LOCAL HISTORY - The Gander

Aug 2024 21

That one time in Michigan: When one of the first radio stations launched

By Karel Vega | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Karel Vega

How WWJ changed the media landscape in Detroit.

Aug 2024 7

That one time in Michigan: When a ‘Black Eden’ was built

By Karel Vega | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Karel Vega

How one Michigan town enabled Black Americans to vacation during segregation.

Aug 2024 1

The ‘Gander’s Guide to Mackinac Island

By Karel Vega | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Karel Vega

From its rich history to the best locations to explore, join us on a virtual trip around Mackinac Island.

Jul 2024 26

That one time in Michigan: When a plane disappeared over Lake MI

By Karel Vega | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Karel Vega

The story of Northwest Airlines Flight 2501.

Jul 2024 26

Site of 3 killings during 1967 Detroit riot to receive historic marker

By Associated Press | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Associated Press

The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed, allegedly by white police officers, during the city's bloody 1967 race riot is receiving a historic marker.

Jul 2024 16

Reviving Hollywood glamor of the silent movie era, experts piece together a century-old pipe organ

By Associated Press | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Associated Press

A massive pipe organ that underscored the drama and comedy of silent movies with live music in Detroit's ornate Hollywood Theatre nearly a century ago was dismantled into thousands of pieces and stashed away.