My Town Monday: Michigan State Sanitorium
Michigan State Sanitorium was a tuberculosis hospital built near Howell, Michigan. It was one of the first buildings constructed for the (ever hopeful) purpose of…
Michigan State Sanitorium was a tuberculosis hospital built near Howell, Michigan. It was one of the first buildings constructed for the (ever hopeful) purpose of…
We’re taking a field trip today, out of Livingston County. We’ll leave the county on US-23, heading south. Somewhere south of Ann Arbor, we’ll get... Read more
Yes, that really is what you think it is. An abandoned McDonald’s restaurant. The building has been empty for about six, seven years. It’s on... Read more
Not only does little Livingston County have an airport– we have TWO! Yep. The “big” one is the Livingston County Airport out in Howell. It’s... Read more
The US Highways System had uspurped Grand River, putting up US-16 signs along the route from Detroit across the state through Lansing and onwards to... Read more
In the early 1900s, Michigan began naming it’s roads, in order to reduce confusion. Since many roads may or may not have names and those... Read more
Like many original roads in Michigan, Grand River started as an Indian Trail. This road wound it’s way from Detroit through Livingston County, through Lansing,... Read more
Now that the weather is getting nice, one might be inclined to stroll through downtown Brighton. There’s some nice shops and restaurants in this downtown... Read more
Next to the railroad tracks in Brighton, stands a slightly out-of-proportion brick building. It’s three stories, but not as tall as a three story building... Read more
Livingston County is one of those areas where the main roads are big enough, so long as it’s not rush hour. Most of the day,... Read more