Manns Family Funeral Home

08/27/2025

South of Grand Rapids, Near Hudsonville is Spring Grove Park. It is a county park that has a stream flowing through it fed by a natural spring. The crystal clear water bubbles up through the ground into a pool of water. It reminded me of a small version of Kitch-iti-kipi at Palms Book State Park in the Upper Peninsula. If you are looking for a nice place for a stroll check out the little park in Southwest Michigan. Copyright Lost In Michigan

P.S. at one time there was a fountain for drinking water but it is gone now.

08/25/2025

08/25/2025

Edge of the Light 🗼

08/25/2025

The town of Gay is located along the east side of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Its most well-known landmark is the Gay Bar, but a little ways down the road is a tall chimney. It was part of the old Mohawk and Wolverine Stamp Mill. Rail cars full of ore would come into the mill and dump the ore where it would be pulverized and the copper extracted. The remaining sand would be conveyed out to the Lake Superior shoreline. The mill operated from 1900 to 1932 and produced 22 million metric tons of sand. Over the decades the sand has eroded into Lake Superior affecting the spawning of trout and salmon. The state and EPA are working on relocating the sand and controlling the erosion.

When I was there taking photos a lady was placing a sign for the museum and invited me to come to see it. Near the chimney is an old two-story building that served as a school for many years. It has now been turned into a museum and there I learned a lot about the old stamp mill and the town of Gay. It was the first time I have ever been along the east side of the Keweenaw. I mostly travel up the west side to see Eagle Harbor and Brockway Mountain. If you are ever in the Keweenaw be sure to take a trip along the east side. The road that travels along the lake is a beautiful drive and you can stop in the town of Gay and learn some history or get a drink at the Gay Bar.

08/17/2025

Free Music Nights are continuing in Livonia!

Join us for the Music From the Heart series tonight, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. as The Livonia Arts Commission presents Devin Scillian & Arizona Son!

All Music From the Heart concerts begin at 7 p.m. on the City Hall steps. This new location is for 2025 as construction wraps up at the Kirksey Recreation Center.

No tickets or registration are required.

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08/17/2025

Clear Lake Superior water near Copper Harbor, MI. Thanks for sharing folks. Check out my newly published 2026 wall calendars > https://tinyurl.com/michigannut-2026-Calendar

08/17/2025

I saw this old service station in Watertown in the middle of the Thumb. I am not sure if it is an old Sinclair station or made to look like one but either way I like it.

08/11/2025

This building on Belle Isle was the first police radio dispatch station in the United States. In 1928 the Detroit Police broadcasted on their own frequency to patrol cars around the city. They chose Belle Isle to avoid interference with other radio stations.

Before the station was constructed the department did not have a dedicated frequency band to broadcast on. In 1921 the station experimented with broadcasting to officers between songs on station KOP. Between songs, they would read a list of stolen cars or alert them to missing children.

08/07/2025

This photo of Round Island Lighthouse is from the Library of Congress and is from about 1899.

08/07/2025

The town of Hamilton lies between Holland and Allegan in the southwest corner of Michigan. The Rabbit River winds its way through the center of town. It may not be a natural waterfall but a small dam or weir along with a historic wooden train trestle makes for a picturesque scene.

If you love Michigan be sure to look at the LOST IN MICHIGAN books for unique places to visit and explore. Link is in the Comments.

08/07/2025

This beautiful ornate brick clock tower looks over downtown Chelsea. It was constructed in 1906 by local businessman Frank P. Glazier who owned the Glazier Stove Works. Besides displaying the time for the citizens of Chelsea the tower also held a large water tank. Glazier added the tower to his new building when his old offices had burned down and there was a lack of water for fighting the blaze.

07/17/2025

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