IN THE NEWS

6/29/2021

Unknown Stories: Sailing into Civil Rights History (WGRZ )

6/24/2021

Preserving Black Historical Resorts is a Radical Act (Yes! Magazine )

6/23/2021

Preserving some of Scio Township’s Historical and Agricultural Past (The Sun Times News)

5/24/2021

Couple Converts Wyandotte Fire House into Dream Home, Preserving History (Fox 2)

5/19/2021

Friends of Moores Park Pool Donates $30,000 to Save 97-year-old Structure (Fox 47 News)

5/6/2021

Five Preservation Projects Around Michigan Honored with Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation (MEDC Press Release)

4/14/2021

Michigan City Seeks Expert to Discuss Future of Custer Site (MEDC Press Release)

4/8/2021

“Michigan City Seeks Expert to Discuss Future of Custer Site (The Detroit News)

3/15/2021

National museum honoring Tuskegee Airmen has new home in Detroit (Washington Examiner)

3/13/2021

Historic bandshell at former Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit saved from demolition (Detroit Free Press)

3/13/2021

Experienced downtown professional chosen to lead Main Street Grosse Pointe (Grosse Pointe Times)

3/12/2021

Up North lighthouse likely to be swallowed by Lake Michigan after century of neglect (Detroit Free Press)

3/12/2021

Historic tax credits report shows economic benefits of preservation (Fort Worth Business Press)

3/10/2021

Main Street: Our light will draw you in (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)

3/10/2021

City council discusses potential of creating social district in downtown Cheboygan (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)

3/10/2021

Michigan Marvels: The Wayne County Building (The Detroit News)

11/25/2020

Book Depository Building in Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood to be a Next-Generation Workspace Envisioned by Ford Motor Company (Detroitisit)

11/24/2020

Discovering Lenawee County’s certified historic buildings (HollandSentinel.com)

11/24/2020

Moores Park Pool: Fundraiser launches to help finance first step in saving historic structure (Lansing State Journal)

11/20/2020

The story of ‘Michigan’s Pompeii’: How the small town of Singapore was forgotten beneath the sand (Chicago Tribune)

11/20/2020

The battle for Lake Michigan: As beaches erode, millions of dollars have been poured into temporary solutions. Can anyone find a long-term fix? (Chicago Tribune)

11/18/2020

Ford Unveils Site Plan for Michigan Central, Plans to Add Building and Mobility Platform (dbusiness)

11/16/2020

Detroit eyes Fort Wayne for transformation with restrictions lifted (Tribune News Service)

10/20/2020

400-ton historic pavilion being moved away from Lake Michigan amid worsening erosion (Mlive)

10/16/2020

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs awards more than $9 million for arts and cultural projects across the state (MEDC)

10/15/2020

Group thinks it has found proof of 10,000-year-old, Ice Age culture in Straits of Mackinac (Detroit Free Press)

10/15/2020

INTERACTIVE BIKE TOUR TO ROLL THROUGH CIVIL RIGHTS SITES (S Florida Times)

10/14/2020

Northern Michigan in Focus: 49 Years With Mackinac State Historic Parks (9&10 News)

9/10/2020

Upper Peninsula Theater, Nearly 100 Years Old, Raises Money After Roof Collapse (Detroit Free Press)

9/6/2020

Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve earns National Network to Freedom Designation (Up North Voice)

8/31/2020

Museum Raising Money to get Grave Markers for Former Slaves Buried in Birmingham Cemetery”(WXYZ Detroit)

8/29/2020

Protecting Michigan’s historic treasures from fire (Up North Voice)

8/7/2020

Michiganders raise funds to help Midland area historical societies (Midland Daily News)

8/3/2020

Gov. Whitmer approves $28 million in outdoor recreation development and acquisition grants (Michigan.gov)

8/1/2020

Michigan Street bridge reopens to traffic in downtown Milwaukee (Fox 6)

7/31/2020

How Detroit’s Industrial History Set the Stage for the Auto Business (WDET)

7/30/2020

Despite Costs, Developers Pursue Rehab Opportunities for Detroit’s Historic Buildings (Rebusiness Online)

7/22/2020

Structure fire claims John A. Lau Saloon, spares Thunder Bay Theatre (The Alpena News)

7/21/2020

ICYMI: Getting ready to move a big piece of history (MDNR)

