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I saw this big old house in St Clair. I don’t know any of its history or any stories about it but I like it so I stopped and took a pic of it. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, if you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot to me
Michigan has only a few covered bridges that you can drive your vehicle across. One of those bridges is the historic Fallasburg Bridge a few miles north of Lowell near Grand Rapids. To get to the bridge from Lowell you need to go through Bridge Park that sits along the Flat River. Doc Brown from
I saw this old building in the small town of Prescott. I am not sure what it was used for but it looks as if it has been a long time since it was used for anything. Prescott was settled about 1879 after the Lake Huron & Southwestern narrow gauge railroad came through trough the
On warm sunny days in the summertime you will find several beachgoers enjoying Lake Michigan at the beach in Empire. Next to the playground is a large concrete block and out of the top of it are large metal rods. It is the remnants of the Empire Lumber Company that operated from 1887 to 1917.
I saw a tiny village of small whimsical houses south of Wolverine. The funny shaped shacks look like something from a Dr. Seuss book. They sit in someone’s yard on a side road off old US-27. I am not sure what their purpose is, but they are a joy to look at. You can see
Over two centuries ago a rag tag group of rebel soldiers went up against the most powerful empire in the world. People said they had a snowballs chance in H E double hockey sticks chance of beating the British Redcoats. Since winning our independence this country has ben through a lot. Americans can do anything
The historic Lyon schoolhouse is located northeast of Brighton. Richard Lyon and his family came to the area in the 1830s. A log cabin school was built on his property to educate the local children. A new school was built in 1885 and it is the one that still stands today. It was used as
County Road 426 runs along the center part of the Upper Peninsula. It passes through the old town of Watson. A few homes still stand in the area but it looks as if it has been a long time since the old store was open for business. At one time an IGA sign hung from
These colorful silos stand in Old Town Saginaw along the Saginaw River. They were painted by Madrid artist Okuda San Miguel with the help of a team of local artist. It is said to be one of the largest murals in the United States. If you want to check it out for yourself you can