Eric Meier is Founding Editor of Ultimate Unexplained (http://UltimateUnexplained.com) and lead explorer of the Haunts and Legends of New York video series (http://bit.ly/HauntsAndLegendsNYS) He is a native Michigander with an interest in geography and history - but will try to keep the reads not as snoozy as you might remember from school.
Eric Meier
This is the Smallest Swing Bridge in the World – And it’s in Michigan
Swing bridges aren't particularly common. They swing open and closed to allow boat traffic to pass. The smallest one in operation anywhere in the world is in Michigan.
Revised Official Weather Outlook Says Expect Warmer Winter With Less Snow in Michigan
If you happened to hear an earlier forecast for the winter for 2023-24 perhaps it was loaded with dire warnings of frigid temperatures and heavy snow. A revised outlook from the National Weather Service says the opposite for Michigan.
Fennville Makes Responsible Decision to Cancel Varsity Football for Remainder of 2023 Season
Fennville High School Blackhawk fans will need to cheer for their JV team for the remainder of the 2023 season as the varsity schedule has been canceled.
Detroit’s Comerica Park Totally Ignores Baseball’s Critical Rule 1.04 – No One Seems to Care
It must been an important rule for playing baseball, after all, it's a subset of Rule 1. Yet no one must have read the rulebook when constructing Detroit's Comerica Park.
Michigan Meteorologist Stuns the Internet With Facts about Hurricanes at the Equator
Here in Michigan, we have very little reason to think much about hurricanes so when a Michigan meteorologist posed a question about hurricanes and the equator recently it gave pause and something to ponder.
Benton Harbor Police: Caution! A Wild Coyote is in the City
Benton Harbor police sent a warning to city residents in the Southwest Michigan community: there is a wild coyote on the loose.
Michigan Residents Once Went Wild for the Original KFC Chicken Littles
There was a time back in the mid to late 1980s when KFC was Kentucky Fried Chicken and Colonel Sanders dreamed up a beloved chicken sandwich decades before fast food chains went to war over them.
Michigan Residents Slumming it South of the Border Greeted by New Welcome to Ohio Signs
There's an epidemic of new state border welcome signs in states bordering Michigan. Ohio just introduced their 2nd Welcome Sign overhaul in 5 years.
Tiny Michigan Post Office Will Be First in the Nation to Sell Adorable Animal Stamps
New postage stamps featuring Winter Woodland Creatures will only be available at one tiny Post Office in Michigan before they go on sale nationally.
There is No Spot in America Farther from an Interstate Highway than Copper Harbor, Michigan
Despite 1239 miles of Interstate Highways across Michigan, there is one spot in the state that's the farthest in the entire nation from any interstate highway.