in the image, but the camp’s identity and fate remain uncertain.