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Bay Port and the Gillingham Fish Company A Saginaw Bay Legacy
Season 5 Episode 60
Explore the rise, golden era, and trials of Bay Port, Michigan’s Gillingham Fish Company – once the world’s largest freshwater fishery – in this docu…
1 year, 7 months ago
Schooners and Steam – Michigan’s Golden Age of Shipbuilding
Season 5 Episode 59
Explore Michigan’s shipbuilding legacy from 19th-century schooners to Great Lakes freighters. Learn how towns like St. Clair and Port Huron became sh…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Lost Village of New River in Michigan's Thumb
Season 5 Episode 58
Explore the rise and fall of New River, Michigan, on "End of the Road in Michigan."
Discover how this once-thriving lumber and salt production village…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Tragic Sinking of Harbor Beach's Fishing Tug Searchlight 1907
Season 5 Episode 57
In this episode of The End of the Road in Michigan, we investigate the tragic 1907 sinking of the fishing tug Searchlight, which vanished during a La…
1 year, 7 months ago
Captain Peer's Grindstone Legacy: The Stone that Built a Community
Season 5 Episode 56
Join us on "End of the Road in Michigan" as we explore the inspiring story of Captain Aaron Peer and Grindstone City.
Discover how a remote shoreline …
1 year, 7 months ago
Michigan’s Pioneer Geologist: The Life of Douglass Houghton
Season 5 Episode 55
Explore the fascinating life and enduring legacy of Douglass Houghton, Michigan’s pioneering geologist, whose groundbreaking discoveries initiated th…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Griffon - The Famous Great Lakes’ Lost 17th Century Ship
Season 5 Episode 54
In 1679, a wooden ship named The Griffon sailed into Lake Michigan—and vanished without a trace. Built by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur…
1 year, 7 months ago
Campau’s Trading House: The Log Post That Started a City
Season 5 Episode 53
In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we follow fur trader Louis Campau as he builds the first permanent white settlement in the Saginaw Va…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Light in the Woods Michigan’s Enduring Mystery
Season 5 Episode 52
For more than 50 years, a mysterious glowing light has appeared in the remote woods near Paulding, Michigan—captivating curious visitors, spawning gh…
1 year, 7 months ago
Poe’s Report: Port Crescent’s Last Stand
Season 5 Episode 51
In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we uncover the quiet collapse of Port Crescent, a once-promising Thumb Coast lumber town left behind …
1 year, 7 months ago