One reason we might be called “Wolverines”

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.

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Detroit & New Orleans: Le Loup Garou

The dreaded werewolf with the fancy French name stalked innocent settlers on the Detroit frontier and down in the Louisiana colony.

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The Pontiac Tree

A stately, romantic old oak, the “monarch of the forest,” once marked the site of the Battle of Bloody Run.

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Who was Silas Farmer? We found out.

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

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Christmas with General Friend Palmer

Festive Christmas traditions from early Detroit, as related by General Friend Palmer. Pony races, mince pies and all-night noise-making.

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Reading list: The Oak Openings

In 1848, James Fenimore Cooper published a book about a bee hunter, set on the Kalamazoo River during the War of 1812.

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