Island Backdrop
Blacks have been a part of Mackinac Island since colonial times.
A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.
Blacks have been a part of Mackinac Island since colonial times.
Carlean Gill was a showgirl at Idlewild, an African American resort.
In 1933, U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg discovered several interesting items squirreled away in the nation’s Capitol.
Lake Linden, which is located at the head of Torch Lake , gets its name from the linden trees surrounding that lake and lining community streets.
Ski jump enthusiasts hold Suicide Hill – and its rich history – in high esteem.
Wallace Bronner (1927-2008) created Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, located on 25 Christmas Lane in Frankenmuth.
Ted Nugent was born in Detroit on December 13, 1948.
It has been seventy years since the “Day of Infamy” – December 7, 1941.
The Michigan legislature established a home for disabled soldiers, sailors and marines on June 5, 1885.
“For decades, Michigan had Mythical Champions in high school football.”