Download or read book Country Towns of Michigan written by Doris Scharfenberg and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the quaint shops, down-home cooking, and relaxed lifestyles of America's historic country burghs and villages. These unique guides encourage readers to explore the quiet streets and unravel the secrets of a dozen or more fascinating rural communities.
Download or read book Lake Michigan written by Donna Marchetti and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Little Michigan written by Kathryn Houghton and published by Adventure Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan’s small towns have great stories. Little Michigan presents 100 towns with populations under 600. From the state’s long mining history to its Civil War heritage, each community is charming and unique. With full-color photographs, fun facts, and fascinating details about every locale, it’s almost as if you’re walking down Main Street, waving hello to folks who know all of their neighbors. Plus, these small towns have their share of surprises. Do you know which crime scene inspired the famous film Anatomy of a Murder or where you will find the infamous “Naughty Cow” statue—and how it got its nickname? The locations featured in this book range from quaint to historic, and they wonderfully represent the Great Lakes State. Little Michigan, written by lifelong resident Kathryn Houghton, is for anyone who grew up in a small town and for everyone who takes pride in being called a Michigander. They may be small towns, but they have huge character!
Download or read book Lost in Michigan written by Mike Sonnenberg and published by Huron Photo. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.
Download or read book Michigan s Town Country Inns written by Susan J. Newhof and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guide for the Michigan traveler
Download or read book Michigan s Great Small Towns written by Alan Naldrett and published by . This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the back roads of Michigan and read about some of the most charming, historical, and picturesque small towns. Most small towns have special, unique features that make them compelling to read about. There are many of these interesting towns in Southeastern Michigan. For instance, what elevator staple got its start in Dryden, Michigan? Why did small town Capac have four hotels? For what was Shortcut Road a shortcut for? Where were Bunce, Mack's Place, Au Lac, Amboy, Thornville, Lamb's Corners, Vicksville, Milton, and Whigville located?Which of the depots mentioned did Thomas Edison sell newspapers at? The answers to these questions and many more await you!
Download or read book Michigan s Town and Country Inns 5th Edition written by Susan J. Newhof and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all new fifth edition of the premier guide to Michigan’s best bed and breakfasts
Download or read book Michigan s Town and Country Inns 5th Edition written by Susan Jayne Newhof and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of Michigan’s Town & Country Inns is a guide to more than 50 inns, bed-and-breakfast homes, and historic lodgings in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. Choose from lighthouses anchored to the rugged shores of Lake Superior, Victorian mansions built by lumber and mining barons, rustic log lodges, and romantic small town hideaways. Meet the innkeepers themselves, who range from retired military officers and corporate heads to artists and poets. You’ll find detailed descriptions of the accommodations along with information about rates, suitability for children, and policies on smoking and pets. Get a sense of the flavor and mood of each and learn about fun things to do in the surrounding areas. Numerous photos enhance the descriptions and provide a visitor’s-eye view of some of the most unusual and delightful places to stay in Michigan.
Download or read book Ghost Towns of Michigan written by Larry Wakefield and published by Ghost Towns of Michigan. This book was released on 1995-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the third volume in the Ghost Towns of Michigan series, featuring 44 of Michigan's most fascinating ghost towns, along with numerous historic photographs. These are stories of land speculators, wildcat bankers, boom-and-bust lumber barons, pioneers who refused to give up, and small towns with big ideas that didn't quite pan out. Read about: - Havre, which drowned in the rising waters of Lake Erie - Eschol, a town that only existed on paper - Armed conflict between Quakers and hunters of fugitive slaves at Calvin Center in 1847 - The bizarre story of a minister-turned-murderer at Rattle RunThe Ghost Towns of Michigan series has become a beloved classic in Michigan's historical literature since the first volume was published in 1994. Engagingly written, with a wry sense of humor and a wealth of historical facts, these tales will inform and entertain anyone who enjoys regional history presented with a storyteller's touch.
Download or read book Small Town Michigan Tales written by Joseph E. Pluta and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2010 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twenty-four short stories focuses on diverse experiences in small Michigan communities during the second half of the twentieth century. It addresses such topics as racial conflict and harmony, white collar crime, college life, family dynamics, tragedy, aspirations of young athletes, growing up, personal rejection, dishonesty in academia, unusual mentors, less than ethical policemen, class conflict, and career triumphs of a twice unhappily married woman. Michigan's Polish, Finnish, Irish, Hispanic, and Asian cultures are highlighted. The stories present the human side of life in American small towns from the relative ease of physical entry into these communities to the psychological difficulty of exit.
Download or read book Little Michigan written by Kathryn Houghton and published by Tiny Towns. This book was released on 2018 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This coffee-table book spotlights 100 small Michigan towns with populations under 600, featuring full-color photographs, fun facts, and details about what makes each community unique.
Download or read book Our Towns written by James Fallows and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BEST SELLER • The basis for the HBO documentary now streaming on HBO Max For five years, James and Deborah Fallows have travelled across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, the America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but it is also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself.
Download or read book Company Towns of Michigan s Upper Peninsula written by Christian Holmes and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the company towns of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a worker's boss did extra duty as landlord, store owner and constable. The on-site mill manager in Simmons, a town named after the furniture maker, even ran a successful baseball team. Built around iron mines and lumber concerns and directed by prominent entrepreneurs like Henry Ford, these industrial hamlets once lined the shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. Author Christian Holmes uncovers rich stories of struggle and celebration as he explores the vestiges of these vanished communities and their lasting legacy in the identity of the Upper Peninsula.
Download or read book Country Road Commissions Incorporated Cities and Villages of Michigan Annual Progress Report written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Around Town West Michigan Magazine March 2012 Issue 3 written by and published by Around Town West Michigan. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Around Town West Michigan Magazine February 2012 Issue 2 written by and published by Around Town West Michigan. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan written by Alan Naldrett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Michigan's vanished boomtowns and villages are uncovered and revisited in this fascinating look at the history of the lost settlements around Detroit and the Great Lakes. Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair swallowed up the unique currency of Belvidere along with the place that issued it. Abandoned towns still crumble within Detroit's city limits. Alan Naldrett delves into the fascinating history of eastern Michigan's lost settlements.
