Michigan

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Image of The Bottle House located in Michigan, US
Michigan, US

The Bottle House

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles

In the small town of Kaleva, MI - population 509 - there stands the peculiar home of one John J. Makinen, Sr. John was the owner of Northwestern Bottling Works and had access to an almost... »

Eccentric Homes | Edited by Tre, wythe and 3 others

Image of Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention located in Michigan, US
Michigan, US

Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world

Every year since 1972, amateur and professional fireworks enthusiasts of all ages gather in August in Muskegon, Michigan, for the Pyrotechnic Guild International (PGI) annual convention. With an... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by Nicholas Jackson, wythe and others

Image of Edisons Last Breath at the Henry Ford Museum located in Michigan, US
Michigan, US

Edisons Last Breath at the Henry Ford Museum

Housed in the Henry Ford museum is a test tube said to hold "Edison's Last Breath"

Even great industrialists have heroes. Such was the case of Henry Ford and his idol Thomas Edison. Ford grew up on a rural un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's meteoric... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by Dylan and littlebrumble

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