Between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo is Fort Custer National Cemetery. The cemetery was created in 1943 and became a national cemetery in 1981. The cemetery is a beautiful place and as I drove through I saw large expanses of beautifully mowed green grass. I thought it was strange that I did not see any headstones.
St. Mary’s Church stands quietly in the small town of Indianville northwest of Burt Lake. Behind the small country church, is an old cemetery marked with white wooden crosses. As you can see from the photos, I visited in the fall, but I thought it would be a good time to share my pics with
Lakeside Cemetery was established in 1877 when the city of Port Huron, purchased 148 acres from local resident John Hoffman. The Soldiers’ Lots were donated to the United States in 1881, when 135 remains from Old Fort Gratiot were re-interred at the cemetery. There were two installations known as Fort Gratiot; the first dated from 1814-1821,
A few miles east of Cassopolis on M-60 is a small memorial with a futuristic-looking airplane pointing toward the heavens. Iven Carl “Kinch” Kincheloe Jr. was born in 1928 in Detroit, but he grew up in Cassopolis. After graduating from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering, he received his commission in the
I had taken this photo several years ago of the Midland County Courthouse with the memorial crosses placed on the lawn for Memorial Day. It is a beautiful and unique courthouse with a Tudor Revival style architecture. I had not planned on posting this photo and usually stay away from current events but I felt
Traveling down Michigan’s highways I see a lot of brown memorial signs. Some are in honor of veterans of past wars and others are names of individuals who gave the last full measure of devotion. Most of the time I do not recognize the name on the sign but the name on the sign along
I was traveling through the Thumb and I went through the small town of Minden City. In front of city hall, the Stars and Stripes were proudly waving in the spring breeze. at the base of the flagpole was a stone with the words: Dedicated in memory of those who served our country that we
When traveling around Michigan I visit many towns and cities of all sizes. While I am exploring I will take a quick tour of the cemetery, especially if it has old tombstones. I was in the town of Leonidas and I saw this old cemetery not far from town. In a quiet section near the
This old school stands silently in the town of Scottville a few miles east of Ludington. The main building was built in 1888 and additions were added later in the early 1900s. It was used as the high school and middle school until 1976, when the Mason County Central Middle School was built. In the
Near the Rasin River in downtown Monroe is a statue of a civil war general on a horse. It sits on a base with the word CUSTER carved into the side of it. The U.S. military has had many famous generals, but it was George Armstrong Custer that became famous for his and his soldier’s
