A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.
The online map collection contains a sampling of the thousands of maps housed at the Archives of Michigan. Currently, the digital collection includes early survey maps, county maps, and railroad maps. All date from 1841-c1900 and depict various areas of Michigan.
"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." The Michigan state motto served as the inspiration for this blog. If you look, you will find stories, photos and more to connect you to this great state and its wonderful history.
One of the best known agencies from the Great Depression was the WPA, or Works Progress Administration (”Work Projects Administration” after 1939). The reach of the WPA projects is legendary–from bridges to stream improvements to roads to arts, crafts and writing projects. The WPA even thought about holiday planning.
