“Imaginary Friends Stay Free” Last May as we had been driving along Highway 2 in Michigan’s upper peninsula, Chuck and I simultaneously read, “Imaginary Friends Stay Free” on The Colonial Motel sign. We each repeated the line with laughter. Chuck had quickly turned around and pulled into the parking lot. […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
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Did you know that Michigan had thirty-one POW Camps during WWII? That’s right. Camp Lakewood, near Allegan, had housed two hundred-fifty Italian and German soldiers. These men had been treated well and were paid for their work at area farms and businesses. Join Chuck and I as we search for […]
Did you know there’s a multi-use recreation trail from Kalamazoo to South Haven? Through the effort of many and the resistance of some, this retired rail line had been reimagined into the linear park it is today. This rail line is FULL of crazy, curious history! Join us as we […]
Did you know that the Jackson Train Depot in Michigan is the oldest continuously operating train station in our nation? In the mid 1800’s brave stories of strength had taken place here as the Jackson community had rallied around freedom seekers who had been escaping slavery. The founder of The […]
As the Thea G. blew her horn, energy zipped through me as if I was seven years old. Being close to freighters has always given me a thrill! This aerial lift bridge at the Duluth-Superior Port had set my mind to wondering as Chuck and I observed freighters passing through. […]