I saw this old house in Elberta on the world famous M-22 Scenic Byway. I don’t know much about the house other than the sign out front declares it is the La Raue house build tin 1882 and designed by architect George F. Barber. Since I don’t have a story to go along with
If you have ever made the trip out to see the Grand Traverse Lighthouse at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula you probably have seen these bright red barns. They stand along the road between the lighthouse and Northport. I have always wondered about the big barn with all the doors along the side. I
I have been slowly visiting all the historic courthouses in Michigan as I travel around the state. I made a recent trip to Monroe which is the second oldest county in Michigan, second only to Wayne county. I love their old courthouse that was built in 1880, It was almost lost to a fire set
I saw this old victorian house in Allegan. The sign out front reads that it is The Delano Mansion Inn. Other than that I was not able to find any history on this spectacular looking house. I thought it was worth stopping for a photo. I guess this gives me some extra time to just
I am not sure if it is a hoax or real, but it is an interesting story. Way back in 1896 two lumberjacks were hired to clear some land for a farmer near the Upper Peninsula town of Newberry. They happen to stumble upon two small clay figures and a tablet. The 19 x 26
Here is your chance to win a Lost In Michigan wall calendar. I sold out of them in the middle of December but I saved a few just in case any got lost in the mail or something. I figured I would give away a calendar to one lucky subscriber chosen at random. You have
If you travel along M-25 near Unionville you will pass by an old Historical Marker standing in front of the Wisner Township Cemetery. It tells the story of a remarkable and enigmatic man known as Indian Dave. It is unclear exactly when and where he was born but he was given the name Ishdonquit or,
Along the shoreline of Lake Superior are a tall smokestack and concrete ruins. It is near the town of Freda west of Houghton in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The maze of weathered concrete and rusty rebar is what remains of the Champion Mill that processed the copper-rich rocks. Trains would pull into the mill and dump
I saw this old farmhouse somewhere near Ionia. I don’t have any history or story to go with it. I saw it by the road as I was driving by so I had to stop and take a photo. If walls could talk I am sure they could tell a great story but unfortunately, they
In the 1850s, With the lack of work in Chicago, some Bohemian ( present-day Czech Republic) and German immigrants left the city and sailed Lake Michigan looking for paradise. They landed in Good Harbor in the Leelanau Peninsula. After trekking about 10 miles inland they found a beautiful piece of land to establish a new
