I have driven past this old log cabin near Prudenville many times. I finally stopped and took a pic of it since it sits next to M-18. I don’t know how old the cabin is, but it looks like it has been there long before the fancy houses and cabins were built along the shoreline of
Last week I got to Lakeview a little early for my presentation and I had some time to kill. I went for a drive to see what I could find on a dreary autumn day. Southwest of Lakeview I saw this old schoolhouse hidden in the trees. I am not sure how I manage to
I went for a road trip today. I needed to get pics at some state parks for my Camp Michigan project, You can see more HERE. I went up through Tawas, Oscoda, Alpena and then over to Gaylord and then back home down 75 to Saginaw. The color around Atalanta and Gaylord was about peak
I was headed down county road 426 in the Upper Peninsula to the ghost town of Watson, you can read about it HERE. The road runs along the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad tracks. Weeds and small trees are growing up between the rusty rails, so I assume they have not been used in years.
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This old cemetery is the final resting place for some of the people of the Ora Labora colony. It is located northeast of Bayport at the end of Sand Road is known as the Old Bayport Cemetery, It sits on a hill with large trees standing between the tombstones and monuments. I imagine when the
Every time my family and I cross the big green bridge we have to stop at Clyde’s Drive In and get a hamburger and a shake. My friend Mandy told me about Clyde’s, and after we tried it we stop there as much as we can even though we live about 250 miles away. The
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I love driving on 31 past the houses on the bluff overlooking Grand Travers Bay in Petoskey. They are part of the Bay View Association, and I wonder what it is like sitting on the porch looking out over the water. I bet a 100 years ago there must have been a lot of schooners
I saw this old house or school house or whatever it used to be out in the middle of nowhere. It was on a dirt road far from any town but the closest would be Port Hope miles away. I grew up in the big city and whenever I need anything it’s just a few
