If you have followed my posts for a while ( Thank you ) you know I can’t help but make stupid dam puns. I was passing through Glennie and I had to take a quick trip over to the Alcona Dam a few miles away. The dam was originally named for a nearby road called
This bright red “Big Wheel” greets visitors at the entrance to Hartwick Pines State Park. Years ago lumberjacks would use them with a team of oxen to pull out logs from the Michigan forest. The park has 49 acres of old-growth pine forest and a logging museum open during the summer. The road to the
This historic house now sits on the grounds of Midland County Historical Society’s Heritage Park. It originally stood near downtown Midland before it was moved to its current location. The house was built in1874 by Benjamin F. Bradley, an early businessman in Midland. He lost the house in 1921 after filing for bankruptcy and then
I love buildings and houses built with fieldstones. I think they are a reflection of the area since many of the stones are collected from the area and this beautiful old church in Manchester is no exception. A historic marker giving its history stands in front of it and reads: The first Catholic church in
Built by Henry & Luella Clements in 1890 on Historic Center Ave in Bay City. Henry worked with his father James and brother William at Industrial Works, designers of a rail-mounted shovel and cranes employed at the Chicago Columbian Exposition and the Panama Canal. His house is unusual in Bay City because it is one of
This old Michigan Bean Co. elevator stands in the small town of Henderson northwest of Owosso. It looks as if it has been a long time since this place has been used for storing beans and grain but it makes for a pretty photo. Lost In Michigan books are ON SALE this weekend on Amazon HERE Thank
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
