Category Archives: The Michigan Pages: History

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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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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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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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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Seeking Michigan: The Treaty of Detroit

August 25, 2011 – 11:50 am

By William LeFevre of the Walter P. Reuther Library , 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. As the national debate over universal health [...]

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Maker Faire Detroit ~ July 30 & 31

July 18, 2011 – 1:02 pm

Motor City becomes Maker City with over 300 exhibiting makers, demonstrations, hands-on workshops, music & vendors. From robotics, electronics, and rockets to food and fashion finds – if it’s made, there’s a good chance it’ll be at Maker Faire Detroit. The 2 day event takes place Saturday & Sunday July 30 & 31 at the [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Driving Mrs. Hollingshead

July 14, 2011 – 10:22 am

By Mary Zimmeth, 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. Also check absolutemichigan.com/drive-in for some great links to Michigan Drive-in theaters and heritage! Actor Ray [...]

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First Lady Betty Ford

July 13, 2011 – 10:27 am

via Michigan in Pictures… President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford by Marion S. Trikosko First Lady Betty Ford (Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford) passed away on July 8, 2011. She was born in Chicago on  April 8, 1918. After a brief stint in Colorado, she moved with her family to Grand Rapids and [...]

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