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Working Together at Pipestone
This place is so important in native American culture, that even when warring tribes arrived here, they put down their weapons and worked together…
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…
More Than Two Blocks of Murals
Michelangelo had a very large canvass when he began work on the Sistine chapel. Make a trip to this river town and you’ll find a…
Where Civil War Engineers Ran Out of Names
Civil War engineers were simply running out of names…but that doesn’t mean the forts here were not important. It’s a place where the Union troops…
Rememberance of the Trail of Tears
Many of us have heard of the Trail of Tears. This community chose to honor those who were forced to make that journey. It turn…
A Long Stretch of Original Route 66
Old Route 66 is a major tourist attraction in many communities along the highway. But here you’ll find some of the longest stretches of original…