The north branch of the Kalamazoo River flows through downtown Albion. This building hangs over the river and I marveled at the mural painted on the side. I like seeing the old advertising murals. It’s rare to see a new advertising mural, mostly it’s just billboards with their digital signs illuminating something you can’t read
I saw this big old red barn somewhere near Bad Axe. I grew up in the big city nowhere near a farm, but I do like these old barns. Years ago farmers would seal the wood with linseed oil to help protect the wood from the weather. Many would add rust to the oil because
Not far from downtown Muskegon is this breathtaking old victorian mansion. With their colorful paint schemes some people refer to these old homes as “painted ladies” This house was built by Muskegon lumber baron Charles Hackley. He moved to Michigan with his father and began working as a laborer in the sawmills. Hackley worked his
This beautiful little stone chapel stands among the headstones in Riverside Cemetery in the southern Michigan town of Clinton. The historical marker next to the chapel tells a little bit of its history and reads: This chapel, completed in 1913, embodies the dream of Cemetery Superintendent George Kies, the design of Clinton-born architect Wirt Rowland
I have been going through some of my old photos because I have not been traveling much. I took this pic of the old historic mill site on the Shiawassee River in Corunna. The nearby sign said it was the site of the mill that was constructed in 1843. I read somewhere a while ago
A lot of people ask for places to visit in the Upper Peninsula. I put together a list of places and things I think are interesting. I know this is not a complete list of everything you can see or do in the U.P. but these are places I have been to and enjoyed visiting.
This unique looking structure sits along the shores of Lake Huron. It has a strange look because it is made of concrete blocks. It is next to the Besser Natureal Area that is located between Alpena and Rogers City. Jesse Besser created a machine that made blocks from concrete for use in the construction of
I have been to a lot of different waterfalls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula but my favorite is Adler Falls. Located northwest of Marquette it can be a little tricky to find on a two-track road off County Road 550 near Big Bay. After parking near a little wooden sign for the falls you need to hike
This old barn is north of Glen Arbor in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. George and Louisa Burfiend Lawr built this barn for their farm in the 1890s. Louisa was the daughter of Port Oneida pioneer Carsten Burfiend. George and Luisa farmed their land until 1945. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan,
I drove through the southern Michigan town of Colon and it was hard to miss the enormous brick building with LAMB KNIT GOODS CO. painted across the front above the door. The building was built in 1863 as the Colon Seminary for educating and training teachers. In the 1890s it was converted into the Lamb
