At the bottom of Lake Michigan lies the German Submarine UC-97. It was fired upon and sunk 20 miles off the shore of Grant Park in Chicago as part of a naval exercise. Before it was sunk, the submarine made…
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The USS Cobia is a National Historic Landmark held at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. This museum displays the historic submarine for all to see. It is open to the public to look at from anywhere on the…
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Sparta, Michigan is considered one the most fruitful apple cities in the country. Lesser known is their involvement in World War II as a host of a POW Camp in 1944. On the Northeast Corner of Gardner and in the…
Comments closed“Thank God for Michigan” Those were the words of Abraham Lincoln upon the arrival of the first responders to the President’s call for volunteers. Michigan’s involvement in the Civil War began after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April…
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