michigan history

Built in 1908, these old iron furnace ruins were saved from demolition during the 1970s, and still stand in Iron Mountain...

Founded after the Civil War, Pickford ended up being split between two counties. Here's some info and a few photos.....

From antiques to crime evidence, magnet fishing dredges up some pretty unique things in every lake, river, pond, or creek. Here's a look...

Sure we speak actual words on occasion, but we also make weird noises that almost sound like words.....

There are plenty of businesses named after their deceased founders: Disney, Hershey's, Levi Strauss...wny not Bill Knapp?

We all do it. But why? Here's where it is believed to have gotten started...

Here are pictures of the historic 1934 Kerns Hotel fire that happened in downtown Lansing...

Formed in 1957, one Top 40 hit in 1958, broke up by the mid-60s...

Orange Crush had a mascot? Yup...and here it is...

"Record Yourself at Home" said the ads. Here's a look at Charlotte's former recording company...

UFOs or swamp gas? Here's where all the jokes about 'swamp gas' began...

Built in 1884, the land also holds a two-story carriage house...