News History & Fun in Michigan
Linkville, a small unincorporated village in Michigan, thrived between 1890 and 1930 as a farming community and key railroad stop. However, post office closures and improved transportation led to its decline, leaving St. Paul Lutheran Church as its enduring landmark.
Greenville, Michigan transformed from a logging settlement into a major industrial center between 1900 and 1950. Refrigerator factories, truck manufacturing, and a rare World War II glider project funded by local students placed this small town firmly on the national map.
Michigan once supplied nearly all of America’s chicory. This report traces how farms, factories, and railroads built a quiet but profitable coffee industry across the state.
The Walker Tavern at Cambridge Junction was built in 1832 along the Old Chicago Road. Its story reveals how Michigan travel evolved—from Indigenous trails to stagecoaches, highways, and roadside tourism.
Before cottages and cars, Tower Beach Sylvan Lake Michigan thrived as a trolley-fed amusement park. Families packed picnic baskets, rode the interurban, and spent risky, unforgettable summer days by the water.
Polly Ann Railroad history still runs under your feet. Follow the 100-mile route from Pontiac to Caseville, meet the depot towns, and see how freight and mail shaped daily life.
The history of Harbor Springs Michigan traces a rare continuity from Odawa settlement to steamship resort town. This story explains how culture, commerce, and community shaped one of the Great Lakes’ most enduring places.
The history of Fayette, Michigan, begins in 1867, when manager Fayette Brown of the Jackson Iron Company chose a remote harbor on Michigan’s Garden Peninsula to build a new blast furnace. This site offered everything the iron works needed: a protected …
