History

Explore the history of the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library & Andrew Carnegie’s impact on Michigan communities.

Discover Sabaton’s Epic The War To End All Wars – The Movie Showcase at the Michigan Military Heritage Museum: A Journey Through History & Music.

Explore Marquette’s rich bar history and evolving beer scene. Tales of iconic bars and breweries make this a must-read for enthusiasts.

Archival Brewing, where history and brewing merge. Brewguyver, crafting ancient ales with a modern touch, teaches history one pint at a time

Thanks to Atlas Obscura, we found a treasure trove of desert oddities in the Californian desert that you shouldn’t miss on your trip.

Our road trip to Tybee Island, Georgia, in 2021 took a couple of detours to hike, drink beer and explore a bit of history.

A fantastic visit to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn to check out historic trains, planes, automobiles and Jim Henson’s Muppets and more.

A brilliant Sunday morning outside the Briarwood Mall enjoying all sorts of bugs and microbus at the Michigan Vintage Volkswagen Festival.

Michigan native Carole Lynn Hare shares in a recently published book “The Legend of Kitch-iti-kipi.” It is believed to be the original legend and is a must read for anyone who loves Michigan history. 

Our Northern Michigan Fall color tour itinerary is a menu of colorful options. How you arrange the order of the various hikes, landmarks, and UP delights is your choice.

Besides being fun to say, Ishpeming makes for a fantastic launchpad for your next adventure in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

You may want to call it Fayetteville, but it is really Fayette Historic State Park located on the shores of Big Bay De Noc in Lake Michigan.

Our virtual happy hour was a stunning success. “It really felt like we were out having drinks with others.” Tips & suggestions for other virtual parties.

Our Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program application is in the mail. Fingers crossed they select us! If you’ve got any voodoo magic skills and can cast a spell to help the panel select us, we wouldn’t stop you. 

The Annual Tompkins Center Historical Society Freedom Festival & Steam Show held the third week of September is a taste of farming Americana. 

Do I have suggestions for a 5-day trip to Michigan’s UP? Yes, I do! I love Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and pounced on every opportunity to promote it. 

A trail marker tree, touring the former Northern Michigan Asylum, and enjoying tasty beers at Earthen Ales made for a super summer day in Traverse City.

Camp Sober is a fading memory of American farm-life but thanks to a sawed-off shotgun and a deer hunting story too good to be true it won’t be forgotten. 

The Hackley and Hume Historic homes in Muskegon capture a moment in time when timber was king in Michigan.

The Iron Fish Distillery Tours are a bargain at $10 a person. Not only do you get a history lesson, a demonstration of their soil-to-spirit process, and a guided tasting of their fine spirits but also a motivational experience.  

The Michigan WWI Commission pays tribute to Eugene I. Van Antwerp at the Michigan Military Heritage Museum for his work to establish Armistice Day to honor veterans