History – Page 2 – The Betsie Current Newspaper

2021 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 2 , Maritime History , Print Editions

The Royal Frontenac

Jed Jaworski February 22, 2021June 3, 2021 6 comment

A brief, golden age of Frankfort… but not the last

2021 , COVID-19 Heroes , Featured Stories , History , Issue 1 , Print Editions , Skating , Sports

Benzonia Ice Rink: If You Build It, They Will Come

Aubrey Parker February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 1 comment

Longevity of the ephemeral ice rink

2021 , Baseball & Softball , Essays , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 1 , Print Editions , Sports

Not Getting Hank Aaron’s Autograph

Staff Reports January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 0 comment

Reconciling with the past

2020 , History , News

Lumberjacks and Cracker Jacks

Staff Reports December 2, 2020December 21, 2020 0 comment

By P.G. Misty Sheehan Ghost towns—sometimes called “boomtowns”—were formerly bustling communities where a natural resource, such as gold, was exploited and subsequently depleted, then the town was quickly abandoned. Most people are aware of Wild West ghost towns, such as California’s famous Tombstone or Bodie, but they are generally unaware of Northern Michigan’s host of […]

2020 , COVID-19 Heroes , Essays , Featured Stories , History , Issue 7 , Medical , News , Print Editions

Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Greta Bolger July 8, 2020December 21, 2020 1 comment

What can history teach us

2020 , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 6 , Maritime History , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Frankfort or Ludington? The Mystery of Father Marquette’s Death, 345 Years Later

Staff Reports June 4, 2020July 10, 2020 1 comment

2019 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 12 , Maritime History , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Unburied Treasure

Jed Jaworski December 15, 2019 1 comment

Erosion from fall storms and record high water levels revealing shipwrecks

2019 , Essays , Featured Stories , History , Issue 11 , Print Editions

Finding Lizzie

Staff Reports November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 1 comment

Locating a family member’s grave, with the help of a community

2018 , Businesses , Doctor , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 8 , Medical , Print Editions

Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital

Kelly Ottinger December 10, 2018December 11, 2018 0 comment

Maintaining health in a climate of failing rural hospitals

2017 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 4 , Maritime History , Nature , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Preventing Drowning Deaths

Jacob Wheeler April 3, 2018 0 comment

National Park increases water-safety awareness

2017 , Featured Stories , History , Iconic Person , Issue 4 , Nature , Non-Profit , Print Editions , Scientist / Researcher / Ecologist , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The Once and Future Otter Creek

Staff Reports April 3, 2018April 6, 2018 0 comment

An ode to brook trout and the river ecologists who study them

2017 , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 4 , Print Editions

Little-known local history from WWI

Staff Reports March 30, 2018March 31, 2018 0 comment

A Polar Bear Returned to Russia

2016 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Non-profits , Print Editions

Not your grandmother’s libraries

Staff Reports July 21, 2016December 29, 2016 0 comment

Beulah, Benzonia libraries up for Aug. 2 millage vote

2016 , Events , Featured Stories , History , Maritime History , Nature , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Baby Bears at Sleeping Bear

Staff Reports July 7, 2016December 29, 2016 0 comment

Especially for kids at the National Park

2016 , Essays , Featured Stories , History , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

African-American Pioneers in Benzie County

Staff Reports July 7, 2016February 9, 2023 4 comment

Their imprint on our collective history

2016 , Essays , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Print Editions

History of Michigan Shores, from a Ruthven’s Point of View

Staff Reports June 23, 2016December 29, 2016 2 comment

Frankfort’s U-of-M, Maize-and-Blue connection

2016 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Print Editions

Elberta Mercantile: Everything Old Is New Again

Staff Reports June 23, 2016December 29, 2016 0 comment

Very heavy weird old things

2016 , Featured Stories , History , Non-profits , Print Editions

The Wheels on the Bus Go Benzie ’round

Staff Reports June 9, 2016December 28, 2016 0 comment

All aboard the Magical History Tour

2016 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Print Editions , Restaurants

Cabbage Shed 2.0

Jacob Wheeler May 26, 2016December 28, 2016 0 comment

Elberta’s cultural watering hole re-opens

2015 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , News , Print Editions , Restaurants

The Cabbage Shed’s History

Jacob Wheeler November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 0 comment

According to Allen L. Blacklock’s book, History of Elberta, and records from the Benzie Area Historical Museum, the site where The Cabbage Shed now sits, on Waterfront Lots 16 and 17, was first occupied by a general merchandise store, built in 1867 by George A. Douglas. It was the first commercial building in Elberta, which […]