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Michigan Roadside Attractions: Second Street Bridge in Allegan

Michigan Roadside Attractions: Second Street Bridge in Allegan

March 28, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Roadside Attractions

Those interested in transportation history will find an engineering landmark in downtown Allegan, where a wrought-iron truss bridge spans the Kalamazoo River. Built in 1886,…

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Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week

Soo Locks: 2015 Great Lakes Shipping Season Opens This Week

March 23, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

The 2015 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week, as the first vessel passage through the Soo Locks after its yearly re-opening is expected…

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Mackinac Island's Michigan Historical Markers

Mackinac Island’s Michigan Historical Markers

March 11, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Vacation

Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have…

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Redridge Steel Dam - An Engineering Landmark In Houghton County

Redridge Steel Dam – An Engineering Landmark In Houghton County

March 6, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

On our trip back to the stamp mill ruins at Freda in June of 2014, we also came across a historic steel dam on the…

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Michigan Roadside Attractions - Curwood Castle in Owosso

Michigan Roadside Attractions – Curwood Castle in Owosso

February 28, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Roadside Attractions

Michigan Roadside Attractions is a periodic feature on Travel the Mitten that will explore the many interesting things that can be found on the highways,…

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Freda Stamp Mill Ruins - Houghton County

Freda Stamp Mill Ruins – Houghton County

February 17, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

Once a key part of the Keweenaw copper operation, all that remains of the former Champion Mill near Houghton is a few crumbling structures and…

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10 Easy to Visit Sites in Michigan With Presidential History

10 Easy to Visit Sites in Michigan With Presidential History

February 16, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

  With today being President’s Day, we decided to take a look at sites in Michigan you can visit that have historical ties to United…

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Historic Forts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula

Historic Forts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula

February 13, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

Surrounded by four Great Lakes and located right in the middle of all major early trade routes, Michigan was also an ideal place for military…

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Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 2015 to Feature Inaugural Mighty Mac Swim Event

Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 2015 to Feature Inaugural Mighty Mac Swim Event

February 12, 2015
by Chris Katje
Landmarks

Since 1958, Michigan residents and people from all over the World have walked across the five mile Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day each year. That…

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Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln: Looking Back At His Only Michigan Speech in Kalamazoo

Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln: Looking Back At His Only Michigan Speech in Kalamazoo

February 12, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks

Today, February 12, is the day we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Despite being born…

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