The Tahquamenon Falls and Whitefish Point is a favorite spot for tourists in the Upper Peninsula. If you take M-123 it will take you the quickest way to see the falls. Did you know that if you take a slight detour over to Brimley, you can take West Lakeshore Drive along Lake Superior. Along the
So I have been going through my massive archive of photos lately, and I came across this photo of an old shack I saw somewhere near Hagensville. I took this pic about four years ago and I don’t even remember where exactly it was located. The funny thing that I do remember is, I had
Michigan has some beautiful Queen Anne Victorian-style houses and the Heather House is one of the finest in the state. Located in Marine City on Main Street it looks out at the St. Clare River watching the enormous steel freighters passing by. Construction of the home was finished in 1885 by retired ship’s captain William Sauber who
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church was established in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the area to work in the mines of the Copper Country. The wood frame church in Calumet erected by the parish in 1890 was destroyed by fire in 1902. The following year this elegant Romanesque church, designed by Erhard Brielmater
This old brick building in downtown Allegan was used as the Sheriff’s residence and jail from 1906 until the new jail was constructed in 1968. The front is the sheriff’s home where he lived with his family and the rear is the jail cells with solitary confinement in the basement. The old jail has been
I saw this old barn in the woods near Sharon Hollow northwest of Manchester. I figure it must be an old barn since it has a stone foundation. It seems odd to see this barn surrounded by trees and not farmland. Maybe it was farmland at one time and the trees grew up around the
I have only visited the Fireman’s Memorial near Roscommon a few times, I am not sure why, since it’s right of I75, and the memorial is a quiet peaceful place to visit. Detroit born sculptor Edward Chesney created the sculpture of the firefighter rescuing a young child. Next time you are headed up north on
Michigan has a few historic wooden covered bridges but this one about twenty miles from the Indiana border is almost the length of a football field. Spaning across the St Joeseph River the Langley Bridge 282 feet long. It was built in 1887 by Pierce Bodmer of Parkville, using the best quality white pine for
I saw this old cabin in the woods in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. It looks as if it has been abandoned for a long time as the trees are growing around and through it. It’s not a big deal for me to hop into my Jeep and drive a few hundred miles exploring one of
I was zig-zagging the gridwork of rural roads surrounding the farm fields in the Thumb. I came across this old brick building with a cobblestone foundation. I am not sure if it was a school or some other government building but it was interesting looking. Not far down the road was the Snay cemetery. Michigan
