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

A birthday celebration at Dark Horse for our pal Wiseguy included an unexpected review of super ninja pumpkin carving skills while enjoying a tasty beverage.

The Michigan World War I Centennial Commission and Michigan Military Heritage Museum commemorated the final year of “the war to end all wars” wth Over Here! Michigan World War I Centennial event.

Betty’s Flatware Jewelry Project is the story of my mother’s wish to make keepsakes from the silverware set she received when she was married in 1947 and Max Ruggirrello, the artist who made her wish come true.

We visited Scotland’s Orkney Mainland in search of Neolithic tombs, prehistoric monuments, Viking graffiti, Highland coos, Holy Relics, Scotch and maybe a sheep or two. We were not disappointed. 

Standing tall on Lake Michigan’s shore is Little Sable Point Lighthouse and it is a beauty. We caught the lighthouse bug last summer during our romp about Michigan. It is highly contagious. After you tour one, you’ll find yourself scanning the beach for the familiar...

Just north of Hancock, Michigan in the heart of the Keweenaw Peninsula is the Quincy Mine. It’s been closed over 70 years, but tours are available. During our 2017 Michigan Tour, Chuck convinced me it was time to slay my fears and journey nearly one mile into the side of a hill and explore a bit...