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Thursday, September 27, 2012  Dr. Augusta Rosenthal-Thompson was the first female physician in Traverse City in the late 1800’s. She had her own practice at the age of 25, and worked in Traverse City for 25 years.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Emilia Schaub was born in 1891 to German immigrants in a log cabin in Leelanau County. She was Michigan’s first woman to be elected and serve as county prosecutor.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Northern Michigan is full of towns and villages that have a rich history. This is the Story of Elk Rapids.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  Situated in Leelanau County, with a population that's never really reached above 1,000, the village of Empire has gone through several transformations. It was settled in the mid-1850s by John Leroux and named after one of two ships that ran aground in the region.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  While the Pilgrims were making their way on the fringe of the "New World", a tiny settlement was already laying down the foundations for it's future. Sault Ste. Marie can lay claim to being one of the oldest establishments in the Midwest. As you may imagine, it has a history that runs as strong as the river which has helped shaped it.

Thursday, September 24, 2009  Shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes the focus of summit in Traverse City