Category: my town monday

The US Highways System had uspurped Grand River, putting up US-16 signs along the route from Detroit across the state through Lansing and onwards to...

In the early 1900s, Michigan began naming it’s roads, in order to reduce confusion. Since many roads may or may not have names and those...

Like many original roads in Michigan, Grand River started as an Indian Trail. This road wound it’s way from Detroit through Livingston County, through Lansing,...

Now that the weather is getting nice, one might be inclined to stroll through downtown Brighton. There’s some nice shops and restaurants in this downtown...

Next to the railroad tracks in Brighton, stands a slightly out-of-proportion brick building. It’s three stories, but not as tall as a three story building...

Livingston County is one of those areas where the main roads are big enough, so long as it’s not rush hour. Most of the day,...

Everyone knows Punxsutawney Phil, the famous prognosticator from Pennsylvania. But Livingston County is home to a more accurate groundhog: Woody the Woodchuck. Maybe it’s because...

Second Amendment is the biggest, baddest punkin chunkin gun… and it’s part of Livingston County. The gun was constructed by S & G Erectors in...

And yet I’m still talking about Livingston County. Situated just west of Brighton is Mount Brighton. This is a man made “mountain” that reaches 250...

Some brainiac decided that Brighton needed mall. They bought up some land nestlted between US-23 and Island Lake State Park. Only, this intersection (and set...