I love taking photos of Waterfalls, but most of them are in the U.P. and a long trip for the weekend for me from my home town of Saginaw. Did you Know Ocqueoc Falls is in the L.P? I was traveling between Onaway and Rogers City and came across the falls, I knew there was a
As a young boy, I always remembered my grandmother show me a photo of her 5 brothers. I could always recognize 4 of my dad’s uncles, but the 5th uncle was Louis. My grandma would point to him in the photo, and always say ” that’s my brother Louis who died in the war when
One of the things I have found on my travels around Michigan, are the many Civil War monuments in some of the cities in the state. I found this one on the Grand Traverse County courthouse lawn in Traverse City. On May 30, 1890 the Mayor of Traverse City, Perry Hannah, welcomed the Civil War
This is Sable Falls in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I don’t have a story about it for today. I just thought it was beautiful and would share it with you. Thank you for following me, and I hope you like what I post daily. I do my best to post stuff you enjoy seeing.
In 1880 Bishop Casper Henry Borgess of the Detroit Diocese approved the establishment of a second Catholic parish in the city of Jackson. The cornerstone ceremony for the parish church was held July 4, 1881. The present limestone Romanesque structure, erected in 1923/26 was designed by Frederick Spier of Detroit. One of the towers houses
I would much rather post positive stories, but the tragic ones should not be forgotten. Sadly Michigan had one of the most devastating acts of evil perpetrated in the country. A Michigan Historical Marker stands next to a Cupola silently standing in a park in Bath Michigan that reminds us of the horror that occurred.
I like visiting small towns in Michigan, and while traveling the southern part of the thumb ( I guess if the thumb starts at I69). I went thru the town of Yale and I saw the Yale Hotel with the ghost mural on the side that said Est. in 1900, I had to stop and take a pic.
I found this old building which looks like an old school house east of Ithaca traveling the back roads. If it was a school I am not sure which school. Maybe Lafayette school since the historic Lafayette Church is down the road. I guess whatever it uses to be, it isn’t that anymore. It would
The first lighthouse in the state of Michigan was constructed In 1825 north of Fort Gratiot at the entrance to the St Clair River near Port Huron. The contract for the construction of the lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling was awarded to Captain Winslow Lewis of Massachusetts. Lewis was the inventor of the patented Lewis lamp,
I have been busy lately and not posting as much as I want too. My son and daughter are both running track for school this spring, and I had 4 track meets last week, and another 4 this week. I wanted to let you know so if I miss a post for a few days
