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Describes the history of the once-tallest department store, and features information on the building's auditorium, circulating library, dining rooms, barber sho

Grosse Pointe is a community of many transformations. Today, it is known as an affluent suburb of Detroit, but Native Americans were the first inhabitants of th

Founded in 1788 along the Ohio River, Cincinnati was the major city in the Northwest Territory for several decades. As it has developed into its third century,

A collection of stories drawn from Michigan’s rich folk heritage