History

Beal City is celebrating its 150th anniversary this weekend. It's a small town in central Michigan and has a German heritage that the community is proud to incorporate into its celebration.

Around 2,500 people flocked to Charlevoix last week with furniture, art, jewelry and collectibles in tow for a filming of the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow.

The new honorary title will give city officials funding opportunities to help preserve some of the city's more than 100-year-old buildings.

Two Traverse City residents are dedicating their retirements to cemeteries. Scott Schwander and Jack Franke have spent years cleaning and digitizing the gravestones of Oakwood Cemetery, memorizing every plot and familiarizing themselves with the stories of the deceased.

Midland historians and residents talk about the rich history of African American community in Midland. They discuss first settlers, people who paved the way for today, struggles and future hopes.

The show is a place for people who love to preserve and restore old technologies. Thousands of people come each year to see and show the trains, antique tractors and cars. And some enthusiasts say it's a chance to learn about the past.

“There's a lot of empty roofs that could be doing good things and making some Pure Michigan, clean electricity as I like to call it.”

Medical experts around Michigan worry vaccine hesitancy could cause more measles outbreaks following four confirmed cases in March.

Statues of the famed lumberjack are scattered across the region, including retail stores, college campuses and roadside attractions.

Off and on for the past 40 years, fans at Central Michigan University men’s basketball games have been throwing rolls of toilet paper onto the court during games to drum up school spirit. And tomorrow night, the tradition will be back for one night only for the first time in over a decade as CMU takes on rival Western Michigan University. Rick Brewer recently went on a quest to find out how this T.P. tradition came to be.