I have been in the process of moving my website to a different server. I think I have everything up and running again. It was a long and nerve-wracking process but hopefully, It’s over and I can get back to posting on a regular basis.

This is my first post on the new server and if you got your email then it’s working. Thank you all for subscribing and I hope you enjoy getting your email. I do my best to post random stuff from around Michigan that I think you will find interesting.

If you are wondering about the pic in this post it is an old barn near Lupton. It has nothing to do with the post, I just liked the photo.

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One of the largest Victorian-era train stations in the United States and the second largest train station in Michigan the old train depot in Saginaw is said to be haunted.  Known to local residents as the Potter Street Station, the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Saginaw Depot was constructed and opened in 1881, and was designed by the famous New York Architect Bradford Lee Gilbert. In 1964, the last passenger train departed the Potter Street Station.  The rail line would continue to be used for freight until the station was closed in 1986.

There are several sources that claim the station to be haunted, bodies of soldiers who died in the war were shipped back to Saginaw by train to this depot. Richard Froeber was a casket maker in Saginaw and his shop was in the depot and he would build a casket for the fallen soldiers. There have been reports of people seeing a ghostly figure of a woman in white roaming the station.

the Depot was featured in a ghost investigation documentary “A Haunting on Potter Street”

Potter Street Station is owned by the Saginaw Depot Preservation Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Saginaw, MI you can find their website HERE

PLEASE NOTE the station is private property and under video surveillance and anyone trespassing will be prosecuted.

Since I live in Saginaw, and know some people in the Saginaw Depot Preservation Corporation, and have a membership, I was able to take some photos of the inside.

If you are ever in Saginaw, if you look closely you can see it from I-675 to the north and a few blocks east of the Saginaw River. I suggest you drive by it because it’s hard to capture the immense size of the depot in a photo.  It truly is a spectacular building, and I hope someday it will be restored.

The fireplace in the women’s waiting room of the train station and yes back then the women and men had separate waiting areas.

The ticket window inside the train station

If you are looking for places to explore this summer books are available on my website  HERE or at Amazon HERE

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Lost In Michigan books are ON SALE this week. Now is a good time to order one. It is filled with fascinating stories and detailed locations from around the mitten state. It is a perfect travel book to see some unique places this summer. If you like my posts the book has more information that is not on the website. I have a limited supply in stock and if you want one you can order them HERE.  or from Amazon HERE 

If you like to camp in Michigan campgrounds check out my State Park Handbook also ON SALE this week. you can find out more about Camp Michigan at my website www.CampMichigan.net 

Thank you so much to all the people who purchased a book or two. your support really means a lot to me and makes it possible for me to continue exploring the state and finding new places to write about. I am working on volume 3 and hope to have it available this fall.

Engine House #11 in Detroit, on Gratiot Ave, is the oldest remaining firehouse in Detroit. Engine Company No. 11 was organized as the “Steam Fire Engine Company #11” on January 1, 1884. The original equipment included a horse-drawn Silsby Steam engine and hose reel cart. The company converted to motorized operation in 1916, obtaining a Seagrave gasoline propelled pumping engine.

The firehouse tower on the southeast side of the building was used to dry hoses and also by the fire officer to spot smoke and direct the team of Horses to the fire. The Tower was shortened during World War II so an air raid siren could be installed. In 1972, Engine Company No. 11 moved to new quarters. The building was used by the Emergency Medical Unit until 1976. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1975 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. You can read more about the history of the grand old fire house HERE

P.S. I try to avoid getting cars and trucks in my pics but since I had a truck in this one I changed it to a Faygo truck since the bottling plant is right down the road.

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If you want a Lost In Michigan shirt this is your Last Chance to order one until the fall. I will be doing a lot of traveling this summer so shirts are going into storage after May 13th and will not be available again until the fall.

Thank you all for your support, I could not do this website without your help. I don’t get any outside funding. Book and t-shirt sales help me with expenses to continue posting on Lost In Michigan.

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I saw this old abandoned church standing around the empty farm fields. It’s south of Union City and unfortunately, I don’t know any its history. On the stone above the door, it shows 1878. The grass is mowed around the old church so someone is taking care of it in its remaining years, but it looks as if it has been a while since a service was held inside.  Strangely I looked on the map and there isn’t a name of a town nearby either. I thought that was strange for a large brick church, but I guess the town was not large enough for a name and the church was left all alone.

I don’t know the story about this church but If you want to read some of the stories about other places in Michigan be sure to take a look at my Lost In Michigan books available HERE

Time to announce the winner of the dam calendar giveaway. Congratulations to Jackie Souder, she is the winner chosen at random. Please email me mike@huronphoto.com with your shipping info so I can send out your calendar.

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Lost In Michigan books are ON SALE this weekend. This is the final time they will be on sale for the year. I have a lot going on for the holidays and the beginning of the year so it will be a while until they are available at this price.  I ship them out as quickly as I can. If you live in Michigan you will probably receive them before Christmas, but I don’t have control over the post office so I can’t guarantee it.  you can order them from my website HERE or from Amazon HERE

Thank you all so much for your kind comments about my books.  Many people told me they loved reading them and keep them in their car for places to visit on trips around the state.

Wall calendars are almost gone. I only have a few left so if you want one now is the time to order it before it’s too late. I won’t be getting any more this year since I won’t have time to have them printed before the end of the year.  If you want a calendar or a book you can order them HERE

Thank you all so much for your support. your kindness and generosity are overwhelming. I am not part of any organization and it’s people like you that help me with expenses to do this website.