I love history and since I am a lifelong Michigan resident I am always interested in Michigan history as well. Seven properties were added to the National Register of Historic Places in July. A nice segment of Michigan is represented with properties from the U.P. (Iron River) on down to Detroit.

Central School, Iron [...]

As I am writing this the thermometer is saying that it is 88 degrees down here in White Pigeon. According to Weather.com it is currently 81 degrees in beautiful Marquette up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Normally, Marquette’s average high in July is around 77 degrees.
The Marquette Mining Journal has an interesting article about [...]

Via MichiganHistoryMagazine.com
July 18, 1863
Michiganians campaign in Mississippi.
Following the July 4th surrender of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Union troops under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman captured Jackson, the state capital. Six regiments of Michigan troops and one Michigan battery were part of Sherman’s army.

If you subscribe to the Michigan History magazine by July 2007 you will receive the special 96 page issue chock full of stories about the historic bridge known as Mighty Mac. A one-year subscription is $19.95 for six issues. You can request a free trial issue and you can then either pay the [...]

The idealistic hopes of saving the dugouts, playing field, some seats, and one entrance to Tiger Stadium have run up against red tape and the usual deal killer - lack of money. The plans for the stadium property to be developed into residential units and shops is still on target. Plans for saving [...]

This spring the city of Detroit hopes to have an online auction for seats, signs, and any other salvageable items from the historic Tiger Stadium. The hope is that the auction will be structured in such a way that a few buyers will not be able to purchase the bulk of the items and [...]

All I can say is I am so glad that there will not be a Wal-Mart standing at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. That being said, I feel as though the wind has been knocked from my chest to hear the finality of Tiger Stadium. We all knew (or we were about [...]

Today’s Free Press has another article in the ongoing saga of the “will they or won’t they demolish tiger stadium” fiasco. Tiger Stadium’s odds of being demolished are pretty good. The cash strapped city of Detroit can not keep paying Mike Ilitch for maintenance (what maintenance?) and security and there have not been [...]

Fabius Township in St. Joe County is home to Corey Lake. It was believed that Joshua Corry was one of the first pioneers to settle upon the lake’s shore and the lake took the moniker of its original inhabitant. However, there are no records of him residing here, which might mean that he [...]

Chris over at the Detroit Wonk blog has an interesting post asking Could Tiger Stadium Have Been Saved?
Here’s my previous post regarding my thoughts about the possible demolition of Tiger Stadium