Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, the Detroit Lions played their first game in the city and shut out the New York Giants 9-0. Just 12,000 fans turned out at University of Detroit Stadium. A wrong turn on Isle Royale became an 11-day fight for survival for a 70-year-old Michigan […]

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, President Kennedy signed the Peace Corps into law. He’d pitched the idea at 2 a.m. on the Michigan Union steps in Ann Arbor to 10,000 students waiting to hear him. Michigan’s dunes are always on the move, whether lakeshore homeowners like it or not. […]

Monday, September 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, Detroit’s Fox Theatre opened with a silent screening of Street Angel, unveiling a 5,000-seat movie palace that still anchors Woodward Avenue nearly a century later. One of Michigan’s most famous fall drives comes with a detour this year. As we report below, most of […]

Sunday, September 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Bo Schembechler coached his first game at Michigan Stadium, a 42-14 win over Vanderbilt. Nine weeks later, his Wolverines upset No. 1 Ohio State, and a 21-year run began. Customs agents at Detroit Metro pulled a species of insect out of a traveler’s luggage […]

Saturday, September 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1844, surveyor William Austin Burt noticed his compass swinging wildly near Negaunee and dug down to find out why. He’d struck one of the richest iron ore deposits in North America, and the Upper Peninsula’s mining boom followed. Michigan kids showed up to school more […]

Friday, September 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1987, Pope John Paul II began a two-day visit to Detroit. It remains the only papal visit in Michigan history. Did you know two once-thriving Michigan towns are now largely underwater? We have the fascinating story of how Rawsonville and Kensington disappeared beneath lakes in […]

Thursday, September 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1889, Detroit opened its International Exposition and Fair in Delray, a showcase of stoves, soap, and seeds meant to prove the pre-automobile city was a modern power. Detroit Metro Airport is flying high with travelers, landing near the top of a major passenger satisfaction survey […]

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1908, Flint carriage magnate William Durant founded General Motors, building the new company around Buick. Durant later lost control of GM twice and spent his final years running a Flint bowling alley. Detroit’s last remaining dairy plant is celebrating a pretty sweet milestone. As we […]

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, the school that became Michigan Technological University held its first classes in the Houghton Fire Hall, with four faculty members and 23 students there to study mining science and engineering amid the region’s copper-mining boom. A fireball lit up Michigan’s night sky Sunday, with […]

Monday, September 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, more than 320,000 UAW members walked off the job at General Motors and launched a 67-day nationwide strike against one of the world’s largest companies. 📣 Major Announcement: We are launching Flyover Focus, a new video series that spotlights a single topic and covers […]