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Michigan History: Jammin' in Jackson

Also see Michigan’s Woodstock: The Goose Lake Festival on Michigan in Pictures. Goose Lake Rock Festival by edwards_sa The headlines of the local newspaper read, "125,000 and Still Coming." The reporter of the story wrote, "Goose Lake…
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Ford's Model T

This article was published in Michigan History Magazine in 2005 and shared by the Archives of Michigan. This Tuesday, July 30th, is the 150th birthday of Michigan's most influential figure, Henry Ford. The photo with the article seems to have…
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Seeking Michigan: From Signage to Santa

By Mary Zimmeth, Archives of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look…
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A Very Michigan Thanksgiving

Turkey by Vaughan Thanksgiving is just around the corner and over a million Michiganians will soon be hitting the road to attend family get-togethers and enjoying annual traditions. To help get ready for the upcoming holiday we have compiled…
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Freshwater Fury: The Great Storm of 1913

Dear wife and Children. We were left up here in Lake Michigan by McKinnon, captain James H. Martin tug, at anchor. He went away and never said goodbye or anything to us. Lost one man yesterday. We have been out in storm forty hours. Goodbye…
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Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown!

Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Ted Williams, Joe Medwick, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein, Rogers Hornsby, Nap Lajoie and the Tigers own Ty Cobb. All are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and all are on…
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Michigan animator Winsor McCay and the Mosquito

Winsor McCay was a pioneering animator and comic strip artist who was a native of Spring Lake, Michigan. In 1880, the Goodrich steamship Alpena, en route from nearby Grand Haven to Chicago, was wrecked in a terrible storm and sank to the…
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Invasive species (and some divers) threaten Michigan's shipwrecks

Jon Gaskell of the Capital News Service had an interesting feature about how invasive species are threatening Michigan shipwrecks. Valerie Van Heest, director of Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates in Holland, said those conditions make…
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Tonkin Cane: Rod-Builder Robert W. Summers

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 1996. R.W. Summers is still making and selling rods from the shore of the Boardman River outside of Traverse City. The chance to talk with a master of his craft in his home and workshop…
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Joseph W. Guyton, first casualty of World War I

"In the name of the republic, I bestow this tribute on the casket of the first soldier who perished on the soil of the enemy... I chose it because I am offering the tribute to the one returned whose death on enemy soil marked the day when our…
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Flat, black & circular: a Michigan original

Flat, Black & Circular by Eridony Saturday was Record Store Day, a national celebration of independently owned record stores and the art of music. Pitchfork Magazine, one of the premier independent music publications, posted their list…
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Seeking Michigan: Romance, Hubris and Class Distinction the Story of Michigan and the Titanic

By Mary Zimmeth, Archives of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look…