Midwest — Site filing

Sites with a file in Michigan

Michigan carries 39 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

39 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsPaulding Light — deepest file

Also filed under site:Hawaii44 Arizona39 Wyoming30 Illinois30 Oregon22 Pennsylvania20 West Virginia20 Washington18

Other Michigan filings:Historic sites29 Ghost towns15 Lighthouses8 Hotels5 Cemeteries3 Towns3 Houses3

Paulding Light

Watersmeet, Michigan

The mystery light in the woods—since 1966, the debate continues.

5 claims · 3 legends→

Thunder Bay shipwreck sanctuary

Alpena, Michigan

The "Shipwreck Alley"—over 200 documented wrecks in the bay.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Michigan Central Station

Detroit, Michigan

The 1913 depot—the ruin that Ford saved.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Detroit Athletic Club

Detroit, Michigan

The 1915 club—where the members’ ghosts reportedly play.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Grande Ballroom

Detroit, Michigan

The 1928 ballroom—where the MC5 played and the ghosts stayed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Michigan Theatre

Detroit, Michigan

The 1926 palace—now a parking garage inside the ruin.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lee Plaza

Detroit, Michigan

The 1929 tower—the abandoned apartment hotel.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Henry Ford Museum

Dearborn, Michigan

The 1929 museum—where Lincoln’s chair and Kennedy’s car sit.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Greenfield Village

Dearborn, Michigan

The 1933 village—where Ford moved the buildings.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Palmer Park

Detroit, Michigan

The 1893 park—where the Log Cabin and the virgin forest stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Detroit Public Library

Detroit, Michigan

The 1921 library—where Cass Gilbert’s marble keeps the books.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit, Michigan

The 1951 museum—where the "Streets of Old Detroit" live.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Motown Museum

Detroit, Michigan

Hitsville U.S.A.—where the Supremes recorded.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Eastern Market

Detroit, Michigan

The 1891 market—where the sheds still sell.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tiger Stadium site

Detroit, Michigan

The 1912 ballpark—where Cobb and Kaline played.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Russell Industrial

Detroit, Michigan

The 1915 complex—where the artists and the ghosts share the halls.

2 claims · 2 legends→

SS City of Milwaukee

Manistee, Michigan

The 1931 car ferry—where the ghosts ride the lake.

2 claims · 2 legends→

SS Badger

Ludington, Michigan

The 1953 ferry—the last coal steamer on the lakes.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Quincy Mine

Hancock, Michigan

The "Old Reliable"—the deepest copper mine’s shaft still open.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bath School site

May 18, 1927—the school board member who bombed the school.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Detroit Masonic Temple

Detroit, Michigan

The 1926 temple—the world’s largest Masonic building, with the architect’s ghost.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Wayne

Detroit, Michigan

The 1845 star fort—where the soldiers reportedly drill.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Northville Psychiatric Hospital

Northville, Michigan

The 1952 hospital—where the tunnels connected the buildings.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Traverse City State Hospital

Traverse City, Michigan

The 1885 Kirkbride—now the Village, where the "beauty is therapy" dead stay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Packard Plant

Detroit, Michigan

The 1903 factory—the abandoned ruin where the workers died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Belle Isle

Detroit, Michigan

The island park—where the "Lady in White" reportedly walks.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Eloise

Westland, Michigan

The 1839 poorhouse—where 7,000 patients stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Ford Rouge Factory

Dearborn, Michigan

The 1928 plant—where the River Rouge still runs.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Highland Park Plant

Highland Park, Michigan

The 1910 plant—where the Model T line ran.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Pewabic Pottery

Detroit, Michigan

The 1907 pottery—where the Stratton ghosts reportedly stay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Carl D. Bradley

Rogers City, Michigan

November 18, 1958—the freighter that broke in half.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Daniel J. Morrell

Harbor Beach, Michigan

November 29, 1966—the ship that split in the storm.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cedarville

Mackinaw City, Michigan

May 7, 1965—the collision in the straits.

2 claims · 1 legend→

SS Valley Camp

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

The 1917 freighter—the museum ship where the Edmund Fitzgerald’s lifeboat rests.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kamloops

Isle Royale, Michigan

December 1927—the freighter that froze in Superior.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Armistice Day Blizzard

Lake Michigan, Michigan

November 11, 1940—the storm that killed 66 sailors.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Great Storm of 1913

Lake Huron, Michigan

November 7-10, 1913—the "White Hurricane" that killed 250.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cliff Mine

Ahmeek, Michigan

The first profitable Keweenaw copper mine—the ruins in the woods.

Joe Louis Arena site

Detroit, Michigan

The 1980 arena—where the Wings played and the octopus flew.

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