Ancient Copper Mining in the Upper Peninsula

Ancient Copper Mining in the Upper Peninsula

7000 Years before pasties, the ancients mined copper on the Keweenaw. We go looking for evidence of Early Yooper Man. Full article...

The Trip to Hiawatha

The Trip to Hiawatha

A half-century after Song of Hiawatha was published, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's daughter received an invitations she couldn't resist. Full article...

Maritime History Tour in Leelanau County

Maritime History Tour in Leelanau County

Take a drive that bears witness to Leelanau’s moody waterways, shipwrecks and tales of brave sailor crews. Full article...

The Fire Not Forgotten

The Fire Not Forgotten

The story behind Sheriff Frederick Ming's involvement in the burnout of Indian Village in Cheboygan County. Full article...

Phil Nowicki's 8,773-foot Sausage

Phil Nowicki's 8,773-foot Sausage

Profile of Phil Nowicki from Rogers City, who made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for making a 8,773-foot sausage. Full article...

Hemingway's Young Summers

Hemingway's Young Summers

In 1919, Ernest Hemingway, physically and emotionally injured from World War 1, writes a friend asking him to join him to recoup in Northern Michigan, where Hemingway spent wonderful boyhood summers. Full article...

Discover Fort Mackinac

Discover Fort Mackinac

A day on Mackinac Island includes a visit to Fort Mackinac, founded in 1780 and offering interactive history. Full article...

Classic Photos from Mackinac Island

Classic Photos from Mackinac Island

Vintage photography from the turn of the century, Victorian era on Mackinac Island. Full article...

The Strange Death of Danny Dodge

The Strange Death of Danny Dodge

Mystery surrounds the drowning death of Daniel (Danny) George Dodge, son of industrial king John Dodge of the Dodge Motor Company in the waters of Lake Huron, off the shore of Manitoulin Island. Full article...

Kayaking the Archipelago of the Gods

Kayaking the Archipelago of the Gods

Open-water kayaking adventure paired with the fascinating religious history of Beaver Island and the archipelago. Full article...

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