I drove through the small town of Trufant located in the farmland between Greenville and Howard City. I saw this massive thing standing in a park in the center of town and wondered what it was. The massive tripod made of logs the size of telephone poles was used for pulling stumps. Using ropes and
The SkyBridge at Boyne Mountain ski resort is the largest timbered suspension bridge. Maybe you have already experienced it, or it is out of your budget for your family, but you want to walk across some amazing foot bridges. There are a few other bridges in Michigan that are free to explore. They may not
In the northwest corner of Saginaw county, north of Hemlock, there is an urban legend of a girl that haunts Dice Road Cemetery, like many urban legends, I think there is some truth that started the story. As the story goes, 5 year old Anna Rhodes Fazio was living in Italy in 1816 with her
A few miles west of Ovid along M-21 is a brick marker that stands next to a party store. I am sure many motorists have zoomed on past this brick monument a sculpture of a football and shoe on top of it. to . It marks a significant event in the state’s history and the
This massive white brick house with tan trim stands in Saginaw on Washington Avenue in The Grove neighborhood near city hall. A small red sign with the words “The Home” stands in front of it, and It is curious that it has two entryways. The house was built by Timothy B. Corning in 1872 at
The Cheboygan Crib Light stands proudly at the mouth of the Cheboygan River, looking over the Straights of Mackinac, remembering the time it once stood out there in the open waters, guiding ships and sailors safely thru the straights. The Light was originally built in Lake Huron in 1884 on a “crib”, (an artificial-island landfill)
It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about next year and publish my Lost In Michigan wall calendar. The are available on Zazzle HERE. Thank you all so much to all of you that have purchased a calendar throughout the years. Your kindness and support really means a lot to me. I
When I was a teenager, the place to hang out was the Mall. Now that I am older I don’t go to the mall that often since the type of stores in the mall “ain’t my cup of tea” as they say, and the arcade is gone also. I did find the Sparr Mall northeast
On this date a few years ago, I was heading home from a long trip around the U.P. As I was crossing the big green bridge, the Stars And Strips were proudly flying on one of the twin towers of the bridge. At the moment I saw the flag I remembered that it was 9-11.
The magnificent looking Van Buren County Courthouse stands in the city of Paw Paw. Construction began in 1901 and took a year and a half to complete. It replaced an earlier courthouse that is now the Paw Paw City Hall. The town of Paw Paw got its name from the Paw Paw river that flows
