After the Camp Mystic Floods, This Livonia City Council Candidate Went to Texas to Help

With kids still missing and cleanup hardly begun, Brian Meagher suspended his campaign to help reestablish internet access in Kerr County

Why Traverse City Still Crowns a Cherry Queen

The tradition is nearly 100 years old, and the queen acts as an ambassador for the agriculture traditions of Northern Michigan

Why This American Hero Couldn’t Wait to Attend the University of Vietnam

After working as a sheriff and doing four more tours of duty, Dan Boelens now trains others to defend themselves

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