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Gleaming in the sun are three old diners north of Rockford, Michigan. One diner stands out among them for its historical significance. Rosie’s was used in the famous Bounty paper towel TV commercials with Rosie the waitress saying they are the “quicker picker-upper” The commercials were filmed in this diner in the 70’s when it
Indiana has several historic and beautiful county courthouses. The old courthouse in Greensburg is notable not only for its architecture, but also the tree growing out of the top of its tower. The current Decatur County Courthouse was completed in 1861. About ten years later, people began noticing some branches sticking out of the roof
Most people can envision the rows and rows of headstones of brave veterans laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Michigan is also home to a few large national cemeteries like the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly or Fort Custer National Cemetery near Battle Creek. On a hill overlooking Camp Grayling in northern Michigan
The small town of Poplar, Wisconsin sits in the northwestern corner of the state along US-2. It is there you will find a small memorial for Richard “Dick” Ira Bong at a roadside park. Bong was born September 24, 1920 and grew up on his families farm. He attended school in Poplar and went on
In a farm field northwest of Kenton, Ohio is a small military cemetery with sixteen tombstones. They mark the final resting place of soldiers stationed at Fort McArthur. Shortly before the start of the War of 1812, American General William Hull needed troops to fight the British in the Detroit area of Michigan. As soldiers
Reiger park is located in Albion, Michigan along the north branch of the Kalamazoo River. In the park stands a Michigan historical marker telling the story of the first Mother’s Day in Michigan. The marker reads: On May 13, 1877, the second Sunday of the month, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped into the pulpit of the
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on his family farm, but due to land title challenges, his father lost everything he had worked for. In 1816, when Abraham was age seven, his family moved to southern Indiana, settling at the Little Pigeon Creek Community west of present day Santa Claus, Indiana. It is here that
Standing near the shoreline of Lake Michigan, south of Holland, is an old brick castle. The castle was built in 1894 by German Immigrant and Chicago businessman Michael Schwarz. The family with their six daughters lived in the castle for about a year but then moved to Holland and left the old castle abandoned. In 1896,
The small town of White Hall stands southwest of Springfield in rural Illinois. It is there you will find Whiteside Park and a stone monument. Carved out of the top is a woman with her arms around a young boy and girl. At first glance you might think it was a carving of a mother
I have seen a lot of cemeteries and gravesites but this one in Indiana is definately strange. County Road 400 travels east and west near Franklin, Indiana. Just east of where it crosses the Sugar Creek is a concrete median with a marker surrounded by coins and flowers. The marker denotes the gravesite of Nancy
