Here's something to celebrate during the doldrums of mid-winter: It's Michigan's birthday! On January 26, 1837, this mitten-shaped swath of land and that beloved rugged piece of peninsula to the north ...
In the Straits of Mackinac, about five miles west of the bridge, the ship known as Sandusky sits 85 feet deep in Lake Michigan, tipped slightly to port, but upright. It has rested there since ...