It's time to get off the crowded expressway and throw the GPS out the window. get out and explore Michigan's back roads, towns and trails.
A guy, a camera, and a Jeep, and sometimes a black lab named Cooper
I saw this magnificent looking brick building. It’s hard to miss with its arched windows and tower. After taking a pic of it, I noticed the historical marker proudly mounted on the wall. Built in 1884 at a cost of $12,300, this edifice has served continuously as the seat of local government. Marine City was
This Autumn I have a few presentations planned. If you are in the area I hope you can stop by and listen to me talk about some of my travels around Michigan. Marysville Public Library October 21st at 6:30pm you can find out more at their website here http://www.stclaircountylibrary.org/EventInfo.aspx?id=27001 Tamarack District Library in Lakeview Tuesday,
I was going through some of my old galleries and I came across this old forgotten house. I can’t remember even taking this photo let alone where it is located. It was in a gallery of photos from the Leelanau Peninsula so I am assuming the old house is located somewhere in the peninsula. Oh
The little town of Watson is near the middle of the Upper Peninsula. Not much of it remains today but a few residents and some old buildings. The town was a sawmill town and mail distribution point with the railroad passing trough it. Even though it only consisted of a few buildings Watson must have
I saw this old building, or at least what is left of it in the town of Pinnebog. It’s located near the tip of the thumb on the Pinnebog River. It was started back in the 1840s as a lumbering town. Another sawmill town had the same name, but when they established a post office
Thank you all so much for taking time from your busy day to read my posts. It’s been a while since I have given a book away, so here is your chance to win a Lost In Michigan Volume 2. To Enter, simply write a comment on this post (Scroll down to the bottom). I
Traveling through the town of Buchanan in the southwest part of the Mitten, I saw several scarecrows all around town. It was later I found out that they are sponsored by local businesses to rais money for a charity. What a brilliant idea. I thought they brightened up the community and also raised money to
Mary Ann Starkweather donated money to build this beautiful stone building in 1897 on the campus of Eastern Michigan. She requested the building be used for religious purposes. Her building became the home of the Students’ Christian Association. In 1928 the Christian association ended and in 1976 the Office of Religious Affairs was discontinued. After that,
The town of Hamlin was a sawmill town founded by Charles Mears that was destroyed in a tragic event. The town began in 1852 with Mears Building a wooden dam on the Big Sable River which is in the present-day Ludington State Park. Over the years Hamling grew to have a school, church, saloons and
I saw this old farmhouse outside of Colon. I love the tall windows and the detail above them. I don’t know any history about it and the horses next to it would not talk to me. Time to announce the winner of the Lighthouse Calendar giveaway on facebook. congratulations to Carrie Ringkvist she was chosen
