Michigan Historical Center (Lansing)

Michigan Historical Center (Lansing)

The Michigan Historical Center is an outstanding museum, but what we liked about it most is that it shows you that Michigan is more than just cars—and yes, there are plenty of those here too (which is nice because Michigan was home to more than just Ford…how about Cadillac, GM, Oldsmobile, to name just a few). Some of the more interesting things we discovered were how the brands of cars got their names. … [Read more...]

Michigan State Capitol Building (Lansing)

Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky

The Michigan State Capitol Building was by far one of everyone’s favorites.  Walking into the stately domed building we were immediately struck by the wonderful use of color from the faux marble finishes to the checkerboard floors to the displays of the flags in the  glass cases. As we were walking around and commenting, one of the artisans who oversaw much of the renovations overheard our conversation and … [Read more...]