Did you know that there are fourteen uniquely formed sculptures tucked along the bank of Iron Lake behind the St. Joseph Shrine? These remarkable, wet-cement styled pieces represent the story of Jesus carrying his own cross to his own crucifixion. How did this installation come to be? Who had built […]
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Did you know that thirteen mills had once lined McCoy Creek in Buchanan, Michigan? Pears Mill, built in 1857-58, is currently the only existing mill along the millrace. Pronounced “Peers” the Greek Revival flour mill still operates. Join us as we investigate this engineering marvel which has been carefully restored […]
Fifty-six years after the United States had become a nation, Calvin Snell built his home along US-12, the Chicago Road, in the Michigan Territory. From 1832-1843 Calvin Snell offered meals and rest for people making the five day stage coach journey from Chicago to Detroit. Later it was named “Walker […]