Sunday, September 20, 2026

Detroit's Speedboat Champion Gar Wood

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Garfield "Gar" Wood Speedboat champion Garfield "Gar" Arthur Wood was known as the "Grey Fox of Algonac" ...
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Monday, September 7, 2026

Fornology Unexpectedly Takes Off

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I reluctantly began my Fornology blog in January 2012 when my publicist Paula Margulies advised me to put together an "electronic platf...
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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Detroit’s Lindell AC - The Nation’s First Sports Bar

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Johnny in front of the original Lindell Bar In 1949, Greek immigrant Meleti Butsicaris with his sons—Johnny and Jimmy—leased the ...
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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Lou Gordon "The People's Champion"

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Lou Gordon--Detroit Crusader Detroit political commentator Lou Gordon died  in his sleep  from a heart condition  in his Bloomfield Hills ho...
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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Bob-Lo Island - Another Fondly Remembered Detroit Tradition

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Bob-Lo Island was a family amusement park fondly remembered by Detroiters of a certain age. The park was located at the mouth of the Detr...
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Monday, July 20, 2026

Antoine Cadillac--Detroit's First Godfather

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Bust of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac An expedition financed by the French monarch--King Louis XIV--and promoted by his Minister of ...
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Friday, July 10, 2026

Michigan Homegrown Terrorism of the 1930s--The Black Legion

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I like to think I am well-versed in Michigan and Detroit history, but it wasn't until I recently read Tom Stanton's Terror in the...
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