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A few thoughts about Detroit’s bankruptcy, and our history of adversity. And cholera.

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Celebrate with us as Stevens T. Mason turns 201

In Michigan’s 175th year as a state, celebrate the life of our first, youngest, and fieriest governor: the hotspur Stevens T. Mason. We gather to toast his memory this Thursday, 10/25, in Capitol Park.

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Settlers beware

Fake eviction notices in Detroit. From 1837.

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Scenes from Stevens T. Mason’s reburial

A small crowd gathered in Capitol Park yesterday to honor Stevens T. Mason, Michigan’s first and America’s youngest governor, on his 199th birthday.

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