I don’t live far from Frankenmuth and have been there many times. I stopped and took a pic of the Lager Mill that stands along the Cass River. For some reason, I have never been in this building for some reason I thought maybe they sold sacs of flour and grain. After I took a
This post is a little different than my normal post so I hope you like it. I was at my son’s high school swim meet in Lapeer and after the meet ended we went out to get something to eat. We skipped the usual fast food places near the expressway and went to downtown Lapeer.
I love stone churches. I can imagine the people in the congregation donating stones they have collected from their farm fields to build the church. Traveling the back roads near East Jordan in the north-west part of the lower peninsula I came across this beautiful old stone church. Thankfully there was a Michigan Historical marker in
Coming into Alpena from the south on US-23, you can’t miss this magnificent stone house that looks like a castle facing towards Thunder Bay. The house was built in 1902 by Charles R. Henry. After he died in 1926, it was inherited by his son the prominent Alpena attorney Carl R Henry, who was the
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If you have followed Lost In Michigan for a while you have probably seen photos of Curwood Castle in Owosso. It was the writing studio of James Oliver Curwood. He was a very successful author in the early 1900’s. Reading a good book is something I like to do on a cold winter day ( shameless plug for
I love this little red depot in the middle of downtown Dryden. It seems a little out of place but then after reading the Historical Marker in front of it, I know why. here is what the sign reads: This area now known as Dryden was settled in 1834. By 1880 it was a hamlet
In 1848, James G. Birney and his wife led Bay City’s earliest Presbyterian services in a schoolhouse. Birney twice ran unsuccessfully for president of the U.S. on the antislavery ticket. The Reverend Lucius Root organized the First Presbyterian Church of Lower Saginaw on September 5, 1856. Services continued to be held in the schoolhouse
This old Pullman car is at a place called Dollar Settlement near lake superior west of Brimley. Some people have said the car was supposed to be converted into a diner but it never happened and it just sits there miles away from any railroad track. I have never been able to find out what
I will be at Charlin’s Book Nook on Saturday, December 23rd in Frankenmuth at the River Place Shops selling and signing copies of my Lost In Michigan book from 10am-2pm. I hope you will stop by and see me especially if you’re in Frankenmuth. I can’t think of a better city in Michigan to visit
