Lumberjacks and Cracker Jacks

Lumberjacks and Cracker Jacks

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 […]

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