Introduction to Michigan
The Great Lakes
How Scientists Think the Glaciers Formed Michigan
Agriculture
Logging
Mining, Shipping, & the Soo Locks
Facts About the Edmund Fitzgerald:
- It was the largest ship on the Great Lakes.
- The ship's main job was hauling iron ore.
- The ship ran into a deadly storm on Lake Superior.
- It sank on November 10, 1975.
- All 29 crew members died.
- After reading about the tragedy, a Canadian singer, Gordon Lightfoot, wrote, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Moving People: The Erie Canal, Stagecoaches, Steam Engines & Trains
Soldiers from Michigan in the Civil War
Underground Railroad in Michigan
More About Michigan's Economy
Henry Ford's "Horseless Carriages"
1913 - Ford created the moving assembly line for the Ford Model T