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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
Northwest of Gladwin near the intersection of Bard Road at Eagleson Roads is a massive weather vane. Consttruced by a local farmer, it has an antique tractor an plow on it that points in the direction of the wind. In the west Michigan town of Montague is a weather vane that has claimed to be
I visited the old historic Fallasburg Covered Bridge a few years ago. I took some photographs of it and because I was short on time I did not drive across the wooden bridge. On a recent visit, I made the trip across the bridge and discovered a whole town of historic buildings and houses. Like the
This yellow octagon house stands on the back roads near Oxford. Known as Maple Grove it was constructed around 1850 by Harry Frink, who was a farmer and master carpenter from New York State. At the time octagon houses and buildings were all the rage and about fifty still stand in Michigan. Thank you for
