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10 places where you can ditch your car this summer
You can walk, hike, and bike—but not drive—through these destinations that prohibit automobiles.
10 destinations where you can ditch your car this summer
You can walk, hike, and bike—but not drive—through these destinations that prohibit automobiles.
These Michigan places have French names. How they got them
Many places in Michigan, including cities and streets, have French-origin names, a remnant of the state's past. Here's what to know.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
How America’s Forgotten Second National Park Lost Its Federal Status—and Gained a New Lease on Life as a State Park
Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Massive Fields Where Native American Farmers Grew Corn, Beans and Squash 1,000 Years Ago Discovered in Michigan
The ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest ...
Farming Was Extensive in Ancient North America, Study Finds
A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN2d
Archaeologists Discover Massive 1,000-Year-Old Native American Fields That Rewrite the Story of Early Indigenous Agriculture
Along a forested bend of the Menominee River in northern Michigan, archaeologists have unearthed an ancient agricultural ...