State History
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From Escanaba to 8 Mile: Here are 16 works filmed or set in Michigan
From movies to video games, here’s a glimpse of our favorite cultural pieces that were set or filmed in Michigan.
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Daughters of Motown: 5 Michigan women who shaped music history
These five ladies didn’t need Los Angeles to make it big—all they needed was the Motor City. Relive Motown’s glory days with the stories of these Detroit divas.
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5 Michigan women who made history
Through activism, sports, astronautics, and monumental court cases, these five trailblazers made history in the Mitten…and the world.
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K’zoo Jams: 12 popular songs that reference the city of Kalamazoo
In the music world, the unusual name of Kalamazoo has become a versatile tool for a variety of lyrics—and a popular metonym to refer to more exotic places, even if Kalamazoo isn’t so exotic itself. It’s a Michigan city, but it’s also now a big piece of lyrical Americana.
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Food history: two brothers forge lasting cereal empire in Battle Creek
Battle Creek is otherwise known as Cereal City—and it’s the birthplace of the corn flakes that Tony the Tiger now calls “Grrreat!”
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Food History: Michigan’s favorite ice cream was born in a brewery
Blue Moon ice cream may be a Midwest dairy flavor mystery that sort of just tastes like “blue” to some, but Michigan’s Superman ice cream multiplies that mystery by three.
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Food History: Polish Immigrants Bring Passion for Paczki to Michigan
Michigan is big on paczki because we have a thriving population of Polish immigrants who migrated here near the turn of the 20th Century.
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The history of Vernors — and the Boston Cooler
If you’re like many Michiganders, when you get sick, you reach for the Vernors as a home remedy for just about every ailment. Perhaps, then, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that America’s oldest surviving ginger ale was the creation of Michigan’s first licensed pharmacist.
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The History of Frankenmuth Chicken
Frankenmuth is perhaps best known as Michigan’s Christmas wonderland, but its culinary and historical heritage carry some stronger German roots.
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Coney Dogs: Pure Michigan or European import?
Though often called the Detroit-style hot dog, the coney dog didn’t really come from Detroit.
