Benzie
Benzonia College
Benzonia, MI
In 1858, in what was then a remote wilderness, the Reverend Charles E. Bailey and four families from his Ohio Congregational parish...
Benzonia Congregational Church
Benzonia, MI
Early in the 1850s Congregationalists came to this area to found the community of Benzonia and a Christian college.
Bruce Catton
Benzonia, MI
Historian, author, editor, Bruce Catton (1899-1978) is best known for his two Civil War trilogies—The Army of the Potomac and The...
Car Ferries on Lake Michigan
Elberta, MI
Lake Michigan, over 300 miles long and up to 80 miles wide, blocked rail traffic between lower Michigan and Wisconsin, posing a serious...
First Congregational Church
Frankfort, MI
On January 26, 1868, twenty-three early Frankfort residents founded First Congregational Church of Frankfort.
Joyfield Cemetery
Benzonia, MI
William Davis, the son of a plantation owner and a slave woman, came here with his wife, Mildred Brand, and their children in 1863.
Marquette's Death
Frankfort, MI
On May 18, 1675, Father Jacques Marquette, the great Jesuit missionary and explorer, died and was buried by two French companions...
Pacific Salmon
Beulah, MI
Since 1870 several unsuccessful attempts have been made to establish Pacific salmon in the Great Lakes.
Thompsonville Junction
Thompsonville, MI
Constructed in 1889, Thompsonville Junction’s diamond crossing formed the intersection of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad...