The Saginaw River lighthouse stands about a mile from the mouth of the river. The lighthouse works in conjunction with a beacon closer to the mouth. When sailors in the Saginaw Bay align the two lights they know they are in the channel entering the river. The Saginaw River lighthouse was one of the first
I saw this old barn ( and truck ) not far from Sault St. Marie and I had to stop and get a pic of it. For those of you that have been following my posts for a long time, you know that I was raised in the big city and no expert on farming.
Many of you have been asking about Volume 4 and I am happy to let you know it will be available soon. I just ordered my proof books and barring some unforeseen natural disaster, ( at this point what is the worst that could happen) I hope to release it sometime around the middle of
This old train station stands in St. Louis in the center of the mitten on the pine river. The town’s popularity grew in 1868 when two men drilling for salt, found mineral water instead. People came from all around to bathe in the water. The old train station is now used by the St Louis
Not a whole lot remains in downtown Alba these days. It was once a bustling community when the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad came through the area in the 1870s. The village was plated in 1878, and as legend has it, the town was named after Alba Haywood, a local entertainer. The town still gets a
Behind the old state hospital ( which is now the Village at Grand Traverse Commons) in Traverse City is an old round building with a face painted on it. It sits up on a hill and I think it was a water tank for the old hospital. I enjoy shopping at the commons but if
I was roaming around Sault St. Marie and a came upon Lake Superior State University. I saw the buildings and then I immediately thought that they looked like old military buildings similar to the ones at Fort Wayne. ( you can see my post HERE) The university was originally built as Fort Brady in the
I know it is still August and scorching hot and Autumn seems so far away. If you like to leaf peep in the Upper Peninsula it won’t be long and the leaves will be changing. By mid-September, the leaves will be vibrant colors in the Keweenaw Peninsula with the rest of the U.P. following after.
When I was in Otisville, I saw this Subway and thought “wow what a beautiful old building” then I noticed it even had an historical marker sign next to it. I thought what a remarkable building for a national franchise chain to be in, and in an era where most chain restaurants bulldoze old buildings
This old mill sits near the Galien River just outside of the town of New Troy. The town was going to be called Troy but that name was already given to a town a few miles to the west. It was given the name New Troy. The other town eventually changed its name to Sayer
