US 12 Heritage Trail

20/01/2024

It's been around 100 years since the Irish Hills began their streak of family amusements. Take a look at some photos going back to the 1920s!

28/11/2023

A Rathskeller Speakeasy and Rare Cement Art – We offer our independent views of adventures & share information about travel, culture and history.

17/11/2023

There is so much more than you expect on the US-12 Heritage Trail. It is ideal for late summer road trips.

11/11/2023

The US Highway system was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926.

07/11/2023

12/10/2023

New website of the Sturgis Historical Museum:

We Bring Sturgis, Michigan History to Life Our Mission is to connect people to Sturgis and its history through the faithful sharing of stories, accurate representation of citizens, and the preservation of historical resources. Sturgis History is Fun See More

02/09/2023

Michigan Ave at Trumbull, Detroit, 1894. Courtesy Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library:

24/08/2023

Michigan Avenue at Wayne Road, looking West. 1930s.

22/08/2023

We're just over a week away from our third-annual One Book | One Buchanan! Join us as we welcome to Buchanan nationally-acclaimed author and journalist, Alex Kotlowitz.

In partnership with One Buchanan, this event brings our town together to read one book over the summer and then have a discussion on the Common. This year the book is The Other Side of the River by Alex Kotlowitz. Visit the library’s website to sign up to receive a free copy of the book (for you to keep!).

The discussion will take place at The Buchanan Common at 6pm on Wednesday, August 30, and will feature a conversation with the author, Alex Kotlowitz.

For forty years, Alex Kotlowitz has been telling stories from the heart of America, deeply intimate tales of struggle and perseverance. He is the author of four books, including his most recent, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago which received the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. His other books include the national bestseller There Are No Children Here, which the New York Public Library selected as one of the 150 most important books of the twentieth century. A former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal, Alex’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and on This American Life.

Learn more and sign up at https://www.buchananlibrary.org/programs/one-book-one-buchanan

10/08/2023

Gearing up for a big weekend along US 12 for the annual US 12 Garage Sale! At this moment we have over 250 sales registered along the route and we are updating the information as we receive it. Please check out the map for the latest updates.

Garage sale locations are shown on the map below. Use the filter settings below the map to narrow the number of sales shown. Click an icon for more information or to add the sale to your itinerary.

08/08/2023

The new mural placed in the alley just west of the corner of US-12 and Maumee:

02/08/2023

The Midway and Standard Service gas station on US 12 (Old US 112), Mottville, Michigan. Courtesy Bob's Local History Club: