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Ogemaw Springs sits next to the railroad tracks northwest of West Branch. It was the main source of water for the town that is named after it. The spring was also used as a source of water for the steam trains that were used during the lumbering era of the late 1800s. In 1875 Ogemaw
I saw this old general store in the small town of Oak Grove. It’s located north of Howell on an old mill pond. The town was originally called Chemungville. When the post office was established in 1859 the name was changed to Oak Grove. A few houses and buildings still stand in the small town.
Island Park is located near downtown Mt. Pleasant where the Chippewa River flows around it. At the north end of the park is the Michigan Vietnam Vets Memorial and it honors those who served from Michigan. There is 16 plaques featuring 2705 of Michigan’s casualties, MIA’s, and POW’s. The memorial was officially dedicated as a
The VA hospital in Saginaw is the only one in the Unites States of America named in honor of a woman, and that would be the Aleda E. Lutz V.A. Medical Center. Born in 1915 in Freeland. a graduate of the Saginaw General Nursing School, she enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) in November
In the woods northwest of Oscoda is the Indian Mission Cemetery south of Mikado. Rows of white wooden crosses stand in the cemetery and most have the word “unknown” carved into them. I large black stone monument list the names of the known veterans and the war that they served in. At the top is
The North Shore Boat Launch is located north of downtown Escanaba. Next to it is an old Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad facility. A line of old locomotives sit on tracks next to the boat launch parking lot. The facility is not accessible to the public but you can see all of the old locomotives
I saw this old house in Idlewild. It looks to have seen better days. Idlewild is a strange place to drive through. It was once a vibrant and bustling resort community for African Americans in the days of segregation. Today a few people still live there but there are several empty and abandoned homes. Thank
The decaying wooden hull of the Bernice D sits on the grounds of the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse. The 30 foot long wooden boat was built in 1915. It was a fishing boat powered by a gasoline engine. It was abandoned in 1981 and sits on display near the lighthouse. I wonder how many times the
About five miles north of Reed City next to S210th Ave is an old wooden cross with the words THE OLD RUGGED CROSS attached to it. The cross was erected in 1954 and stands on the property that was once home to Reverend George Bennard. He was a composer and preacher and is best known