michigan history

Lake County turns 150 years old this year and the Lake County Historical Museum is celebrating with a week of events. A conversation with Museum President Bruce Micinski about the county's origins and growth.

Archaeologists at Fort Michilimackinac uncovered a pocket knife over the holiday weekend.

A new marker has been dedicated in honor of the intersection that formed Thompsonville in Benzie County.

150 years ago, a feud between farmers and lumber mills helped create the channel between Portage Lake and Lake Michigan. This channel made Onekama the village it is today.

The Michigan History Center is looking for stories on local history from the public for a trail that will go through Grayling. It will connect North…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has formally dedicated a state office building with a new name that honors two civil rights pioneers.The former Lewis Cass…

Today on Stateside , people around the state are casting their votes in the presidential primary and for more than 200 local ballot initiatives. We'll...

Today on Stateside , Detroit has hired a new director for its Animal Care and Control Department after the fatal mulling of a nine-year-old girl earlier...

The historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island has been sold. The hotel made the announcement Tuesday. KSL Capital Partners, an investment firm based out of…

Today on Stateside , Republican state legislators are considering ways to pay for road repairs, including one proposal that would allow counties and...