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
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...
Feb 23, 2016 | Michigan History
STRANGE HISTORY Tragedy at Italian Hall – Michigan’s Worst Christmas Disaster Calumet Written by Tonya Blust | My Michigan Several hundred people gathered at Calumet’s Italian Hall on December 24, 1913. Their goal? To celebrate the Christmas season and get their...
Feb 17, 2016 | Michigan History
STRANGE MICHIGAN HISTORY Alexis St. Martin: The Man With A Hole In His Stomach Written by Tonya Blust | Michigan 101 Alexis St. Martin lived one of the weirdest lives on record. Not only was he unfortunate enough to have part of his stomach blown off during an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Michigan History
STRANGE HISTORY Detroit and the Death of Harry Houdini Written by Tonya Blust | My Michigan Blog When Harry Houdini stepped onto the stage in Detroit’s Garrick Theatre on October 24, 1926, he was about to begin the last performance of his career — and his...
Feb 17, 2016 | Michigan History
MYSTERIOUS MICHIGAN The Discovery of the Sanilac Petroglyphs Written by Tonya Blust | Michigan 101 For three days in September 1881, a fire ravaged much of the Thumb area in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The blaze decimated towns throughout four counties...
