This old building sits a few miles away from Beaverton. With the framework at the top I am assuming it was a schoolhouse at one time. It is a beautiful looking building made with fieldstone. I could not find any info about it and it sits on private property next to someone’s house. P.S. I
The violent and ruthless Purple Gang in Detroit was in control of the liquor that came in from Canada across the Detroit River into Michigan. If you wanted a good quality bottle of spirits from the distilleries in Canada you have to deal with the Purples. Two influential members of the Purple Gang, Sam Bernstein, and
Bond Falls are in the western Upper Peninsula near Paulding. It is an impressive waterfall that is almost 100 feet wide and a drop of about 50 feet. It is a scenic site managed by the Michigan DNR and has view platforms to get great views of the water cascading down the rocks. It is
This old service station stands in downtown Saginaw not far from city hall. It was built sometime in the the 1920s and is the oldest service station still standing in Saginaw. Several years ago it was painted by artist Eric Schantz. It still stands as a reminder of a time when cars pulled into a
Salem Michigan is west of Canton, on 6 Mile Road, and there is this beautiful little church with an old cemetery in town. I could not resist taking a photo of it with these beautiful autumn trees. After the post office from the nearby town of Summit was moved here in 1876, the town was
This castle like office building is located at the intersection of Meeske Street and US 41 in Marquette, Michigan. Built in the 1890s, the structure served as the home and office of brewer Charles Meeske, secretary-treasurer and later president of the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company. The building originally had a tunnel leading to the brewery,
South of Harrison is a stairway that leads to a small field surrounded by stone pillars and metal fencing. It is the cemetery and all that remains of the old Clare County Poor Farm. There are no headstones or markers but it is believed that about 100 bodies are buried in the cemetery. The were
This excellent Queen Anne Style house, completed in 1890 was the residence of Wilbur F. Davidson until his death in 1913. Born in Adrian in 1852, Davidson opened a Port Huron dry goods store in 1882. The next year he installed in the store the first electric light plant in St. Clair County. Much of
In the Upper Peninsula, I traveled down the Huron Bay Grade that follows along the Peshekee River in the Huron Mountains. I was headed to the Rock Cut and I traveled into the wilderness for almost an hour. I came across this cabin in the woods. It looks as the roof and windows are still
Michigan does not have the military bases it once did. Many have closed over the years and have been repurposed into other uses. I don’t see a lot of active military personnel on a daily bases like people who live near an active military base. We designate a day in November to thank the people