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Anna Bissell and the Carpet Sweeper That Built a Michigan Company
Season 7 Episode 26
Before Bissell became a household name, Anna Sutherland Bissell was selling carpet sweepers store by store in Grand Rapids. When fire destroyed the c…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Harriet Quimby: The Michigan Journalist Who Flew the English Channel
Season 7 Episode 25
Harriet Quimby was a Michigan-born journalist who became the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license. After 33 lessons at the Moisant Aviation…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Pewabic Pottery: Clay, Fire and Color in Detroit History
Season 7 Episode 24
A kiln designed for dental porcelain helped launch one of Detroit’s most distinctive artistic businesses. Behind Pewabic Pottery’s shimmering glazes …
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Willow Run: The People Behind Detroit Michigan’s WWII B-24 Bombers
Season 7 Episode 23
A bomber an hour. Behind that famous production record were thousands of workers learning new trades, finding homes, and raising families during Worl…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Mail in a Bucket: Detroit’s Little Boat With a Big Job
Season 7 Episode 22
A freighter keeps moving. A small boat pulls alongside. High above the water, a bucket descends on a rope. For a sailor waiting for news from home, t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A Message Washed Ashore on Lake Michigan - The Lost Railcar Ferry Milwaukee
Season 7 Episode 21
On Oct. 22, 1929, the railroad car ferry Milwaukee left Wisconsin for Grand Haven, Michigan, despite a severe storm raging across Lake Michigan.
The 3…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
44 Days in Flint: The Strike That Took Over General Motors
Season 7 Episode 20
In the winter of 1936-37, General Motors workers in Flint, Michigan, did something radical: they stopped working and refused to leave the factories.
F…
2 months ago
Algonac - The Michigan River Town That Made Going Nowhere the Most Stylish Trip in America!
Season 7 Episode 19
Algonac, Michigan, became the birthplace of Chris-Craft on a river crowded with steamers, fishing boats and summer visitors. This Michigan Moments ep…
2 months ago
History of St. Clair Flats: A Voyage to Detroit’s Lost Island Playground
Season 7 Episode 18
At the mouth of the St. Clair River, a maze of channels and islands became Detroit’s favorite summer escape. Steamers carried families to Harsens Isl…
2 months, 1 week ago
When Copper Went Quiet: Three Public Works Projects That Remade Keweenaw County
Season 7 Episode 17
When copper mines closed during the Great Depression, more than three-quarters of Keweenaw County’s workforce was reportedly unemployed. Local and fe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago