Jul 29, 2026 | Michigan History, Legends & Folklore
The Nain Rouge: Detroit's Legendary Red Dwarf Written by Amberrose Hammond First Published – 2005 Last Updated – July 22, 2026 The Nain Rouge is one of Michigan’s oldest and most enduring legends. According to folklore, the imp-like creature appears...
Jul 22, 2026 | Haunted Places, Michigan History, Paranormal Investigation
Haunted Felt Mansion: History, Ghost Stories, and the Legend of Agnes Felt Written by Amberrose Hammond First Published – 2005 Last Updated – July 22, 2026 The Felt Mansion is a historic 17,000-square-foot estate near Saugatuck, Michigan, completed in 1928...
Mar 8, 2023 | Cemeteries, Michigan History
MICHIGAN CEMETERY HISTORY The Veiled Lady of Elmwood Cemetery Written by | Amberrose Hammond Standing tall and imposing at 12 feet in Detroit’s historic Elmwood Cemetery is a stunning Carrara marble stone carved with a floating, veiled woman. The craftsmanship is...
Sep 10, 2022 | Cemeteries, Michigan History
MICHIGAN CEMETERY HISTORY Strange Stones -Hartland Cemetery “Why does one gravestone point downward… instead of toward Heaven?” Have you ever seen a tombstone symbol that made you stop and pause? I LOVE visiting cemeteries and looking at old stones, but when I first...
Jan 22, 2018 | Ghost Stories, Haunted Places, Michigan History
STRANGE AND UNUSUAL HISTORY The River Raisin Massacre – A Bloody Disaster Written by Mysterious Michigan A depiction of Fort Detroit in 1812 Attribution Starfort.com The Battle of Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor…the River Raisin Massacre? These three attacks...
Nov 30, 2016 | Michigan History, Roadside Oddities
By Amberrose Hammond If you grew up in Michigan, chances are you made one – or many – family trips to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland. It was the mid-1980s when I made my first voyage to the Mecca of holiday decor. The visual assault of millions of...
