Episode 1646
Michigan's 1881 Firestorm and the Mackinac Bridge Walk | September 5
On this day in 1881, a massive firestorm in Michigan's Thumb burned over a…
Michigan Minute · WKAR Public Media
September 5, 20251m 0s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (cpa.ds.npr.org) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
On this day in 1881, a massive firestorm in Michigan's Thumb burned over a million acres, killing at least 282 people. In 1959, the Mackinac Bridge Walk was moved to Labor Day, with Governor G. Mennen Williams leading the 4.5-mile walk across the "Mighty Mac."