A little flashback of the river from years before.
Here is a collection of pictures showing downtown Flushing a few years back. Do you recognize any of the businesses?
“Thank God for Michigan!” On May 16, 1861, Michigan entered the Civil War. The 1st Michigan Infantry arrived in Washington, D.C. to serve with the Union Army. During the war,…
“A great day of patriotic devotion and obligation” – President Woodrow Wilson Tuesday June 5, 1917 – one hundred years ago today – was the day that approximately 325,000 Michigan…
“We found a water pipe, tied the flag to it and put it up. Then all hell broke loose below. Troops cheered, ships blew whistles, some men openly wept.” ~…
Taking the locomotive to the backshop for servicing between North Pole Express trips.
On this day in 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and launched the U.S. into the Second World War. Today we would like…