Category Archives: History & Libraries

The Ford Rotunda and the Christmas Fantasy

November 23, 2011 – 8:16 am

A couple of years ago, Michigan in Pictures featured the Ford Rotunda, and a lot of people search for it every year in the holiday season. The Ford Rotunda page at Automotive Mileposts explains that the Rotunda was commissioned by Ford and designed by legendary Detroit architect Albert Kahn for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. [...]

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The Rouse Simmons and the Great Lakes Christmas Tree Ships

November 21, 2011 – 8:14 am

Through Pasty Central’s This Day in History for November 21st, we’re reminded that of the story of the Rouse Simmons. This was originally published on Michigan in Pictures. Here is a portrait of Elsie Schuenemann at the wheel of the Christmas Ship, near the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River in the Loop community [...]

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A Very Michigan Thanksgiving

November 17, 2011 – 7:15 am

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 a bunch of informative and entertaining Thanksgiving related links for you to enjoy. Share this:

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Seeking Michigan: The Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley

November 16, 2011 – 8:11 am

By Valerie van Heest 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! We have added the trailer [...]

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Today is Veterans Day

November 11, 2011 – 6:30 am

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis Today’s photo and quotation is provided by luna.nik and I think that it pretty much sums up what is asked, what is given and what we are called to remember and honor on [...]

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald edited by Joseph Fulton

November 10, 2011 – 5:23 am

Today is the 36th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, and if you’re in Michigan, you’ll probably hear The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot today. I’m pretty sure, however, that you won’t enjoy it more than when you’re watching this video. Joseph Fulton put together this amazing tribute to [...]

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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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