One of the Most Famous Civil War Historians Was a Michigan Man

Benzonia native Bruce Catton is known for writing about the experiences of those who actually fought in the Civil War

When Detroit’s Top Pinch Hitter (Supposedly) Slid on His Hot Dogs

Did one of the Tigers’ best hitters bring two franks on the field with him during a 1968 game?

Michigan’s Own Rosie the Riveter

Rose Will Monroe helped build B-24 bombers during World War II and found herself with 15 minutes of Hollywood fame

The Most Famous Child Star of the 1940s Is Now an Old Man in Detroit

Sugar Chile Robinson was a musical legend before he stepped away from the piano for good

They Ran Out of Testicles at the Testicle Festival

One dirty joke, 500 lbs of Rocky Mountain Oysters, and Deerfield’s biggest party of the year

One MSU Professor Singlehandedly Started Spring Break

Before Glendon Swarthout’s popular book, the annual trek south to Ft. Lauderdale wasn’t really a thing

The Bay City Dance Teacher Who Went Over Niagara Falls on Her 63rd Birthday

Annie Edson Taylor thought that if she made the plunge and lived, her fame would bring her fortune

Meet the Man Who Found Michigan’s 300-Year-Old Shipwreck

Steve Libert is still chasing his boyhood dream of finding Le Griffon, and recent discoveries suggest he’s close

Can Yoopers Spell “Tahquamenon”?

The French and Native American names of many U.P. landmarks would stump any spelling bee champion