There are many military installations such as forts, bases, missile parks, shipbuilders and dockyards throughout the great lakes. Here is what we are writing about lately.
- Duluth, MN SAGE Direction CenterDuncan FoxLocated next to Duluth’s International Airport is a building that used to contain one of the Air Force’s primary systems for detecting intruding aircraft during the Cold War. The computer that the ...
- The Keweenaw Waterway: Alternative Military ActionEric WidmannIntroduction Similar to the Panama Canal or Cross Florida Greenway is the smaller, and less known Keweenaw Waterway. An artificially produced cross peninsula body of water constructed in part by the ...
- Army Lt. Thomas SelfridgeEric Stefanko
1916 marks the beginning of the establishment of what is now a National Guard air base in Harrison Township, Michigan named in honor of Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge. Selfridge was ... - Lockdown: The Story of the Soo Locks and WWIIBen Pletcher
The United States’ victory in World War II can be attributed to any number of strategic, tactical and technological developments, though it has often been observed that the United States’ industrial ... - The Strategic Air Command K. I. Sawyer Air ForceAaron Scheetz
The Strategic Air Command served as a major part of the nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union and as the striking force for the United States for almost five decades. ... - Camp Custer and World War IJared Roberts
Camp Custer, located near Battle Creek, MI, was a camp built during World War 1, in 1917. This camp was named after General George Armstrong Custer, the Civil War General ... - The Origins and Roles of the Michigan Flint Armory…Sevin Dennis
The old National Guard Armory of Flint MI and home to the Bravo 125th Battalion; This classic armory serves many important roles throughout our history but the focus of this ... - The Eagle Harbor Life Saving StationEthan PrehodaThe last remaining building of the Life-Saving Station (LSS), in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, serves as a reminder of the heroic men and women who served in the United States Life-Saving ...
- Robert McDoall and Fort MackinacJordan Horan
British Control of Fort Mackinac during the War of 1812, led largely by Robert McDouall, was one of the biggest successes the British had during the War of 1812. Not ... - POWs at Ft.McCoyKim Peyser
The first POW arriving to Camp McCoy on March 9, 1942 was Ensign Kazua Sakamaki, the first Japanese POW of WWII. He had been the commander of a midget submarine ... - Keweenaw Rocket RangeAaron Crapsey
The Keweenaw Rocket Range is a launch pad located at the very tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The project was led by Dr. Harold Allen along with the University of ... - Architecture of Fort NiagaraPatrick SargentThe fortifications and buildings at Fort Niagara were originally designed for trade and the repulsion of Indian and British attacks, these fortifications include the French Castle and two blockhouses. However ...
- Coast Guard at the Grand Traverse LighthouseLaura KhouryBefore the United States Coast Guard Before the creation of the modern day U.S. Coast Guard, there were four small organizations that helped to aid in the assistance and safety of ...
- Sparta, MI German POW CampMary Galbraith
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 ... - How World War II Affected the Marquette Iron RangeWeston ButlerThe Marquette iron range helped create one of the largest communities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The roots of a large percentage of the Upper Peninsula population connect some way with ...