The Odd Fellows Hall
A while back I took a photo of this old building in Pequaming in the Upper Peninsula. I thought it might have been a general store, but I was mistaken. While doing research for my recent Lost In...
View ArticleThe Old Rugged Cross
About five miles north of Reed City next to S210th Ave is an old wooden cross with the words THE OLD RUGGED CROSS attached to it. The cross was erected in 1954 and stands on the property that was once...
View ArticleThe Lone Civil War Soldier
In the woods northwest of Oscoda is the Indian Mission Cemetery south of Mikado. Rows of white wooden crosses stand in the cemetery and most have the word “unknown” carved into them. I large black...
View ArticleVietnam Vets Memorial
Island Park is located near downtown Mt. Pleasant where the Chippewa River flows around it. At the north end of the park is the Michigan Vietnam Vets Memorial and it honors those who served from...
View ArticleThe Beginning of a New Nation
Over two centuries ago a rag tag group of rebel soldiers went up against the most powerful empire in the world. People said they had a snowballs chance in H E double hockey sticks chance of beating the...
View ArticleThe Stone Children of the Soo
Next to Washington Elementary School in Sault Ste Marie, is a stone statue with two small children. Around the base are the words: Water, Air, Soil and Protect. I could not find any info about it on...
View ArticleThe Christmas Tree Ship
Along the Lake Michigan shoreline is a historical marker near the town of Thompson. It marks the spot where the “Christmas Tree Ship” sailed from with a load of pine trees for Chicago. One of the last...
View ArticleNew Abandoned Michigan Book
I am proud to announce the release of my new book Lost In Michigan’s Abandoned Places has just been released. It contains stories of places around Michigan that was abanded for thier original purpose....
View ArticleThe Canon in Alpena
A massive canon sits in front of the Alpena city hall. It once stood on the deck of the U.S.S. Maine battleship. The mighty American warship exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, ignited the...
View ArticlePaczki Day
For someone like me who is a descendant of Polish immigrants it’s Paczki Day. A single one is paczek pronounced “pohn-check” and more than one paczek is paczki, pronounced “poonch-key”. There always...
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