May 2020 - Page 2 of 3 - Lost In Michigan

Small Town Memorial

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in small towns, Thumb .

I was traveling through the Thumb and I went through the small town of Minden City. In front of city hall, the Stars and Stripes were proudly waving in the spring breeze. at the base of the flagpole was a stone with the words:

Dedicated in memory of those who served our country that we may live in freedom.

A town may be small, or in a for away location, but it does not diminish the appreciation a community has for the sacrifices made by those who served. It is always nice to the American flags and memorials on my journey to remind me how lucky I am to have the freedom to roam this beautiful country.

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Not Forgotten

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Cemetery .

When traveling around Michigan I visit many towns and cities of all sizes. While I am exploring I will take a quick tour of the cemetery, especially if it has old tombstones. I was in the town of Leonidas and I saw this old cemetery not far from town. In a quiet section near the front of the cemetery stands this simple stone marker that has THOMAS WEST 1808-1883 carved into it. I don’t know his story but I do know an American flag is planted beside his marker and proudly waves in the breeze commemorating his service to our county. It does not matter if a veteran is buried in the largest national cemetery in the county or laid to rest in a simple grave in a remote part of the world their sacrifice deserves to be remembered.

P.S. If you have been following my posts for a while you know I have been posting pics from my archive. This is the time I would normally be posting from my archive even if everything in the world was as life as normal. As I travel throughout the year I take pics of different cemeteries, monuments, and memorials to post near Memorial Day. Just to let you know for the next few days you will be seeing some of my pics I have taken in the past year that I have been waiting to post for this time of year. I guess I am telling you this because I like to keep the subjects of my posts somewhat random but this week they may be somewhat similar just different locations.

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The Old Scottville School

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Schools .

This old school stands silently in the town of Scottville a few miles east of Ludington. The main building was built in 1888 and additions were added later in the early 1900s. It was used as the high school and middle school until 1976, when the Mason County Central Middle School was built. In the 1990s it was used for retails stores for a short period. It now sits empty but recently sold to a new owner who is trying to renovate the old building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985

I live in Saginaw and I have seen photos of several old schools, similar to this one in Scottsville, that no longer exist. They have been replaced years ago with newer advanced buildings to meet the needs of students and more energy efficient. It is a good thing that new schools are constructed to provide students with the best education but most of the old large school buildings are gone or neglected and waiting for demolition. I hope the owner is able to restore this old school building for some purpose like retail stores. It would be interesting to visit to get a feel for what the old schools were like.

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Sighting the Enemy

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in people .

Near the Rasin River in downtown Monroe is a statue of a civil war general on a horse. It sits on a base with the word CUSTER carved into the side of it. The U.S. military has had many famous generals, but it was George Armstrong Custer that became famous for his and his soldier’s deaths the Battle of Littel Big Horn.

Custer was raised in the town of Monroe. He graduated from West Point and served with great distinction in the Civil War. In 1910 This bronze statue created by Edward Clark Potter named “Sighting The Enemy” was erected in his honor.

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Point Iroquois Lighthouse

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Lighthouses, upper peninsula .

The Tahquamenon Falls and Whitefish Point is a favorite spot for tourists in the Upper Peninsula. If you take M-123 it will take you the quickest way to see the falls. Did you know that if you take a slight detour over to Brimley, you can take West Lakeshore Drive along Lake Superior. Along the way is Point Iroquois Lighthouse and it is a great place to stop for a break on an adventure around the Upper Peninsula. The keeper’s house is now a museum although I have yet to go inside since I always seem to visit out of season. The tower is usually open for visitors to climb all year long.

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Hagensville Shack

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Houses .

So I have been going through my massive archive of photos lately, and I came across this photo of an old shack I saw somewhere near Hagensville. I took this pic about four years ago and I don’t even remember where exactly it was located. The funny thing that I do remember is, I had one of those computer thingys from the insurance company plugged into my Jeep to get a discount. I saw this old shack and stopped suddenly and it registered on my insurance “black box” and it limited my discount. Oh well easy come easy go.

P.S. I guess that is why I like driving the back roads, I can stop and take pics and nobody is around to care if I hold up traffic. There are still a few places I am trying to get pics of but they are on busy roads with no good or safe places to stop.

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The Heather House

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Uncategorized .

Michigan has some beautiful Queen Anne Victorian-style houses and the Heather House is one of the finest in the state. Located in Marine City on Main Street it looks out at the St. Clare River watching the enormous steel freighters passing by. Construction of the home was finished in 1885 by retired ship’s captain William Sauber who emigrated to Marine City from Germany. He worked in the shipyards and became general manager of the Marine Sugar Co., but I can imagine him sitting on the front porch watching the old wooden steamers going by and longing for the days sailing on the Great Lakes. You can find out more about the grand old house on their website HERE

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The Jacobsville Sandstone Church

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Uncategorized .

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church was established in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the area to work in the mines of the Copper Country. The wood frame church in Calumet erected by the parish in 1890 was destroyed by fire in 1902. The following year this elegant Romanesque church, designed by Erhard Brielmater of Milwaukee, was begun. It was completed at a cost of $100,000 in 1908. Built of locally-quarried Jacobsville sandstone, the structure displays Cathedral-type stained glass windows from the Ford Brothers Glass Studio of Minneapolis. Its interior features a beautifully painted sixty-five foot nave. In 1966 four parishes consolidated, making this building their church and changing its name to St. Paul the Apostle.

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The Haunted Allegan Jail

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

This old brick building in downtown Allegan was used as the Sheriff’s residence and jail from 1906 until the new jail was constructed in 1968. The front is the sheriff’s home where he lived with his family and the rear is the jail cells with solitary confinement in the basement. The old jail has been converted into a museum for visitors to experience what it was like for the sheriff and people arrested in the early 1900s.

People have claimed to see and hear strange things in the old jail. Most notably the basement where the most hardened of criminals were kept. A strange presence is felt and a streak of light has been seen floating in the air around the solitary confinement cell. In the sheriff’s residence an apparition of a woman has been seen. Some believe it is the ghost of one of the former sheriff’s wife. Maybe she is still cooking and cleaning for the inmates in the afterlife like she did when she lived in the residence.

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The Barn In the Woods

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Barns and Farms .

I saw this old barn in the woods near Sharon Hollow northwest of Manchester. I figure it must be an old barn since it has a stone foundation. It seems odd to see this barn surrounded by trees and not farmland. Maybe it was farmland at one time and the trees grew up around the barn after the farmer left. I am not sure what the story is but I thought it was a beautiful old barn so I stopped and took a pic of it.

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