Over two centuries ago a rag tag group of rebel soldiers went up against the most powerful empire in the world. People said they had a snowballs chance in H E double hockey sticks chance of beating the British Redcoats. Since winning our independence this country has ben through a lot. Americans can do anything
The historic Lyon schoolhouse is located northeast of Brighton. Richard Lyon and his family came to the area in the 1830s. A log cabin school was built on his property to educate the local children. A new school was built in 1885 and it is the one that still stands today. It was used as
County Road 426 runs along the center part of the Upper Peninsula. It passes through the old town of Watson. A few homes still stand in the area but it looks as if it has been a long time since the old store was open for business. At one time an IGA sign hung from
These colorful silos stand in Old Town Saginaw along the Saginaw River. They were painted by Madrid artist Okuda San Miguel with the help of a team of local artist. It is said to be one of the largest murals in the United States. If you want to check it out for yourself you can
I saw this big red round barn south of Traverse City. I don’t know anything about it other than it is nifty looking. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot to me if you did.
US-2 runs along the southern side of the Upper Peninsula. Between Manistique and Gulliver is a short section of road that shows up on the map as Old US Hwy 2. Near the road are two large brick crumbling structures. They are the remains of kilns used by the White Marble Lime Company, founded by
If you are looking for someplace different to visit that few people know about you need to stop by the old western town of Coopersville. You won’t find it on a map of Michigan since it’s not an official town. It was built by Spike Cooper who is a big fan of westerns and John
At the corner of the Old Chicago Road (U.S. 12) and the La Plaisance Pike (M-50) in Michigan’s Irish Hills, is Cambridge Junction Historic State Park / Walker Tavern Historic Site. The site contains a modest, one-and-a-half-story farmhouse that has sat on its original site for nearly two centuries. Built about 1832, the white clapboard
This statue of a woman in a Victorian era dress stands next to the library in Big Rapids. It is of Anna Howard Shaw who was born in England on February 14, 1847. At the age of four, her family immigrated to America. In 1859, her father moved the family to a wilderness tract just
While doing research for my Michigan Ghost Town book I came across an old photo of the town of Herman from the 1940s. The town is in the Huron Mountains southeast of L’Anse. I recognized the old store next to the railroad tracks in the old photo. The town has changed a lot in the
