Category: Michigan
A Wealth of History and Natural Beauty
It’s a relatively new site in the National Park Service and for most of us, you’ll have to drive a ways through the woods to…
Some of the Longest and Deepest Holes Dug In the Earth
A trip here will reveal some of the longest and deepest holes dug into the earth. In fact, some of the tunnels are so long,…
Tilling Beneath the Soil
Carl can trace his lineage back several generations to family members who came here from Findland. They were farmers, but their destination in this country…
The Ontonagan Boulder
It’s called the Ontonagan Boulder – a rock of pure copper that reports said was larger than a canoe. Native Americans knew of it’s existence…
As Easy As Eating Pie
There’s an old cliché that says if something is not hard to do, “It’s as easy as pie.” I guess that means as easy as…
Buying A Glider for More Than One Reason
There are under ten original World War II gliders to be found in the nation. People bought hundreds of surplus gliders after the war, but…
From Automaker to Glider Manufacturer
When World War II began, automakers suddenly switched from making cars to the equipment needed to win a war. The changeover here made this factory…
Henry Ford in the Upper Peninsula
We know Henry Ford as an early Detroit auto maker. So what was he doing buying a huge tract of land in the state’s Upper…
Building A Museum Around an Exhibit
In Iron Mountain, Michigan you’ll find a museum with a very large exhibit – so large in fact, that the museum had to be built…
The Largest Steam Powered Engine
It is quite possibly the largest steam powered engine on the continent and its job was the only think that allowed work to continue here.It…
