The Wagoshance Lighthouse (or as the old sailors called it, Wobbleshanks) sits out in Lake Michigan not far from Mackinac City off the coast of Wilderness State Park. It is at a remote place out away from sight by most tourists and has been forgotten and left to crumble into Lake Michigan. It was the
The old Skyline Ski Resort sits empty somewhere south of Grayling. It has been a long time since skiers rode the lift and slalomed down the hill. I am not sure when it closed but it has been at least ten years. I never skied here my wife and I usually drove a little further
This beautiful old house sits near downtown Chesaning. A Michigan historical marker gives some history on this magnificent old home. It reads: Leamington and Madeline Stewart built this Queen Anne house in 1895 – 1897. The design was based on Design No. 53 in George F. Barber’s The Cottage Souvenir No. 2, a pattern book published
I was roaming around Battle Creek and I came across this historic fire House. Carved in the stone at the top is No.2 Fire Station 1903. It is a beautiful looking building and still used today. Trying to find a little info about the building I came across this postcard from 1909. It is always
On a foggy winter day, I saw this old schoolhouse near the shores of White Lake north of Muskegon. The unique-looking belfry is what caught my attention. Most of the one-room schools I have seen in Michigan have a simple square belfry. The historical marker in front of it gave a little history of this
There are several lighthouses in Michigan, about 150 of them if you really wanna know, and the Livingston memorial light is one of the most unique, not only in Michigan but in the United States. It’s one of only 3 lights erected as a memorial in Michigan and the only navigational light constructed of marble
I saw this old brick farmhouse in the small town of Boyne Falls. I don’t know its story or history but I drive past it often and always wonder about it. Unfortunately not much of a story for this post, but thank you all for taking the time to look at my posts. P.S. I
Ships sailing along Lake Huron between Port Huron and the tip of the Thumb in the early 1800s had few places to seek refuge from the gales of November. Or any storm that whips up for that matter. A small harbor helped in Harbor Beach, but It was decided in the mid-1800s to build a
I saw this unique looking barn-like building standing behind the county ice arena in Cadillac. This historic octagon building was built for the 1908 Wexford County Fair known as Floral Hall. Doing a little research on it I was saddened to find out that it could possibly be demolished but there are plans to move
This faded and peeling yellow caboose sits quietly next to the historic water tower in Gant. I was told the caboose is where the conductor rode along with the brakeman. Modern technology made the brakeman’s job obsolete and the caboose was no longer needed. That is why you see so many cabooses ( or is