7/20/2020

COMMUNITY VOICES: ‘Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ is a solution in search of a problem and a victory for mediocre design ( Bakersfield.com)

7/20/2020

Photo Gallery of 30 Vintage Michigan Train Depots （WBCK）

7/20/2020

The 50 Best Road Trips in America (Reader’s Digest)

7/18/2020

$1.4M Grosse Pointe Park home has bootlegger history, Batpole hidden behind paneling (Detroit Free Press)

7/16/2020

National Trust announces 2020 grantees of African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (The Architect’s Newspaper)

7/16/2020

A Milestone for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN)

7/14/2020

Call it North Country, the Backbone of Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail(Ironcounty1)

7/14/2020

UWM wants to sell its Alumni House — a 14-bedroom historic mansion with 175 feet of Lake Michigan frontage (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

7/13/2020

Ulysses S. Grant once lived in Detroit – his home is now moving to Eastern Market (WXYZ)

7/12/2020

Detroit’s major museums are back open for business (WXYZ)

7/11/2020

Tri-Cities Historical Museum opens its doors (Grand Haven Tribune)

7/11/2020

Indian Village resident calls for association to rename neighborhood, says name is inaccurate (Detroit Free Press)

7/10/2020

MI Dream Home: Former Kresge family estate in historic Boston Edison for sale (The Detroit News)

7/9/2020

These 13 Michigan state parks are 100 years old in 2020 (Mlive)

7/9/2020

Traverse City comes alive in summer (Bedford Now)

7/8/2020

The Economics of State and Federal Historic Tax Credits: A Conversation with Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics (Novogradac)

7/8/2020

Historic Resources Commission Sets Goals for City’s Historic Properties (Cheboygan News)

7/8/2020

Burt Lake Band One Step Closer to Federal Recognition (The Record Eagle)

7/8/2020

Social Scientists awarded National Parks Service Grant (MSU Today)

7/7/2020

Julia and Ulysses S. Grant home’s second floor separated in preparation for move (Michigan History Center)

7/7/2020

Best small towns for retirees in America (KAKEabc.com)

7/6/2020

New exhibits at Sturgis Historical Museum (Holland Sentinel) 

7/6/2020

Senator introduces bill to increase awareness, understanding of African American history in schools (WNEM)

7/6/2020

Explore the North Country National Scenic Trail in Michigan (MyNorth News Service)

7/6/2020

Horizon Bank forms partnership to provide disaster relief (Midland Daily News)

7/6/2020

Help remove invasive species, restore natural areas at state parks (MDNR)

7/6/2020

Take part in state forest planning process (MDNR)

7/5/2020

A passion for preservation: Sault Ste. Marie entrepreneur helps revive downtown (Crain’s)

7/5/2020

West Michigan vacant buildings to be restored for housing, commercial space (WWMT)

7/5/2020

Shiawassee County pushes people to shop, eat local with new campaign (Fox 66)

7/5/2020

Urge your lawmakers to support the Moving Forward Act (The Tullahoma News)

7/5/2020

Chef G’s awarded grant from MEDC ( The County Press)

7/4/2020

Michigan’s traveling waters (Up North Voice)

7/3/2020

Michigan Department of Natural Resources highlights Michigan waterways (The Oakland Pres)

7/3/2020

Charlevoix receives special status for historic preservation (News Review)

7/2/2020

Ocqueoc Backers Seek Historic Designation (The Alpena News)

6/30/2020

Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Uncovered in Michigan (Archaeology) 

6/29/2020

Local Author Shares Little-Known Tale of Michigan Teen Titanic Survivor Ruth Becker in “The Stars in April” (PR.com)

6/27/2020

Midland’s 1884 Birdseye View: A treasured cultural resource (Midland Daily News)

6/26/2020

Historic Manistee County pavilion to move to prevent erosion damage (Up North Live)

6/26/2020

Historical Manistee Building in Danger of Falling into Lake Due to Erosion (9&10 News)

6/25/2020

Village accepted into Michigan Main Street Program (Grosse Point News)

6/23/2020

Michigan Main Street is making its way to the Village (The Detroit News)

6/23/2020

Michigan Main Street is making its way to the Village (C&G Newspapers)

