It’s hard to miss this fire station in downtown Negaunee. The station was built in 1910 and the circles in the top of the hose/bell tower once had clock faces in them. The clocks were moved to city hall. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would
Traveling along the sunrise side of the state I came across the beautiful old victorian home on U.S. 23 south of Harrisville. Now the Springport Inn, it was the home of Civil war captain Joseph Van Buskirk. Joseph served as a Captain with the 2 Michigan Infantry Company-F. He enlisted on April 23, 1861 in Flint, Michigan
This large brick building stands in the small town of Clifford near the base of the Thumb. Years ago it was built as a high school. It closed in the 70s and is now used as a library. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean
I saw this beautiful stone church in the southern Michigan town of Hudson. It is the First United Methodist Church. I don’t have a story to go with it, I just thought it was a beautiful looking church in the warm summer sunshine. I hope your summer is going well and thank you so much
There are a lot of ferries in Michigan, from the ones that take you to Mackinac Island to the Badger that sails across Lake Michigan to Wisconson. One of the oldest ferries in the Mitten State is in Ironton. Lake Charlevoix branches off in the small town, and that is where you can ride a small ferry
Along US-12 in the Irish Hills Area is an old western town. It started out in the 1960s as an antique store and restaurant and with tourists coming in the 70s it had grown into a whole town. The Stagecoach Stop was a popular stop for many tourists in the 70s and 80s along with
Coming into Alpena from the south on 23, you can’t miss this magnificent stone house that looks like a castle facing towards Thunder Bay. The house was built in 1902 by Charles R. Henry, after he died in 1926, it was inherited by his son the prominent Alpena attorney Carl R Henry, who was the
In the small town of Hermansville just of US-2 in the central Upper Peninsula is a large two-story building with a red circle and the letters IXL in the center. The building was built in 1881 by the Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company and used as their office. They made hardwood flooring and branded the
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
