I saw a steeple rising above the town of Gaylord, ( one of my favorite places to stop on a trip up I-75) and I had to see what the old church looked like then I found out it is now the Mount Carmel Centre used as a performing arts center. There is a historical marker
I was roaming around the town of Frankfort on Lake Michigan looking at all the beautiful old houses and this immaculately landscaped old house caught my eye. I don’t know anything about the history of this house and I could not find any information on the internets but it does have a sign over the
A few miles from the main entrance to Porcupine Mountains State Park is the small town of Silver City. Next to an old boarded-up gift shop is a mangled propeller. It is about all that remains of a B-17 bomber that crashed in the Porkies. On April 18th, 1944 the B-17 was on a training
Rockport State Park is one of Michigan’s newest and most unique state parks. From 1914 until the end of the 1950s the site operated as a quarry loading freighters that carried the stone all around the Great Lakes. The foundations of the loading dock still stretch out into the crystal clear blue water of Lake
I saw this old farmhouse outside of Colon. I love the tall windows and the detail above them. I don’t know any history about it and the horses next to it would not talk to me. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot
I saw this old barn somewhere near Mayville in the Thumb. I am not sure exactly where it is located because I was just roaming the backroads to see what I could find. I figure this barn is rather old since it has a stone foundation. It looked nice standing in the farmland. Thank you
The Gladstone Lighthouse welcomes boats into the Gladstone Harbor on Lake Michigan. Gladstone is on the south side of the Upper Peninsula near Escanaba. The lighthouse was built in 2010 when upgrades were made to Van Cleve Park. The park is a wonderful place to stop on a road trip along US-2 and while you
This old stone church sits between Alpena and Oscoda on Michigan’s east side. The first church built by the Presbyterians was built in Alcona in 1880 but moved to where the stone church now stands in 1886. In June of 1924, the original church was destroyed by fire when that was ignited from the sparks
If you have ever been to the Holland State Park beach you have probably been past this old brick building. It was built in 1901 as an Edison Electric Power Plant to provide lighting for the Ottawa Beach Hotel complex. Sadly the hotel burned down in 1923 and pumps were installed in the old powerhouse
Located around Charlevoix are some unique houses constructed out of stone with thatched roofs. Many people refer to them as “mushroom houses” because of their unique construction. They were built by self-taught builder Earl Young using locally sourced building materials. One of the more interesting houses he built is known as the ” Half House
