michigan history

The township near Traverse City shares a name with the cartoon corporation. Is it a coincidence, or something more?

Originally Native American hunting grounds, this village has held on - and still does - with grim determination since the 1880s...

Robert Williams was only 25 years old when a one ton robotic arm struck and killed him instantly. His family later won a ten million dollar lawsuit.

From Detroit in 1990 to New York this year, championship celebrations have sometimes spiraled into destructive and even fatal chaos.

Was it an Ohio insult during a border war? A fur trade association? Or a Native American nickname? Historians still debate which theory best explains Michigan's wolverine identity.

The car that symbolized city life across America was manufactured far from those busy streets, in a plant deep in the heart of Michigan.

From A&P to Farmer Jack, these Michigan supermarkets are gone but never forgotten.

Take a trip back to the 1940s and 50s with these iconic “Greetings From” postcards featuring cities all across Michigan.

Grand Rapids' original arena hosted decades of unforgettable concerts before closing in 2022. Here’s a look back at its biggest moments.

Once a $22 million attraction, Cereal City U.S.A. was meant to celebrate Kellogg’s cereal legacy in Michigan, but never really found its footing.