This Italianate cream brick house on Oliver Street in Owosso was built by Amos Gould in 1860. When Owosso was incorporated as a city Gould became the city’s first mayor. He also organized the first bank in Owosso operating it out of this house. He owned large amounts of property around Michigan and lumbering interest
I saw this old church in Portland. I looks as if it has been a long time since it has seen a Sunday morning service or a wedding. I think it still is a beautiful old church though. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean
One of South Haven’s first keepers was James S. Donahue, a veteran of the Civil War. After being shot in battle one of his legs was amputated. He requested a job with the lighthouse service, and to convince him to find employment elsewhere, they gave him the job of keeper at South Haven. They
This massive building complex sits along the Kalamazoo River in Plainwell. It was a paper mill built in 1886 and at its peak produced 50 tons of paper daily. It changed owners a few times and then it closed in 2000. The city of Plainwell purchased the old mill and have been redeveloping the property
This dilapidated old building was the Casa Blanca Hotel in the resort community of Idlewild. In its heyday it was a grand old hotel and people would travel for miles to stay overnight. Idlewild was a thriving resort community for African Americans after the war. Over time the town popularity dwindled and few people live
When visiting Whitefish Point and the T-falls I like to go through the town of Brimley and follow the Lake Superior shoreline. After getting something to eat at Clyde’s Drive Inn on US-2 in St Ignace, Brimley is a nice place to stop for a bathroom break and pick up a bottle of Faygo Redpop for
This brick one-room schoolhouse near the Canton Township Offices was constructed in 1884 by Hargreaze Sittlington. ( you gotta love people’s interesting names back in the day ) The school boasts beautiful brickwork and arches over the doors and windows. The school closed in 1954. In 1977, the school district donated it to the Canton
I spend a lot of time doing research for Lost In Michigan and one of my favorite places is Hoyt Library in downtown Saginaw. I love roaming the shelves of this historic building. A historical marker stands next to it and reads: The Saginaw Evening News declared the Hoyt Library “a noble institution” and “the
Michigan has several historic churches. Some are enormous gothic style churches with huge stained glass windows and tall steeples that reach towards heaven. Some are smaller wooden churches in rural northern Michigan where they proudly sit among nature’s beauty. I have seen many churches on my travels around the state but not many of them
I saw this old barn somewhere near Tawas. It looks like it has seen a lot of Michigan winters. I don’t have a story to go along with this old barn. I just want to say I hope you are having a good year so far and thank you for taking the time to look
