If you are in the Upper Peninsula in the early fall you may get to witness one of nature’s wonders. The Monarch Butterfly migrates 1,900-miles south to their wintering grounds in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. Usually, around September thousands of Monarchs gather around the remains of the old Peninsula Lighthouse at the tip
This massive stone structure in the heart of Saginaw is probably the most important building in the Saginaw Valley. It is the Waterworks that purifies water for most of the residents living in the area. Constructed in 1929 the water treatment plant was a marvel of engineering when it was constructed. Thank you for Subscribing
A few miles northeast of the Upper Peninsula town of Crystal Falls is a stone memorial. It is a memorial to the 27 men that died when the Mansfield Mine collapsed and the water from the Michigamme River flooded the shaft. All the men working in the mine on September 28, 1893, drowned. It is
At the time the Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse was constructed in 1929 it was never intended to be occupied by a keeper. The lighthouse sits offshore from Cheboygan in Lake Huron. It marks a shallow spot that is, you guessed it, fourteen-foot deep. The light was to be remotely operated by radio from the nearby
This beautiful ornate brick clock tower looks over downtown Chelsea. It was constructed in 1906 by local businessman Frank P. Glazier who owned the Glazier Stove Works. Besides displaying the time for the citizens of Chelsea the tower also held a large water tank. Glazier added the tower to his new building when his old
The Soo Locks are the most well know engineering marvels in Sault St. Marie. A little way down the river east of the locks is another engineering marvel. Over 1300 feet long the St. Marys Falls Hydroelectric Plant was the second-largest plant when it was constructed in 1898. Second only to the hydro plant at
Lost In Michigan wall calendars are now available on Zazzle.com HERE. There are two different calendars, a Lost In Michigan and a Michigan Lighthouse calendar. Thank you so much to all of you that have purchased calendars from me over the past several years. Your kindness and support for what I do are greatly appreciated. It
I saw this beautiful gothic house with white siding and a green roof in Harbor Beach in Michigan’s Thumb. In front of the house was a sign that read MURPHY MUSEM. I stopped and took a pic and then read the bronze plaque proudly displayed out front. Frank Murphy was born in 1890 in Harbor
The town of Hamilton lies between Holland and Allegan in the southwest corner of Michigan. The Rabbit River winds its way through the center of town. It may not be a natural waterfall but a small dam or weir along with a historic wooden train trestle makes for a picturesque scene. Lost In Michigan books
This beautiful brick and stone church overlooks Lake St. Clair in Gross Point Shores. A historical marker stands nearby giving a little history of this beautiful building. By the 1790s, French priests were ministering to farmers living along the lake. In 1825, Father Francis Badin dedicated a log church to St. Paul near the Lake
