We can thank a famous Michigander for introducing the 40-hour work week 96 years ago. The concept of working eight hours per day five days a week was introduced on September 25, 1926.
In 1924 William Herbert Lee 'Herb' McCourtie transformed his family’s 42-acre farm into a summer home, which would then se many lavish parties with interesting guests, as legend has it.
Far from some of his other more stately homes, this Clinton farm looks into the simpler life the Ford family once enjoyed during the summer months in Michigan.
Among the frequent customers of the Douglas House were Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Thomas Edison, the Dodge Brothers, Charles Nash, Walter Chrysler, and John D. Rockefeller.....