Category Archives: History & Libraries

Take a ride with the 1964 Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang was introduced 45 years ago, and in The Mustang Takes the US by Storm: Michigan Radio Remembers, Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry and Charity Nebbe explore the shot in the arm that the Mustang delivered to Ford - and our national psyche. They also ask if it's possible that another single car model [...]

Weird Wednesday: Ghosts of Greenville

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what's weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan.

Gateway Ghost [...]

Seeking Michigan: Salmon sport fishing in Michigan

Silver Immigrants is a 1970s film from Seeking Michigan that documents various aspects of salmon sport fishing in Michigan. The film relates how the introduction of Coho and Chinook salmon transformed Michigan's sport fishing industry. Now, with invasive species eating into the food chain, salmon and other sport fish populations are on the verge of [...]

Michigan History: Hollywood's First African-American Cowboy

Herbert Jeffries has acted, sung, even ridden--his way to the top of the entertaining world.
In the 1930s, when white singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers carved out names for themselves, Jeffries decided there should be black cowboy films* especially since there had been many African American cowboys in the American west.
Born in Detroit [...]

Tiger Stadium is no more

Photo: The Corner, Kaline's corner, Michigan & Trumbull...Tiger Stadium by MichiPictureGuy
Yesterday the last of Tiger Stadium was taken down. For more than 100 years, Michigan & Trumbull aka "The Corner" was the address of Tiger baseball, home to greats from Cobb, Greenberg & Kaline to Gibson, Trammel & Whitaker.
Last night Absolute Michigan pool photographer Ken [...]

Seeking Michigan: A Fruitful Industry

by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking 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 at Michigan's cultural heritage.
This photo depicts apple pickers in the Old Mission Peninsula. It was taken in the early 1890s. [...]

Seeking Michigan: Hot dogs, Strohs and the President

by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking 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 at Michigan’s cultural heritage.
On September 1, 1980, Emil and Mary Petri hosted a Labor Day picnic to remember. Their guests [...]

Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

Travel Michigan has announced that it has earned the top-ranking amongst the 50 official US tourism office Web sites in the use of social media. In a recent study, How Social is Your State DMO (national break down pdf), How Social is Your State DMO (Michigan by city break down pdf) conducted by Gammet Interactive, [...]

Seeking Michigan: Ice Cold Pop!

by Gloriane Peck, Library of Michigan, courtesy Seeking 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 at Michigan’s cultural heritage.
Each summer, Mother Nature brings us hot, humid days and nights that barely cool off. Thankfully, Michigan-born [...]

Weird Wednesday: Killer Rivers

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what's weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan.

Holga: Riverside [...]