Michigan history

Here are 25 old photos showing what Mason looked like, going as far back as the 1890s...

Near the eastern Jackson County border lies one of it's more intriguing villages...

"The main source of prosperity was the lumber trade, as it was with most mid-northern Michigan towns..."

"Wheaties was created in 1921 thanks to a sloppy technician..."

It was a place where bears and humans roamed freely together until conservation officers took him to court. Here's the happy - and sad - Legend of Spikehorn Meyer...

Once it had ten or more businesses, now nothing is left except two old structures. Here's a look at the ghost town of Bolton in Alpena County...

Since 1850, this settler has been buried in this open field under a small tree, remaining undisturbed all these years. Here's the location...

What shameful thing did a group of women do in this town? Here's the story, photos, and location...

In the late 1800s, these two ghost towns seem to have been juggled between two townships. Now both barely exist. Here's info, photos, and locations...

It was 1924 when the Irish Hills began their family amusements - gone, but still fondly remembered. Here are some photos going back to the 1920s...