On March 23, 1980, the late recording artist Prince performed for the first time in Detroit. The concert stop was during Rick James’ “Fire It Up” tour at Cobo Arena.
On a November night in 1953, Second Lieutenant Felix Moncla, Jr., on temporary assignment to the Kinross Air Force Base just south of Sault Ste. Marie, was sent to track down a mysterious object.
Fun fact: Throughout most of Michigan, you’re almost never more than a half-hour away from a state park. With 101 state parks and recreation areas, as well as five national parks, a day trip is within reach of just about every Michigander.
You can find some pretty delicious burgers in Michigan's larger cities like Detroit, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids. But there's something special about the small-town charm of stumbling upon a local burger joint that doesn't seem to get the same attention. You just have to know where to look.