This beautifully restored depot is the third railroad depot to serve the community of Williamston. It proudly stands along Grand River Avenue away from the railroad tracks. That is because it was moved to its current location in the 1970s. It was built in 1892 and after passenger traffic ended the depot closed in 1962.
Between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek near Agusta, it is hard to miss this barn with gold-colored lettering painted on the roof. The Barn Theatre was originally constructed in 1943 by Robert M. Cook as a dairy barn. in 1946 when Jack Ragotzy, Betty Ebert founded the Village Players and a few years later purchased the
Henry Richardi moved to Bellaire with his father in 1881 after moving the family business from Missouri. They made wooden utensils and with the hardwood forests around the Bellaire area, they thought it was the perfect location to set up shop. Partnering with Frederick Bechtold the established the company of Richardi & Bechtold. Henry Richardi purchased the business from
When we plug something into the electrical outlet on the wall no one thinks about where the power comes from as long as it works. The small village of Shepherd in central Michigan built a powerhouse to provide electricity for its citizens. It was shut down decades ago a historical marker on the building tells
After the long journey from southern Michigan and across the Upper Peninsula this sign made me laugh as it felt as if I had driven to the end of the earth. I don’t have a story to go with this pic. I just want to say thank you for following me on this journey and
South of Brooklyn at the junction of US-12 and M-50 is the historic Brick Walker Tavern. It was built in 1853 as a stagecoach stop and inn for travelers on their journey between Detroit and Chicago. The historic structure is now used as a wedding venue. It stands across the street from the original Walker
After a ship hit the rocks off Mission Point and sank in the 1860’s construction on the Mission Point Lighthouse began. It was not completed until the 1870s because of the Civil War. The white-sided little lighthouse guided ships around the Grand Traverse Bay until 1938 when an illuminated buoy was placed offshore. The light
This old house stands on the edge of Newberry in the Upper Peninsula. It was once part of the state hospital that was first built in 1895 as the Upper Peninsula Asylum for the Insane. It was funded by the state to treat patients in the Upper Peninsula. By 1911 the name had changed to
The Cadillac House was built in 1860 and is one of the oldest hotels in Michigan. It stands in the small port town of Lexington along the Lake Huron shoreline about 30 miles north of Port Huron. It stands to reason that an old hotel with several rooms have had a guest or two die
Finnish Immigrant Herman Hanka homesteaded this farm after being fired from his mining job. An explosion in the mine killed one of his fellow workers and left Hanka deaf and disabled. He built this farm northwest of Baraga in the 1890s. Generations of the Hanka family lived on this farm until the 1960s. It is
