by Rachel Souillere and MyNorth News Service | Oct 28, 2021 | History, Outdoors
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) recently discovered three 1800’s-era shipwrecks in the vicinity of Grand Marais in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Lake Superior. A number of additional shipwrecks have also been located and await positive...
by Doug Hagley | Oct 20, 2021 | History, Towns
The only prehistoric rock drawings in Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula between Manistique and Escanaba, are fading into oblivion from neglect and vandalization. Can they be saved? As long ago as the Early Woodland period (2400- 1400 bp—before present), one or...
by mynorthmedia | Aug 31, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns
Michigan has a a treasure trove of preserved natural areas, but the state also boasts hundreds of preserved historic buildings. It’s the job of The Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect it all. If you own an older home, you know that maintenance...
by mynorthmedia | Jun 3, 2020 | Counties, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Standing as a silent guard at the very top of the Upper Peninsula, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse once guided vessels traveling in Lake Superior to safe harbor. Originally built in 1848, the lighthouse site consisted of a 44-foot stone tower with a lantern room,...
by Kim Schneider | Mar 3, 2020 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
There’s history you can study and there’s history you can literally feel. Sink to the chilly depths of a one-time copper mine, dance in a Victorian-era fort or buy penny candy at a store once frequented by Henry Ford. These historical places in Northern...
by Emily Tyra | Jan 3, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns
A young mother is assigned to teach on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale in the throes of the Great Depression. In winter, the Michigan island becomes even more isolated, and a small black radio becomes her lifeline. (Note: Isle Royale became a national park in 1940.)...
by Kara Jarvis | Oct 21, 2019 | Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Today, the Tahquamenon Falls are among Michigan’s most photographed places. But prior to becoming the premier attraction at Michigan’s second-largest state park, the falls were known only to locals. Native Americans, missionaries and fur traders were once the only...
by Dianna Stampfler | Oct 16, 2019 | History, Towns, Vacation
Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, and nearly one-fifth of them have a ghostly story to be told. Why are so many of our lighthouses rumored to be haunted? And who are these spirits? Why don’t you come up to Big Bay Point Lighthouse near...
by Emily Tyra | Mar 4, 2019 | Evergreen, History, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Tucked in the limestone bluffs of the Upper Peninsula’s coast are the crumbling vestiges of an abandoned smelting town, Fayette. We go in search of the heartbeat of the past. Featured in the July 2003 issue of Traverse Magazine. Subscribe. We’re trying to make...