I was roaming the backroads southwest of Clare and saw this old barn bracing itself from the windblown snow. I looked on google maps and it showed I was near the town of Woods. Other than showing up on Google maps, I could not find any info about the town.

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I like visiting the same places at different times of the year.  I visit a lot of lighthouses throughout the year and on my way to the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse north of Harrisville I pass by this old barn.  It looks like a Bob Ross painting with the old wooden fence in front of it. I don’t make as many road trips in the winter but it is interesting when I do. The scenery is so different in the winter than other times of the year. I took of this barn in the Autumn a few years ago you can see it by clicking on the link HERE

I wonder how many people go out on a drive to see the snow. I think winter can be beautiful, as long as the roads are clear it can be a relaxing drive.

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The suburbs where I live are steadily expanding outward slowly taking over the farmland, and the old barns that once stood on them. When I am out roaming the backroads, and I see an old barn I love, I have to stop and take a photo of it. I saw this barn somewhere near North Branch. Every barn has a story but unfortunately, I don’t have a story for every barn. If a photo is worth a thousand words, I figure I will let my photo tell the story.

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In the town of Saranac, near Ionia, I saw this old wooden barn and had to take a photo of it. I have seen many barns like this where an earthen ramp leads to a door, with another door down below in the foundation. For those of you that have followed my posts for a while you know, I am a city boy and not an expert on barns. I do love taking photos of old barns and I see barns like this and I often wonder. Does the tractor go on the top or bottom? or is the floor not strong enough for a tractor? Or maybe tractors don’t go in this type of barn and only horses and hay. If you can enlighten me on this type of barn construction in the comments below I would appreciate it.

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I saw this old barn last winter and took a photo of it. I don’t remember where it was at, but I know it was somewhere near Tawas. I suppose it has seen many Michigan winters.

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While I was out traveling the back roads north of Lapeer I came across the small community of Millville. I saw this big yellow farmhouse on top of a hill and had to stop and photograph it.

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Not far from Quanicassee stands the remains of these two old brick houses along the road. I did not know anything about these old houses at the time I posted a photo of them on facebook, but thanks to the comments from the current owners I learned about their history.   They are not much today, but they were part of Nathan B. Bradley’s farm. Bradley was Bay City’s first Mayor. He grew up on a farm in Ohio and moved to the St. Charles working in the lumbering Industry. In the 1850’s he purchased a sawmill in Bay City becoming one of the most prominent citizens in the community. He went on to serve in Congress and after the lumber boom, he was instrumental in starting the sugar industry in the Saginaw Vally during the end of the 1800s before he died in 1906. I could not find information about the farm, but I assume he used the farm to grow some of the first sugar beets in the region. Sometimes an old house is more than just an old house, but also a history lesson. If you like this story Lost In Michigan books are ON SALE this week with more in-depth stories from around the state. You can order them from my website HERE 

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David Henry Day was chosen by the President of the Northern Transit Company, a steamship company that shipped cargo on the Great Lakes, to oversee the operations in Glen Haven. In the 1880s D.H. Day built this farm which now stands in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The farm, comprised of 400 acres, and was also known as “Oswegatchi” after the New York community where his father was born. Day grew hay and corn to feed his 400 hogs and prize herd of 200 Holsteins.

The barn is probably the most famous barn in Michigan and likely the most photographed barn in the state. I have not seen many photos of the house, but I think its a beautiful old farmhouse. It’s privately owned and I am not sure what the plans are for its future. I figured I would share a pic of the old house since it seems forgotten about next to the historic and restored barn.

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