Michigan, known as the Great Lakes State, has played a vital role in American history. From its days as a fur trading hub in ...

The surrender had huge implications for the War of 1812 in the Great Lakes region ... controlled the critical Straits of ...

In 1872 Yellowstone was established as the first National Park. Many people will tell you that the second national park, ...

1812 The War of 1812: A 12-year-old John Brown travels through the Michigan wilderness to deliver a herd of cattle. He lodged with a man who owned a boy slave. Brown was treated well, but the ...