6/20/2020

Slavery Is Detroit’s Big, Bad Secret. Why Don’t We Know Anything About It? (Deadline Detroit)

6/20/2020

Jigsaw puzzles show off ‘love and pride’ in Michigan — and its history (Bridge)

6/19/2020

Will Historic Preservation Survive COVID-19? (AD PRO)

6/19/2020

ACHP Podcast, Preservation Perspectives, Interview with Robert Stanton on the Meaning of Juneteenth (ACHP)

6/18/2020

Two Communities Announced for Select Level of the Michigan Main Street Program (MEDC)

6/15/2020

22 MI communities awarded nearly $1 million in grants for small businesses (WNEM)

6/12/2020

A Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Gets Some Needed Clarification (Accounting Web)

6/11/2020

Niles named Certified Local Government for historic preservation (West Michigan News)

6/11/2020

National Park Service Awards $1.9 Million for the Return of Native American Remains and Sacred Objects (Sierra Sun Times)

6/11/2020

Celebrating a big birthday for Michigan’s largest state park (MDNR)

6/10/2020

Iconic Iosco County Gypsum Bin to be Demolished Offshore in Lake Huron (MLive)

6/10/2020

Manitou Island Transit Suspends Ferry Service to Islands (Traverse City Record Eagle)

6/9/2020

Grants for arts available through Copper Country Community Arts Council (The daily mining gazette)

6/8/2020

When Architecture and Racial Justice Intersect (Architectural Digest)

6/4/2020

Saving history: Volunteers work to save Doan History Center and Heritage Park (Catalyst Midland)

5/30/2020

Flooded Michigan City is Midcentury Architecture Mecca (WNEM5)

5/29/2020

American Planning Association presents City of Detroit & Interboro with Award (APA)

5/28/2020

ACHP Forms Traditional Trades Training Task Force Press Release (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation website)

5/27/2020

Historical Society of Michigan Launches Midland County history museums relief campaign (Newschannel3)

5/25/2021

Discover Kal-Haven State Park Trail natural, cultural history with new app (MDNR)

5/21/2021

Photo essay shows the history and beauty behind some of Mount Pleasant’s most interesting homes (EPICENTER Mt. Pleasant) 

5/20/2020

MICHIGAN HISTORY: THE SMALL TOWN OF LEONIDAS (WBCK)

5/20/2020

MCACA awards Emergency Relief Fund grants to 176 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations throughout Michigan (MEDC)

5/18/2020

Iron Ore Heritage Trail receives funding to fight erosion (abc 10 News)

5/15/2020

Enjoy a family-friendly game night from your home (MDNR)

5/7/2020

Tribe works to build a picture of life at Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School (Route Bay City)

5/5/2020

How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact my historic tax credit project? (Plante Moran)

5/5/2020

Plans still under way to save Moores Park Pool

5/1/2020

Preservation Advocates Ask Congress to Support Cultural Infrastructure (Architectural Record)

5/1/2020

Deferred maintenance at Michigan’s national parks adds up to a big bill (Spartan News Room)

4/2020

Michigan Architectural Foundation Awards its 2020 Evans Graham Preservation Award Grant to Ypsilanti’s Starkweather Memorial Chapel (Michigan Architectural Foundation)

4/29/2020

Michigan Architectural Foundation Awards its 2020 Evans Graham Preservation Award Grant to Ypsilanti’s Starkweather Memorial Chapel (Michigan Architectural Foundation)

4/24/2020

1903 shipwreck discovered, identified after ‘quarantine investigation’ done by MSRA, beachcomber (13 ON YOUR SIDE)

4/23/2020

American Farmland Trust releases first-ever national report on non-operator landowners (American Farmland Trust)

4/22/2020

Living through history: Harbor Springs Area Historical Society creating COVID-19 community documentation project (News-Review)

4/22/2020

Michigan Ghost Town: Walburg, in Alpena County (WBCK)

4/20/2020

Manistee County offers virtual tours of more than 100 historic sites (Manistee News Advocate)

4/19/2020

Manistee County church now considered historic building (UpNorthLive)

4/17/2020

Grand Rapids Public Museum documenting the impact of COVID-19 on West Michigan (13 On Your Side)

4/16/2020

Abandoned mines aplenty, but cash to clean, close them, scarcer (City Pulse)

4/15/2020

The impact of high water: Five things you need to know (Michigan.gov)

