State Police Movie Heroes
Here, we see some fine silent film melodrama. The hero, played by Romaine Fielding, lies unconscious on the railroad tracks. Fortunately, this time, the Michigan State Police can ride to the rescue!
A Champion Dairy Herd
Traverse Colantha Walker was a world record holding Holstein-Friesian dairy cow. She was born on the grounds of the Traverse City State Hospital on April 29, 1916.
A Fruitful Industry
Michigan’s fruit industry started to boom about the time of the Civil War. Today, the state continues to be a leader in fruit production.
Keeping on Track at WMU
From 1909 to 1949, Western Michigan University students traveled to and from campus on the “Western State Normal Railroad” or “Toonerville Trolley.” Registered and classified as a railroad, the trolley is the only incline railroad ever operated in Michigan and possibly the only railroad owned and operated by a college or university.
“Oh, I do wish this crewel war was over.”
“Oh, I do wish this crewel war was over.”
Mack Ewing penned this sentiment after his brother-in-law, Alvin Hank, was taken prisoner by the Confederate army. This is just one of the many events recounted in the Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing Collection.
Journalism on the Frontier
Michigan’s first newspaper appeared two hundred years ago this week. The first – and possibly only – issue of the Michigan Essay; or, the Impartial Observer was printed on Aug. 31, 1809.
Ice Cold Pop!
Each summer, Mother Nature brings us hot, humid days and nights that barely cool off. Thankfully, Michigan-born businesses offer some relief in the form of sweet, refreshing treats.
Before Cash for Clunkers…
The Cash for Clunkers program has no doubt rounded up an abundance of—well—clunkers. In this, it is much like the 1938 campaign dubbed “National Used Car Exchange Week.”
The Kingdom of St. James
Today, Beaver Island is renowned for its natural beauty and strong Irish roots. In the mid-nineteenth century, it was better known as a home to royalty, albeit self-proclaimed royalty.
Magic and Miss Michigan
With the wave of a wand, Miss Michigan displays the “magic” of her state! Who is this young lady and why was this photo taken?
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.
