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Here is some history you may not know about some famous Michigan-based brands

Here is a local tribute to an era in broadcasting that for the most part doesn't exist anymore.

Call is the "oddest depiction" of Michigan you've ever seen. Just try to pick out Michigan from this 1641 map.

And we've got some cool photos of the shipwreck.

On U.S. 23, there is a welcome sign that says "Michigans Smallest City"

It's difficult to think of Michigan's state capital as anything other than Lansing. But in the 1840s, as the tiny village was growing, the name of the capital city was very much up for debate.

Michigan borders some of the largest inland bodies of water and the Great Lakes are capable of producing storms that are the equivalent of tropical storms and hurricanes as was the case in September of 1996.

One of the most infamous great fires in American history is the conflagration that swept through Chicago for three days in October of 1871. But that year, many other great fires left destruction in other parts of the Midwest including Michigan.

Since there clearly aren't enough options for license plates in Michigan today (sarcasm), I have some in mind that I would like to see be revived.

A few decades after Michigan became a state, the list of the Michigan's most populated cities look nothing like today.

If you went looking for Isle Phelipeaux in Lake Superior on a map today, you won't find it. However the phantom island was once thought to exist near Isle Royale.

Long before the current and very successful Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign, Michigan touted its tourism opportunities with other campaigns you might remember.