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The Search for the John Breden

I sat in the back of the St. Clair County Library, hunched over the microfilm machine for what seemed like an eternity. Blurry eyed from viewing yards of film from 1899, I was ready to call it a night.  Read Story graphical link

Finest Fairways
Finest Fairways photoOver the next six months, The Lakeshore Guardian will feature the finest of fairways; each and every one of our chosen hot spots will offer its own unique golfing experience.   Read Story graphical link

Bingham District #4
Bingham District #4 School photoJoin me as I travel into Bingham Township and embark on the history of another one-room schoolhouse. Bingham #4's history dates back well over a century.... Read Story graphical link

All Season Celebrates New Location
All Season Service and SalesAll Season Service & Sales will be celebrating their grand opening on April 21 and 22 at their new location ½ mile north of the light in Harbor Beach, and owner Tony Burkhard invites everyone to stop in to see all he has to offer.  Read Story graphical link
Victorian Embroidered Bookmarks
Antiques photo previewI first became interested in embroidered bookmarks when I found one tucked inside an old Bible. Though it resembled needlepoint, I was intrigued when I discovered it was actually embroidery on paper - perforated paper!  Read Story graphical link
Where in America Are You?
Where in America Are You photo previewYou are visiting one of America’s 11 presidential libraries, but not that of Franklin Roosevelt, who started the presidential library tradition when he built his and turned it over to the National Archive. Read Story graphical link