As promised it is time to reveal the location from the clues given in my post HERE. Before I get to the answer, a quick shameless plug that I have books available to order on my website HERE On the hand of a mob boss and where the trees fall is a place where hikers
The Doherty Hotel in downtown Clare opened in 1924. The historic hotel has entered guests for almost a century, but one infamous day in 1938 has tied the hotel to the notorious Purple Gang. The gang was based out of Detroit but always looking for ways to expand their income. With the booming automobile business
While traveling around the state I see several beautiful old churches and this one in Ypsilanti stood out to me. The twin steeples stand proudly over the city on the First Presbyterian Church. The historical marker on the front reads: Originally built in 1857 with a single, central spire, the First Presbyterian Church was greatly enlarged
Michigan has several large ornate historic houses. This house in Marquette is neither large or ornate but it is historic. The historical marker that stands next to it reads. Frederic Baraga was a lawyer, an artist and a Roman Catholic priest who came to the U.S. from present-day Slovenia in 1830. Baraga (1797-1868) served Native
Because you all liked my previous challenge (which you can see HERE) I am doing another one. Inspired by Byron Preiss and his book The Secret I have devised a plan. I would have liked to hide a book somewhere for someone to find, but I figure I can do it virtually so no one has
I was going through my archive of photos from my travels because I can’t or will not travel right now. I came across this pic of an old building in Columbiaville that I never posted. I am not sure what this place is or was but it looks like an old general store at one
At the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse is a strange looking building with the name Calcite proudly displayed on the roof. It was the pilot house from the 436 foot long S.S. Calcite. At the time of its construction in 1912, it was the longest self-unloader on the Great Lakes. Its home port was Rogers City
On September 5th, 1881 a massive devastating fire swept through Michigan’s Thumb Region. It burned over a million acres and killed 282 people. The fire burned for several days and destroyed most of Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola, and Huron counties. The important thing to remember is not only the fire but the response to the fire.
Cars zoom past this old brick two-story house on M-60 but I wonder how many people know the story of its past. The home is west of the town of Vandalia in southwestern Michigan. In the mid-1840s James E. Bonine and his wife built this house and by 1853 they were one of the largest
This French Norman chateau-style castle stands along the riverbank of the Shiawassee River in Owosso. It was built by James Oliver Curwood one of the country’s best selling authors at the turn of the century. The early 1900s, not Y2K. He wrote several books with many of them based on life in the remote northern
