michigan history

Electronic innovations in the late 1970s had a huge impact on the way Michigan played. See what childhood toys are in Henry Ford Museum's generational exhibit.

Here's an underwater look around and inside three shipwrecks 100 feet below the surface of Lake Huron...

If wolverines are so elusive, why was this Michigan town named after them? Here are some vintage photos of the town from the early 1900s...

Built in 1925, it only lasted a couple of years before buses replaced streetcars. Here's a look inside this old terminal...

A couple of places in Lupton were perfect for the Purple Gang to use in order to escape the law. Here's info and photos...

Mixing lumberjacks with a number of saloons gave us the "toughest town in Michigan" back from 1883-1900. Location is here...

What does Michigan's supposed signature drink have to do with the city of Boston?

Hard to believe, but some people claim to have seen sharks in Lake Michigan...and pull dead ones out of the water. Here are some details...

There are more ghost towns in lower Michigan than you think. Here's one in Ionia County...

Crossroads Village was established in 1974, but didn't have a Grand Opening until two years later. Here's a look at this favorite Michigan destination...

These are among the most common misconceptions about the Great Lakes that most non-Michigan residents actually believe.

It only lasted a few years, until something new came along and took away customers. Now nothing remains. Here are photos and info of this once-popular Michigan roller coaster...