Who Was the First Michigander to Have a #1 Hit Record?
Not only was this the first #1 hit by someone from Michigan, but the song also kicked off a cultural revolution. Check the details...
Michigan History
Like Stepping Back in Time: Haunts of the Sieting Hotel, Kalkaska
This old 1912 hotel still operates; with ghosts. Here are details and location...
Why the U.P. Has Its Own Candy Bar and the Mitten Doesn’t
This delectable chocolate bar is made - and only available - in the U.P. "Smuggling" these across the bridge is like when we used to smuggle Coors into Michigan. Info is here.
Michigan's First Public Haunted Attraction
We've been putting on our own 'spook houses', going back 100 years or more. But which is considered to be Michgan's first open-to-the public haunted attraction?
What Was the First Major Motion Picture Filmed in Michigan?
No, it wasn't "Anatomy of a Murder" as some believe. Here is the correct answer...
Elvis Presley's Last Michigan Concert and His Shocking Autopsy
Little did that final Michigan audience know - Elvis would be dead in just four months. Here's some info...
The Year Michigan Got Its First Area Codes
Basically eliminating most positions of 'telephone operator', area codes made making a call easier, right? Here's when it all took place...
Who Needs the Ocean? You Can Go Surfin' on Any of the Great Lakes
You mean we can surf on the Great Lakes? Yes, and it's been going on for years. Here are some of the best places to go surfin' in Michigan...
Witness Accounts of Hauntings at the Michigan Theatre, Jackson
A figure walks thru a wall and a little boy's face appears in a photograph - two of the hauntings reported by witnesses at the Michigan Theatre in Jackson...
The First Person to Own a Telephone in Michigan
The first person from Michigan to own a telephone was NOT from Detroit, as many may think. His idenity - and how he got the phone - are revealed here...