Giant American flag to hang from Mackinac Bridge via “ingenious” new reel system

Part of our Michigan history Of the 90,000 Michigan men who served with the Union forces during the American Civil War, 1,600 were African-American soldiers. Join us for “Fighting for…

A great photo from Flushing Area Senior Center Picture, courtesy of Gary O’Boyle!

Today is White Shirt Day, commemorating the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike, February 11, 1937. The strike resulted in General Motors recognizing the United Auto Workers as a collective…

Sloan gets $250K to put Flint’s history — from carriage to car — on display

“It’ll n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ run.” On November 30, 1985, the Pere Marquette 1225 moved under her own power for the first time since 1951. In 1988, the restored locomotive began a whole…