More than two centuries ago a ragtag army fought the most powerful empire in the world. It was an impossible endeavor and the king thought they were destined to fail. The desire for freedom from the British Monarchy could not be defeated. Shortly after their victory from oppression, the founding fathers wrote on a piece of paper the words that outline the new nation’s government by the people and the freedoms granted to its citizens The virtue and authority of this piece of paper does not come from the men who wrote it. Rather, from the men and women that have taken an oath to defend it with their lives.

Thank you is not a strong enough word to use for the sacrifices made by the veterans who have fought, and continue to fight, defending a piece of paper that defines our nation. Until a word is created in the English language to convey my gratitude, all I can say is Thank You and hope that they will understand how much my freedom means to me.

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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.

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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

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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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