April 23, 2014
Happy birthday to Bela Hubbard, prominent Detroit citizen and tree-hugger
The naturalist, bird-lover, explorer, and namesake of Hubbard Farms turns 200 today.
April 23, 2014
The naturalist, bird-lover, explorer, and namesake of Hubbard Farms turns 200 today.
November 28, 2012
Bill Loomis, author of”Detroit’s Delectable Past,” tell us all about muskrat, milk peddler wars, taverns, drugstore whiskey, passenger pigeons, Christmas traditions, and so much more.
March 12, 2012
Why are we called “Wolverines”? You’ve heard the stories about the Toledo War and greedy land-grabbing settlers. Here’s one more idea, from an old tavern in Dearborn.
June 17, 2011
A voice from the past corrects the historical record.
May 13, 2011
Oh, happy Friday. You’re going to love this guy.
May 12, 2011
The dreaded werewolf with the fancy French name stalked innocent settlers on the Detroit frontier and down in the Louisiana colony.
May 10, 2011
A stately, romantic old oak, the “monarch of the forest,” once marked the site of the Battle of Bloody Run.
May 4, 2011
The cities share a lot, including the Commandant himself: Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac.
March 17, 2011
We’re on our way out of town to celebrate the wedding of two of our closest friends. That means we’ll miss this:
January 6, 2011
Silas Farmer: upright Christian citizen, co-founder of Detroit’s YMCA, author of “History of Detroit and Michigan” and “The Drinker’s Dictionary.” All in our very first podcast
December 22, 2010
Festive Christmas traditions from early Detroit, as related by General Friend Palmer. Pony races, mince pies and all-night noise-making.
December 2, 2010
In 1848, James Fenimore Cooper published a book about a bee hunter, set on the Kalamazoo River during the War of 1812.
November 29, 2010
A souvenir from the ’70s in an old Detroit history book.
November 24, 2010
Shoot your own turkey. At the bar.
June 2, 2010
A poem about tearing down abandoned houses in Detroit. Written in 1882.
April 19, 2010
Some Princes on a Dauphin-hunt visit Detroit in 1841, and buy some French books.