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This steam locomotive sits in R.A. Greene Park in Jackson. The Grand Trunk Western 5030 was built in 1912 and proudly pulled train cars along Michigan’s railroad tracks for years. On June 5th, 1923 A train was commissioned to take the Knights Templars of Michigan to a Masonic convention in Flint. The 5030 picked up
The town of Rockland sits along US-45 near Ontonagon. It started in 1847 when the Rockland Mine opened. It was a booming area at one time but after the mines closed the town dwindled in population. Today a few hearty Yoopers call it home. I went through town to get to the Old Victoria historic
The town of Leland in the Leelanau Peninsula is known for historic Fishtown. It draws many tourists to the seaside village but few of them know about this old brick building that stands near the center of town. The bars on the windows gives a clue about what it was used for. In the early
This big old red and green house stands near the tip of the Thumb in Port Austin. It is now known as the Garfield Inn but it was originally built by Charles G. Learned. A historical marker stands next to it and reads: A native of New York, contractor Charles G. Learned helped build New
I was traveling around Portage Lake near Onekama and I came across the Portage Point Resort. It is a historic complex of buildings and it reminded me of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. It was constructed in 1902 by the same builder of the Grand Hotel. About ten years after it was constructed the
A few blocks northeast of the Flint Truck and Bus assembly plant is a small park with a memorial to the Sit Down Strike. On December 30th, 1936 the workers at General Motor’s Fisher Body Plant stopped production and barricaded themselves inside the plant. They learned the company was going to move the dies that
This beautiful old Queen Anne Victorian house stands in Marine City. It was built in 1882 by Captain James Taylor and designed by famed architect George F. Barber. I love the gray and pink paint scheme and the weathervane shaped like a schooner. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not
This old wooden fishing boat named the Nancy Jean sits on display at Black River Harbor on the southwestern end of the Upper Peninsula. The 32 foot wooden boat powered by a gasoline engine was built in 1913. A fishing village once stood at the mouth of the Black River and in the 1930s the
This fountain stands next to Portage Point Drive about a half mile from M-22 near Onekama. It flows all year long fed by an artesian spring. I stopped and filled up my water bottle. There were a few other people that stopped so there must be a few people that know about it, probably the
