Definitions of Michigan Places with Native American Names

Ahmeek: "beaver"Cheboygan: "sewing needle" or “a place of ore"Chesaning: "big rock place"Cohoctah: "many trees in water"Dowagiac: "fishing waters"Escanaba: "land of the red buck" or "flat rock"Genesee: "beautiful valley"Gogebic: "water-mold lake"Ishpeming: "on air"Juniata: "standing rock"Kawkawlin: "place of pike fish"Kenockee: "long-legged"Keweenaw: "portage" or "where portage is made"Mackinac: "great turtle"Manistee: “river with islands at its mouth"Manistique: "vermillion" or …

Vernors Ginger Ale

One of the nation’s oldest soft drinks, Vernors Ginger Ale was first served to the public in 1866. The drink was created by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor, a well-respected pharmacist with a reputation for meticulous care with his prescriptions. Like most pharmacists of his time, Dr. Vernor also ran a soda fountain adjacent to his …

Pronouncing Michigan Town Names

ALLOUEZ - Pronounced "alla-way"AU GRES - Pronounced "aw-gray" BETE GRISE - Pronounced "bay-de-gree" BOIS BLANC - Pronounced "boy-blonk" CHARLEVOIX - Pronounced "SHAR-luh-voy" CHARLOTTE - Pronounced "shar-LOTT" DOWAGIAC - Pronounced "doh-WAH-zhee-ack" EPOUFETTE - Pronounced "EP-oo-fett" GRATIOT - Pronounced "grash-it" GROSSE ILE - Pronounced "gross-eel" HAMTRAMCK - Pronounced "ham-TRAM-mick" KEWEENAW - Pronounced "KEE-wen-aw" KILMANAGH - Pronounced "kill-MON-na" …

Michigan Facts

Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry. Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein dairy herd. Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second …

Cold is Relative

(author unknown, adapted for this article) 60 Degrees - People in Florida turn on the heat. People in Michigan plant gardens. 50 Degrees - People in California shiver uncontrollably. People in Michigan sunbathe. 40 Degrees - Italian and English cars won't start. People in Michigan drive with the windows down and the sunroof open. 32 …

“Somewhere in Time, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” by John Barry

FAVORITE SELECTION: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” ABOUT THIS ALBUM: This soundtrack album is from the movie, “Somewhere in Time,” a 1980 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel, "Bid Time Return," by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars …