Michigan in early springtime can be rather gray and gloomy with brown grass and bare trees. I needed to get away so I headed to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. No not the one in France but the one in Michigan a few miles north of Big Rapids. John Parish arrived in the area
Trippensee planetarium model made in Saginaw Several school children learned about the universe from the planetariums made by the Trippensee Planetarium Company in Saginaw, Michigan early 1900s Lang planetarium made in Detroit Alexander Laing patented a solar system model in 1897 to show how the earth revolves around the sun and tilts on its axis
The small town of Vickeryville is located in the central Lower Peninsula west of Carson City. It was plated in 1857 by John Vickery in Bloomer Township. The town was originally called West Bloomer but its name was changed to Vickeryville. The little town thrived at the turn of the century, ( yes I mean
The beautiful an historic stone church of St. Joseph’s Shrine stands along US-12 in the Irish Hills next to Iron Lake. The church was constructed in 1854 by Irish pioneers. Next to the church are 14 stations of the cross that depict scenes of Jesus’ walk to Calvary. It was created in 1932 by two
I was roaming the backroads near Greenville and I came upon this enormous farmhouse. I figured out it was the old Montcalm county poor farm since it was on County Farm Road. It was a different time in our society when people went to live on the farm and worked to support themselves. The old
In 2013 The State of Michigan has declared March 13th K9 Veterans Day in recognition of the dogs and their handlers that have served our country. March 13 was chosen because, in 1942 the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army began training dogs for the newly established War Dog Program, also known as the
St. Patrick’s Church in Clifford in the Thumb began in 1879 with visits from Father Clement Krebs, pastor at St. Agatha Church in Gagetown. It later became a mission of St. Elizabeth in Reese, Sacred Heart in Brown City, and most recently SS. Peter and Paul in North Branch. In 1884 the Diocese of Detroit
I saw this old schoolhouse near Hastings. I found out on the internet it was the old Coats Grove School. It was a fractional school built in 1874 and closed in 1967. A fractional school is a school that serves more than one district. I am assuming the two doors is because one is for
https://amzn.to/3OVo6LL I am excited to announce that the Lost In Michigan Volume 7 is now available on Amazon HERE Like my other books it has stories from all around the Great Lakes State. From the southern border to the top of the Upper Peninsula and places in between. I am sure you will enjoy reading
This beautiful brick Victorian house stands along M-25 just south of Lexington. It was built in the 1870s and is now a B & B. It is a beautiful old house. Lexington sits along Lake Huron about ten miles north of Port Huron. I think it is one of the most underrated tourist towns in
