Fun with the Family Michigan
| Author | : Bill Semion |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2009-09-15 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 076275804X |
Here's the inside scoop on all the family-friendly fun to be had in the Wolverine State—places, events, and treats as varied as the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Novi, Mackinac Island's world-famous fudge, and a 600-ton steam locomotive at the Henry Ford Museum.
Billboard
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 1947-08-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Michigan Off the Beaten Path®, 10th
| Author | : Jim DuFresne |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2009-11-10 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0762758422 |
Discover unexpected pleasures, whether they may be shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, homemade cheese made in a converted gas station, or the Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law Bridge, a favorite with newlyweds and married couples.
Pere Marquette 1225
| Author | : T.J. Gaffney |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2014-10-27 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1439648093 |
Images of Rail: Pere Marquette 1225 presents the history of steam locomotive 1225, one of 39 Berkshire Class 2-8-4's built between 1937 and 1944 for the Pere Marquette Railway. Although it is best known for being the sound and image behind the movie adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, 1225 has a rich history that preceded a life as a movie star. From her construction at Lima Locomotive Works and important role in hauling material from factories to the front in World War II to her unlikely preservation on Michigan State University's campus and eventual restoration, the history of 1225 covers nearly 75 years. The locomotive is now housed at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan, and the story behind it will take readers back to a time when whistles in the night charged the imagination and the United States truly was the "Arsenal of Democracy."
Oddball Michigan
| Author | : Jerome Pohlen |
| Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2014-05-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1613748930 |
There’s more to Michigan than beautiful forests, shuttered factories, and miles and miles of stunning shoreline. Armed with this offbeat travel guide, you’ll soon discover the strange underbelly of the Great Lakes State. Michigan has monuments to fluoridation, snurfing, the designer of the Jefferson nickel, and the once-famous Mr. Chicken, as well as festivals honoring tulips, Christmas pickles, and a 38-acre fungus. It’s where you’ll find the World’s Largest Lugnut, the Nun Doll Museum, Joe’s Gizzard City, the Teenie-Weenie Pickle Barrel Cottage, Howdy Doody, and Thomas Edison’s last breath. The state also has its share of weird history—it’s where Harry Houdini perished on Halloween night in 1926, where skater Tanya Harding’s posse whacked Nancy Kerrigan, and where the Kellogg brothers invented popular breakfast cereals and less-popular yogurt enemas. Along with humorous histories and witty observations, Oddball Michigan provides addresses, websites, hours, fees, and driving directions for each of its 450 entries.
Michigan Off the Beaten Path®
| Author | : Jim Dufresne |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2016-08-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1493026364 |
Michigan Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Michigan Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Michigan that other guidebooks just don't offer.
Michigan Curiosities
| Author | : Colleen Burcar |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 2012-10-02 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0762790679 |
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Wolverine State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Michiganite, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Michigan Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Colleen Burcar takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in theWolverine State. Experience some raucous festivals that celebrate everything from Elvis and Jimmy Buffett to bologna and chicken gizzards. Visit the home of the world’s largest burger, where you can still order a 100-pound Goliath burger, topped off with a one-and-a-half-gallon Colossal sundae—and don’t forget the 20-inch chocolate chip cookie. Discover where the law of gravity is broken, tour an actual glass house (the ultimate recycling project), and visit some amazing stone “hobbit” houses.
Place of the Big Rock
| Author | : Mark Lorin Ireland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 1966 |
| Genre | : Chesaning (Mich.) |
| ISBN | : |
To a great extent this is a folk-history. Real people are telling their own stories or those of their friends and relatives. The pioneer period has been emphasized because the writers felt that their unusual opportunity for obtaining first hand information could never be duplicated by succeeding historians.
