michigan history

Thankfully, Michigan still has a good number of these old general stores still standing, many sitting deserted, others still hangin' on. Here's a look at 20 of 'em!

In December 2003, a man saw a brilliant white light hovering over Mud Lake near Horton. A few days later, a mysterious ice circle was found in the same vicinity...

In St. Clair County lies an amusement area that seems to fly under most of our radars...now's the time to check it out...

See if YOUR town is listed in this second batch of old Michigan Main Streets...and find out how much your town has changed...

You'd never know it now, but this village in Montcalm County was once very busy! Now mostly devoid of shops, some old photos show us how it was.....

Hard to imagine, but from yummy Kellogg's Pop-Tarts came one of the worst-selling Battle Creek cereals ever......

The community of Old Mission in Grand Traverse County began in 1839 with only one log cabin. Here are some old photos of Old Mission, along with the long-gone "Golden Tower"...

Before there was even a town of Grass Lake, four miles away the town of Francisco was thriving. Now it's not acknowledged on maps anymore. Here's a look...

Something I didn't know about Gregory; North Lake was considered part of it, although it was eight miles away...

The "Smelly Car" episode of 'Seinfeld' MAY have been based on this really weird 1938 Michigan incident...