I saw this old building somewhere between Clare and Cadillac. I know it was a school since the sign near the peak of the roof reads STANDARD SCHOOL. It looks as if it has been a while since it has been used as a school. I am not sure the name of it but it
If you have ever driven down M-81 in the Thumb you have probably gone past this old building in the small town of Watrousvlle. The historical marker next to the building reads: Aaron Watrous and his crew of loggers came here in the thumb in 1852 to cut the virgin pine of the Cass River
I saw this old barn near the Ocqueoc Falls. Most people are familiar with the waterfalls near Onaway, but few know that at one time there was a town of Ocqueoc. It was given a post office in 1885 and the town was named after the nearby Ocqueoc River. It is a Native American word
Constructed in 1894, this graceful Queen Anne style structure served as the Luce County jail and sheriff’s residence for over seventy years. The peninsular Land Company donated the site. The architectural firm of Lovejoy and DeMar from Marquette designed this sturdy edifice from rough-hewn Jacobsville sandstone. The Luce County Historical Society rescued this building from
This beautiful old church which is now used as a history museum stands in the town of Benzonia. It has a rather unique looking steeple and belfry. The marker proudly mounted next to the door reads: Early in the 1850’s Congregationalists came to this area to found the community of Benzonia and a Christian college.
Near the entrance to Muskegon’s historic Evergreen Cemetery is a monument with the words Captain Walker’s Branded Hand carved into it. It also has a hand with the letters SS carved on it. It is a rather curious stone obelisk and begs the question, Why was his hand branded and what does the SS mean?
I always have to stop and get some pics of lighthouses when I am nearby. I was north of Rogers City on the coast of Lake Huron so I had to stop by and visit the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse. I will visit even in the middle of winter if it is open to the
In 1886, William Crapo “Billy” Durant and business partner Josiah Dallas Dort leased this building along the Flint River to form the Flint Road Cart Company. Eventually, it became the Durant-Dort Carriage Factory and one of the largest carriage builders in the world. In the early 1900s, Durant would take control of the Buick Motor
South of Empire a little ways from M-22, I saw this old red building. Normally, I would not think much of it but I saw the wooden sign that read: PLATTE POST OFFICE 1868-1905. One of the residents of the town was F.B. Van Platten, Maybe that is where the name of the town came
Today is Groundhog’s Day. I don’t know about a rodent predicting the weather and have never seen a groundhog. I live in Saginaw and I am familiar with a popular bunny in the Steering City. The BEANS bunny has become an unofficial symbol of the city. Along the Saginaw River, the Michigan Bean Co. elevator
