Look

A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.

Boom and Bust in the U.P.

Read about the railroad that was built but never used.

The Rough and Rocky Road to Statehood

Michigan’s first constitutional convention began on May 11, 1835.

Toledo, Michigan?

Today, Michigan and Ohio are often rivals in the “world of sports.” It seems silly, though, to imagine Wolverines and Buckeyes engaged in an actual war. Yet, this – or something like it – actually occurred in 1835.

My Main Street

I grew up in Detroit during the 1960s. Even though I now live in Lansing, Detroit is my home, my main street. There are over five hundred Detroit images at seekingmichigan.org

Something’s Fishy…

The tradition of the trout opener continues this Saturday, as sportsmen and sportswomen head North to don waders and cast fly rods into Northern Michigan’s pristine rivers.

Providence Spring

It is August 1864. Union prisoners-of-war languish in Camp Sumter, Georgia (also known as Andersonville). The prisoners endure appalling conditions that are steadily getting worse.

Opening Day

“For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth…”

A Triumph of Talent

Yamasaki remains an important part of our international architectural heritage. This is part two of a two part blog on Yamasaki and his life as written by guest blogger Dale Allen Gyure, Ph.D.

Towering Achievments

Yamasaki remains an important part of our international architectural heritage. This is part one of a two part blog on Yamasaki and his life as written by guest blogger Dale Allen Gyure, Ph.D.

From Soda Pop to the Clouds

Marion “Babe” Weyant of Lansing, Michigan loved airplanes. Pilots called her “Babe,” certainly a name that evoked her youth and petite stature, but failed to capture her determination.