🏥 An 1885 Michigan asylum now hosts shops and homes. The Traverse City State Hospital opened Nov. 30, 1885 as a sprawling Victorian-era mental asylum. A century later, in 1989, the hospital closed, and the empty complex could’ve decayed – but instead it was saved. Today it’s The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, a bustling site of boutiques, eateries and condos inside the renovated old asylum halls. #traversecity #traversecitymi #michiganders #MichiganHistory #michiganmade | Welcome Home Histo

🎰 Michigan’s multi-billion dollar tribal casino industry started in a two-car garage. On December 31, 1983, Fred Dakota opened The Pines in Zeba, Michigan—running a single blackjack table out of a residential garage. This defied state law, sparking a legal battle that cleared the way for tribal gaming across the nation. By July 4, 1984, Bay Mills opened Kings Club, the nation's first official tribal casino with slots, changing Michigan's economy forever. #Michigan #michiganders #michiganmade #M

Drone footage captured adults and children venturing out onto a slippery ice shelf on Lake Michigan's southern shore, despite annual warnings from officials that shelf ice is unstable and dangerous. https://bit.ly/4ssfLRF | ABC 7 Chicago