The End of the Road in Michigan

This audio collection of amazing short stories is taken from the Great Lakes region and the Tip of Michigan’s Thumb. We love Michigan's history, places to see, and things to do in Michigan. Each episode is taken from feature articles from Thumbwind.com and Michigan4you.com . So, as a podcast, you can enjoy them anytime and anywhere. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s tale from the End of the Road in Michigan. Thank you for taking the time to listen to check out and listen to our little podcast. If you like this kind of tale, you are invited to subscribe. Search for The End Of The Road In Michigan from wherever you're listening. Please watch for and download next week’s episode and take a moment to give us a review. We cover #Michigan, #MichiganThumb, #PureMichigan #Thumbwind #Caseville, #PortAustin, #BadAxe, #GrindstoneCity, #HarborBeach, #Kindie, #Elkton, #BayPort, #Sebewaing, #Verona, #Pigeon and #PortHope

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  Episode #17

  When Copper Went Quiet: Three Public Works Projects That Remade Keweenaw County

  Aug 20, 202617 minS7

  When copper mines closed during the Great Depression, more than three-quarters of Keweenaw County’s workforce was reportedly unemployed. Local and federal officials responded with three major public projects that helped create a new tourism economy at Michigan’s northern tip. This episode of End of the Road in Michigan examines the construction of Brockway Mountain Drive, Ocha Potter’s controversial Keweenaw Park and Golf Course, and the early development of Isle Royale National Park. Relief workers carved a road across Brockway Mountain, cleared thousands of trees and stumps for a publicly owned resort, and built early visitor facilities on Isle Royale. Critics dismissed Potter’s golf course as “Potter’s Folly,” but the lodge, road and national park remain important Keweenaw attractions more than 90 years later. These projects did not replace the copper industry or end the region’s hardship. They did, however, provide wages, build lasting public facilities and help establish Copper Harbor as a major Michigan vacation destination. #MichiganHistory #KeweenawPeninsula #CopperHarbor #IsleRoyale #GreatDepression The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications This episode includes AI-generated content.

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  Episode #16

  Buried Alive: Michigan's Deadliest Mine Disaster | The Barnes-Hecker Mine Collapse of 1926

  Aug 5, 202620 minS7

  On a cold November morning in 1926, fifty-one miners descended into the Barnes-Hecker Mine near Ishpeming expecting another ordinary shift. Minutes later, a violent collapse sent water, mud, and thousands of tons of earth crashing into the underground workings. Only one miner escaped. Forty-one men were never recovered and remain buried beneath Michigan's Upper Peninsula nearly a century later. In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we reconstruct the disaster minute by minute using historical records, eyewitness accounts, and modern research. You'll hear the remarkable story of Wilfred Wills, the lone survivor who climbed nearly 800 feet to safety, the families who waited at the mine entrance for news that never came and the questions that still surround Michigan's deadliest mining disaster. This is more than the story of a mine collapse. It is a story about courage, sacrifice, and a community forever changed by one of the worst industrial tragedies in American history. Join us as we remember the fifty-one men of the Barnes-Hecker Mine. The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications

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  Episode #15

  The Train That Fled Into the Fire: The Metz Disaster of 1908

  Aug 1, 202614 minS7

  On Oct. 15, 1908, a freight train pulled away from Metz, Michigan, carrying families trying to escape one of the worst forest fires in state history. The passengers believed the railroad would carry them to safety. Instead, the train entered a burning corridor lined with cedar posts, railroad ties, hemlock bark and timber. Heat had damaged the tracks, and the locomotive derailed near Nowicki’s Siding. The open freight cars behind it became a deadly trap. In this episode of The End of the Road in Michigan, we revisit the Metz Fire of 1908, the doomed relief train and the families caught between flames on both sides of the track. The story includes the desperate evacuation, the survivors who crawled through smoke and burning ground, and the residents who stayed behind and lived. The fire killed 37 people across Presque Isle County, destroyed much of Metz and left hundreds without homes as winter approached. It also exposed the dangers created by logging waste, drought and the lack of organized emergency planning in early 20th-century Michigan. This is the story of a village built by the railroad—and the night that railroad carried its people into the fire. The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications This episode includes AI-generated content.

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  Episode #13

  The Good Hart Murders: A Family, a Cottage and a Killer Who Walked Away

  Jul 31, 202614 minS7

  In June 1968, Richard and Shirley Robison took their four children to the family’s secluded summer cottage near Good Hart, Michigan. Twenty-seven days later, a caretaker entered the locked home and found all six members of the family dead. Investigators built a strong circumstantial case against Richard’s employee, Joseph Scolaro, pointing to missing business funds, an unexplained gap in his movements and links to weapons connected to the crime. But prosecutors never brought the case to trial, and Scolaro died before a jury could hear the evidence. In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we examine the crime scene, the delayed discovery, the prime suspect and the question that still divides investigators and true-crime researchers: Was the Good Hart case solved in everything but a courtroom? The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications This episode includes AI-generated content.

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  Episode #13

  38 Hours on Lake Huron: The Last Man of the Daniel J. Morrell

  Jul 28, 202615 minS7

  Before dawn on Nov. 29, 1966, the Great Lakes freighter Daniel J. Morrell broke in two during a violent storm on Lake Huron. Twenty-nine men were aboard. Only one came home. Watchman Dennis Hale escaped onto a life raft with three crewmates. One by one, the other men died from exposure as the raft drifted through freezing spray, towering waves and two nights of darkness. Hale remained alone for 38 hours before a Coast Guard helicopter spotted movement on what appeared to be a raft carrying four bodies. In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we follow the Morrell’s final voyage, the terrifying sight of its powered stern racing through the storm, the delayed search and the remarkable survival of the man who lifted one arm toward the sky. The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications This episode includes AI-generated content.

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