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Handcuffed and chained, a barefoot man in a swimsuit stands at the edge of a dock as onlookers in hats watch.

Harry Houdini and My Dad Both Led America’s Magicians

The famous escape artist, who died 100 years ago this Halloween in Detroit, loved performing in our state

Buddy Moorehouse

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Washington Freed the Silencer, Michigan Hasn't Caught Up

Tom Zandstra·Oct 27
two hearted river and upper peninsula

Why No One Visits Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River

O.W. Root·Oct 27
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This Art Deco Jesus Tower Was Built by America’s Most Infamous Priest

Bobby Mars·Oct 26

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Buddy Moorehouse·Oct 23

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This Woman Gave ActBlue $22 the Day We Met Her, But She Had No Internet

Charlie LeDuff·Oct 21
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Why Did El-Sayed Hide With AOC in the U.P.?

Jay Murray·Oct 23
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Lottie Moorehouse·Oct 23
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