michigan history

In 1870, a man whose parents were a slave woman and plantation owner created a cemetery here. It's all that's left of Joyfield, except for a town hall and one lone house on the downtown corner. CLICK IN for photos, info and location!

The community of Doyle didn't get much of a chance to grow back in the late 1800's. CLICK IN for info, photos and location!

Pirates sailed the Great Lakes for a few hundred years, smuggling and bootlegging. Are there any pirate treasures at the bottom of any of our Great Lakes? CLICK IN for some details on the pirates that once roamed Michigan waters!

It's a town that never got off the ground...but was it ever intended to? CLICK IN to see the location of this curious Michigan community!

The "hardly-a-town" of Ivanhoe in the Thumb just has a church. That's it. But Prez Nixon visited in 1974. CLICK IN for details, photos, and location!

This old U.P. cemetery is not without its own personal legend. CLICK IN to read the tale, see photos, and learn the location where you can visit...

CLICK IN to see the Michigan train depot where Thomas Edison worked as a boy and find out where you can visit!

Is this boulder off shore in Lake Huron cursed? Some say so. There's some history about this you should read - CLICK IN and find out more!

This old 1883 lighthouse has been called the loneliest place in Michigan, North America, and the world. CLICK IN to see photos and video of the insides and out!

Finally.....take a look inside the Round Island lighthouse that was featured in the 1980 Christopher Reeve film, "Somewhere In Time." CLICK IN!