michigan history

Here are four Michigan characters who may spark some curiosity...

During Prohibition, this old bar was used by the notorious Purple Gang in the 1920s for rumrunning. Take a look inside...

From Detroit's Delray neighborhood, Rose Veres went down in history as killing a dozen of her boarders from 1920-1931...but is it true?

Leo Sharp's arrest on I-94 near Ann Arbor was the basis for Clint Eastwood's 2018 film. Here's Leo's story in a brief nutshell...

Dean & Jerry brought much-needed laughs to Michigan; here's some info on those appearances...

Most Michigan towns, villages, and cities had some kind of a mill. Here's a 50-photo look at some old ones from over 100 years ago...

Along with photos of the ruins, here are a handful of vintage photos of the mostly-ghost town of Gay in the U.P...

Here are the names of all five people, photos of their graves, and some brief backgrounds...

Michigan got a head start on Prohibition back in 1855; even so, a lot of dough was made from bootlegging. Here's some info and photos...

This 1966 song is noted as being the forerunner of late 70s punk. Here are details...