michigan history

One of these women was told her life would be spared if she did something.....so she did, and she was executed anyway. The story is here...

It was the biggest, “most extensive manufacturing works” in all of Benzie County.....

"Hudsonville, nicknamed 'Michigan's Salad Bowl', began in 1868 when a post office was established as 'South Georgetown'....."

Many of these bodies were of early settlers, proven by the buckskin jackets found on some of the remains...

When driving thru Michigan, travelers usually sought out a Standard station to re-fuel. Where are they now? Here are some of Michigan's vintage Standard stations, going back over 100 years...

"What’s also weird is that these areas not only get the hottest, they get the coldest....."

"The lake has a depth of 39 feet, the shoreline is almost five miles around, and is a fisherman's paradise.....".

Fordite, a byproduct of the auto industry, is one of Michigan's most unique gemstones and it isn't even technically a gem.

"The place was plagued with deaths, drug busts, fire violations, dope dealers, and getting busted for operating without a proper license....."

"The lighthouse remains the oldest, still-operating lighthouse on Lake Superior....."

The original area of this county was HUGE. At one time it also covered parts of four other states...

It's been called "Michigan's Ugliest Building". It may be architecturally awkward..... but ugly?