… and sail to Milwaukee to come see me talk at Sugar Maple on Jan. 12, 2012! (Who am I kidding? They’ll be there for the dance party.) Oh my gosh, how great is this poster? My friend dwellephant made it. You should send him $5 immediately. (Or maybe you need some love letters? Valentine’s...
Read more →Michigan was an early adopter of the Thanksgiving tradition.
Read more →James Monroe: the first President to visit Detroit. Also: last President to wear the old Revolutionary tri-corner. Unanticipated intelligence was received, about 8 A.M., that President Monroe, with Governor Cass and Generals Brown and Macomb with their suites, were at the mouth of the river, and would be within three miles of the city...
Read more →A loose visitors' agenda, a book release party we're really excited about, the community challenge grant, and how Royal Oak got its name.
Read more →Detroit Rock City, 1815.
Read more →A public garden/museum of curiosities/menagerie/circus/theater/bathhouse in early Detroit.
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