4/13/2020

Evart Depot on track to become historic district (Pioneer)

4/10/2020

Leelanau County Barn Set to Receive State Historic Marker (9&10 News)

4/10/2020

Virginia Savage McAlester, best-selling author and ‘Queen of Dallas Preservation,’ dies at 76 (Dallas News)

4/6/2020

Cultural Resources and COVID-19 (National Center for Preservation Technology and Training)

4/6/2020

Late Woodland sherds from Spring Creek, Michigan (Museum of Anthropological Archaeology University of Michigan)

3/31/2020

13 Virtual Ways to “Edutain” Kids About History and Preservation (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

3/30/2020

Crowdsourcing Project Aims to Document the Many U.S. Places Where Women Have Made History (Smithsonian Magazine)

3/30/2020

Pure Michigan promotes virtual tourism, online visits (The Monroe News)

3/22/2020

Michigan Matters. It’s a look at the rich history and story of Detroit through the eyes of two prolific authors (CBS Detroit)

3/20/2020

Leelanau County airport seeks historic designation (Spartan News Room)

3/10/2020

Explore Mid-Michigan – Boji Tower (Fox47)

3/7/2020

Old Kirke Museumworking on newphase of renovations (News Advocate)

3/3/2020

4 Historical Places to Visit in Northern Michigan (MyNorth)

2/28/2020

This old house – The benefits and pitfalls of buying a historic home (Tri-County Times)

2/26/2020

‘Rehab Addict’ star to Roseville: Let me help you save old church (The Detroit News)

2/25/2020

What Is the Historic Tax Credit? (Million Acres)

2/24/2020

Michigan’s Oldest Hotel: The History and the Hauntings (WBCK)

2/21/2020

Detroit neighborhood to be studied for national historic designation (The Detroit News)

2/20/2020

State welcomes six new Pure Michigan Trails and Trail Towns (State of Michigan) 

2/17/2020

App offers tour of President Gerald R. Ford’s life in Grand Rapids (13 on Your Side)

2/17/2020

The Oldest City in Michigan Was Founded in 1668 (WBCK)

2/17/2020

High water damaging Point Betsie Lighthouse site (Record Eagle)

2/16/2020

Michigan Theater Club Celebrates Historic Pipe Organ (U.S. News)

2/12/2020

Grant Money To Restore Historic Barn In Rochester Hills (Patch)

2/12/2020

Frankenmuth Woolen Mill celebrates 125 years (WNEM)

2/11/2020

King Solomon Baptist Church seeks to canonize its roots, broaden its scope (Model D)

2/10/2020

Detroit Marshals Troops to Revive Fort Wayne (U.S. News)

2/7/2020

West Michigan provided a safe haven for those fleeing from slavery (WWMT)

2/5/2020

Battle Creek’s Former Arcadia Building: Great History and Future (WBCK)

2/5/2020

Main Street DDA approves community service plan (The County Press)

2/3/2020

Storytelling connects people to Michigan’s natural, cultural resources (Morning Sun)

2/3/2020

Sleeping Bear Dunes’ new app to help visitors explore more of the park (Mlive)

2/2/2020

Storied Structures: Locals Working to Preserve History (U.S. News)

1/31/2020

Battle Creek city officials say Binder Building continues to be a public hazard (WWMT)

1/21/2020

ACHP Adopts New Strategic Plan

1/13/2020

Michigan Union reopens after 20 months of renovation (The Michigan Daily)

1/8/2020

Resources for renovating your historic Detroit home (Curbed Detroit)

1/1/2020

More changes coming to Marine City’s historical city hall (Times Herald)

12/30/2019

Calling all Michiganologists – New site makes more than 10 million records available online

12/29/2019

Four ways history shapes downtown Detroit today (The Detroit News)

12/18/2019

Cultural Advocacy Network of Michigan (CAN)

10/19/2019

MHPN Participates in Archaeology Day

10/11/2019

Haywire Trail Celebrates 50 years. (WLUC) 

6/4/2019

Planning for Equity Policy Guide (APA)

12/15/2018

These before and after photos reveal how much Detroit has changed (Detroit Metro Times)

3/25/2016

The American Preservation Movement’s Founding Mother (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

14 Unusual Things to Do in America’s National Parks (Bob Vila)