Named for 1865 founder, John Parish, this settlement had changed its name from “Parish” to “Paris” following a devastating fire fourteen years later. Join us in Paris, Michigan as we learn about the century-old fish hatchery, the efforts to save the ponds and how this Eiffel Tower came to be. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
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July 24, 1915 had been a chilly summer morning as people gathered at the Chicago River, preparing for a company picnic. A few minutes after boarding, the Eastland rolled onto its side. More passengers had died that day, 20 feet from shore in the Chicago River, than passengers on The […]
Did you know that there were phantom towns published on road maps by a University of Michigan graduate? According to the “Fletcher” 1978 Michigan highway map, the phantom cities of “Goblu” and “Beatosu” stood proudly in northern Ohio. Why were phantom towns added to maps? Join us on a journey […]