I drove past the historic White Lake Cemetery and had to stop and get a pic of the trees showing off their autumn color under the blue sky. A historical marker stands in the old cemetery and gives a little history This cemetery was established by Robert Garner when his nine-month-old child, Mary, died in
After stopping at a roadside park to read about the devastating fire in the small town of Metz, northwest of Alpena. ( can read my post about Metz HERE) I wanted to go to the Presque Ilse Lighthouse (you can read my post HERE) and I knew it was northeast from where I was, so I just started heading north.
The Black River empties into Lake Superior not far from the Wisconsin Border. At the mouth of the river is the Black River Harbor managed by the National Forest Service. The 210 foot suspension bridge was built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was reconstructed in 1967 and refurbished in 2009. The bridge is
If you have been reading my posts for a while you might remember me asking about taking a rid on the SS Badger back in the spring. I took my trip across Lake Michigan on the historic ferry and I figured I should do a post about my trip. I came across on October 15,
The community of Lakeville is located between Oxford and Romeo. It is there that you will find one of the oldest cemeteries in the state that was started in 1846. One of the earliest burials was Private Derrick Hulick, a veteran of the American Revolution who enlisted in the New Jersey militia in June 1776.
The town of Fallasburg lies just east of the famous Fallasburg covered bridge north of Lowell. The school was built in 1867 and was used for almost a century until it closed in 1961. It is now a museum by the Fallasburg Historical Society. If you are ever in the area be sure to take
south of the historic Fayette townsite is an old cemetery on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. A sign next to the road denotes it is St Peter The Fisherman Cemetery. It was the Catholic cemetery for Fayette and a protestant cemetery was north of town. A short trail from the road leads to the cemetery
This house with the tower in the front stands in the town of Marshall and inspired a book that was made into a movie. The historic Cronin House is located down the street from the high school. John Bellairs, born in 1938, grew up in Marshall Michigan and walked past this house on his way
Last week I took a trip across the Upper Peninsula and I stopped at a roadside park on US-2 near Iron River. The historical marker in the park notes that it is the first roadside park in Michigan and reads: In 1918 the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation of the road commission,
The Little Mac Foot Bridge crosses the Manistee River near the Hodenpyl Dam a few miles from Mesick. The wooden suspension bridge is 245 feet long. It is on the Manistee River Trail which is also part of the 4600 mile North Country Trail from Vermont to North Dakota. You don’t have to hike halfway
