I have visited Petoskey several times in half-century that I have lived in Michigan. I never knew this old mission church and burial ground was near downtown on Little Traverse Bay. A historical marker stands next to the church and reads: St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission: This land was sold by Amawee, an Odawa, to
The Fireman’s Memorial is not far from Roscommon and lists the names of Michigan firefighters that have died. Detroit-born sculptor Edward Chesney created the sculpture of the firefighter rescuing a young child. Next time you are headed up north on I-75 stop by the memorial. It’s not far from Exit 239 on Robinson Lake Rd
The small town of Byron sits between Fenton and Durand. Founded in 1824 it was the last stop on a stagecoach run from Detroit that ran west along what is now Rose Center road and Silver Lake road. The town continued to grow after the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Railway ran tracks through
Most bridges that cross over a river are above the river. This bridge just north of Manistique that crosses over the Manistique River at one time was lower than the level of the river. It gained recognition on Ripley’s Believe it or Not. The reason for this unique distinction is the paper mill downriver was
Near downtown Muskegon, is an old naval warship. It’s a unique-looking ship with bow doors that open. they open because it is a tank landing ship and one of only two remaining out of a thousand that were constructed for WWII. LST 393 was laid down on 27 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding
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I saw this old shack somewhere near Ocqueoc. I saw it sitting in the summer sunshine. I don’t know its story but I can only imagin the hardship of living in northern Michigan decades ago. As always I only take pics from the road. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have
Meridian Baseline Historic state park sits in the woods north of Jackson. It is the location where all of Michigan was surveyed from when the state was admitted to the union. Due to an error between two surveyors Michigan is the only state to have two basepoints. One is for the east side of the
This beautiful and historic stone church sits on Mackinac Island not far from the Grand Hotel. the historical marker next to it reads: The Union Congregational Church, affectionately called Little Stone Church, was established in 1900 by eleven charter members. Local residents and summer visitors donated funds for its construction. The cornerstone was laid on
The Champion Mining Company was created in 1899. This headframe was constructed in 1902 near Painesdale at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The mine closed in 1967. The old mine is not far from M-26 and the Bill Nicholls Trail passes by the remnants of the old mine buildings. It is still private property
