michigan history

Formed in 1957, one Top 40 hit in 1958, broke up by the mid-60s...

Orange Crush had a mascot? Yup...and here it is...

"Record Yourself at Home" said the ads. Here's a look at Charlotte's former recording company...

UFOs or swamp gas? Here's where all the jokes about 'swamp gas' began...

An infinite number of famous people were born in Michigan...but here are 18 who passed away in our state...

Under the sand dunes near Saugatuck lie the remains of a once-successful lumber town...

Here's a good handful of some of Michigan's best covered bridges...

Here's a look inside both Jackson State Prisons...See if you can tell them apart...

Closed in 1984 and demolished in 1989. Mercy Hospital still holds memories for many Jacksonians.....

Necessity is the mother of all invention. This Michigan man owned over 700 patents in his lifetime.