Michigan has a lot of unique old houses but among the houses in Lexington Heights is this ornate one of a kind stone house. It was built in the 1930s by Valentine Falzon, a stonemason from Malta, using the stones and sand from nearby Lake Huron. You can learn more about the house on their
This row of old forgotten vehicles, abandoned from an old sawmill town, is deep within the Groen Nature Preserve. The preserve is in Otsego County near Johannesburg. The property once belonged to Louis M. Groen. He invented the Filet O Fish sandwich and owned 43 McDonalds franchise locations. After his death, he donated the property
A piano mysteriously plays on its own. Footsteps are heard on an empty stage. Actors claim someone is tugging on their costumes. These are just some of the strange occurrences that have been attributed to a mischevious ghost at Kalamazoo’s Civic Auditorium. The theater was built in 1929 and has continued operating since then. Volunteers
On my trip to Marysville I could have taken the expressway but that would be rather boring. I decided to zig-zag my way through the thumb. I got near Sandusky and I figured I would take some back roads since I had already been through the town. I came upon an old building among the
This sandstone house sits just outside of downtown Ionia. It’s hard to miss when driving through town and the historical marker in front tells the story of the house and the man who built it. John Celsus Blanchard (1822 – 1905) epitomized the American “self-made man.” He left his home in Cayuga County, New York,
I saw this old farmhouse where the town Wildwood once stood. I am thinking nothing remains from the town although this old house might have been around back then. If it was, its walls are not going to share any stories but I am thinking they are enjoying watching the leaves change. P.S. Autumn is
Not far from downtown Flint is the Stockton Mansion. It was built by Colonel Thomas Stockton. Both he and his wife died in the house. After their deaths, the house was used as a hospital and later a nursing home. The house is now used as a museum and undergoing renovation. Workers have said to
Hidden among the pine trees far away from any large city or even a paved road is a small chapel. It was built as a memorial in the 1960s by George Mason’s family. After his death in 1954, Mason willed his land to the State Of Michigan. His property consisted of Almost 1500 acres on
I took a trip up to the northern Lower Peninsula yesterday. The fall colors are spectacular. The weather was not the greatest but I did not let that stop me. I took this pic on a backroad somewhere between Vanderbilt and Gaylord. This is the perfect weekend ( October 19 and 20th ) if you
Saint Ann’s Cemetery on Mackinac Island in behind the fort near Skull Cave. It was not always at this location. I was originally next to Ste Anne’s Catholic Church near downtown. One of the oldest headstones in the cemetery is for Mary Biddle, She was eight years old when she fell through the ice and
