Once One of the Grandest U.P. Hotels: Dickinson Hotel, 1937-1987
Operating for 50 years since 1937, this landmark hotel was DEMOLISHED in 1987. Here's a look at the old Dickinson Hotel in Iron Mountain...
michigan history
The Many Businesses at M-50 & Clark Lake Road, Jackson
This is currently known as Stoyanna's Catering & Ice Cream, but you'd need over ten fingers to count how many other businesses have been here...
Michigan's First Video Arcade: Playland, Flint 1969-2022
Michigan's first video arcade may be gone, but don't ya think it deserves some sort of recognition? Here's some info...
Erased from Michigan Maps: Whitesburg in Genesee County
The village name kept alternating between Whitesburg and Rogersville; nowadays you're lucky to find either one on maps...
Ingham County's First Town: Stockbridge, 1830s
To the surprise of many, Michigan's first Ingham County town was not Dansville, Lansing, or Mason...it was Stockbridge...
The First Town Founded in Eaton County: Bellevue
Not only is Bellevue the first Eaton County town, but it was instrumental in building the State Capitol. Included here are some "then-and-now" photos of the town...
Alone Together in the U.P. Wilderness: The Tiny Town of Ralph
Out among the U.P. wilderness is this little village called Ralph. Come pay a visit while some of its cool old original buildings are still surviving...
The Elusive Michigan Village of Luce: Exactly Where Was It?
There is some information of the Michigan village of Luce - the one thing missing is: where the heck was it?
An Old General Store Sits Rotting in the Ghost Town of Mashek, Mi
The more Michigan roadtrips you take, you'll find more cool stuff like this. Here's a look at the ghost town of Mashek in the U.P...
Gateway to the Irish Hills: Cambridge Junction
Cambridge Junction and the surrounding area just may be one of the most historic places in the lower half of the mitten. Here's some background and photos...