Category Archives: History & Libraries

Freshwater Fury: The Great Storm of 1913

November 8, 2011 – 9:14 am

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 dear ones, I might see you in Heaven. Pray for [...]

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The Legend of the Michigan Dogman

October 31, 2011 – 6:46 am

Michigan has some strange tales, but few are stranger than that of the Dogman. Some say the story began with a 1987 radio prank by Northern Michigan radio personality Steve Cook. Following the broadcast, Cook was surprised when listeners began sharing their stories of the beast. Surprise turned to shock, however, when a cabin near Luther [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Nain Rouge, a Detroit Ghost Story

October 26, 2011 – 8:30 am

The following tale is from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land by Charles M. Skinner, available free at Project Gutenberg. You can get more recent accounts of the Nain Rouge from David A. Spitzley’s spooky & excellent Mythic Detroit and a slightly humorous account called Seeing Red from Model D. Detroit Gargoyles by The [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Dickens of Detroit

October 11, 2011 – 10:30 am

By Randy Riley, Library 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 at Michigan’s cultural heritage and read more from Seeking Michigan on Absolute Michigan! Detroit author Elmore [...]

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Happy Birthday, Sault Ste. Marie Michigan

October 4, 2011 – 10:29 am

Pasty.com’s Day in History for October 4th says that Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan was founded on this day in 1641. Michigan History Magazine expands on this, relating that French Jesuits Isaac Jogues and Charles Raymbault held the first Christian services in Michigan at Sault Ste. Marie on that date. As you’ll see in a moment, [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel

September 28, 2011 – 7:55 am

Linda S. Godfrey, author of the excellent Weird Michigan and Strange Michigan books is hard at work on her next book. While she is away, we are running a few of our favorites. The following is the first of our Absolute Michigan Weird Wednesday features, published originally in 2007! The Fenton Hotel, a former inn-turned-gourmet [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Father of Animation

September 27, 2011 – 6:25 am

By Kevin Collier, 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 at Michigan’s cultural heritage and read more from Seeking Michigan on Absolute Michigan! Winsor McCay, pioneering animator and [...]

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11 straight wins ties 1968 Detroit Tigers!

September 14, 2011 – 7:12 am

Thanks to Roar of the Tigers for getting me thinking about this! Yesterday the Detroit Tigers powered to their 11th straight victory, a 5-0 shutout hurled by Justin Verlander, his 11th in a row as well and 23rd victory overall. The Tigers are now 12 1/2 games atop the AL Central and reduces their magic number [...]

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2011 Mackinac Bridge Walk ~ Monday, September 5, 2011

September 1, 2011 – 8:57 am

Mackinaw bridge walk by KatSwinehart On Labor Day (Monday, September 5th) the 54th annual Mackinac Bridge Walk takes place. The walk is free to all and starts at 7 AM and you can leave any time up to 11 AM. They have a blog with information for and about the 400 runners who won the lottery for [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

August 31, 2011 – 9:55 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a ”Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan. Usually we get a feature from Linda S. Godfrey, the author that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan. Linda is hard at work on her latest book so we’ve gone down to the vault and pulled out some watery weirdness! Stay up-to-date with [...]

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