Prohibition In The Upper Peninsula

Author : Russell M. Magnaghi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625856968

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Prohibition in the Upper Peninsula by Russell M. Magnaghi Pdf

Temperance workers had their work cut out for them in the Upper Peninsula. It was a wild and woolly place where moonshiners, bootleggers and rumrunners thrived. Al Capone and the Purple Gang came north to keep Canadian whiskey passing through Sault Ste. Marie to Chicago and Detroit. Federal enforcement agent John Fillion double-crossed both his office and the bootleggers. The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island survived due to gambling and fine Canadian whiskey brought in by rumrunners, sometimes assisted by the Coast Guard. Author Russell M. Magnaghi dives into the raucous history of Yooper Prohibition.

Author : Philip P. Mason
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814351055

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Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties by Philip P. Mason Pdf

On January 17, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment took effect in the United States, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, use, or importation of alcoholic beverages. Many thought this action would bring peace and tranquility to the country, but that was not the case. Instead, the Prohibition experiment failed dismally in the United States, and nowhere worse than in Michigan. The state’s proximity to Canada, where large amounts of liquor were manufactured, made it a major center for the smuggling and sale of illegal alcohol. Although federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies attempted to stop the flow of liquor into Michigan, an astounding 75 percent of all illegal liquor brought into the United States was transported across the Detroit River from Canada. Philip P. Mason regales readers with stories of the bungled efforts by officials at every level to control the smuggling and sale of illegal alcohol. Most entertaining are the creative smuggling efforts undertaken by citizens from all walks of life—from the poor to the affluent, from upstanding citizens to organized criminals and gangsters. Using police and court records, newspaper accounts, and interviews with those who lived during the time, Mason has constructed a fascinating history of life in Michigan during Prohibition.

Author : Norma Lewis,Christine Nyholm
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439671733

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Prohibition in Southwestern Michigan by Norma Lewis,Christine Nyholm Pdf

Even in law-abiding southwestern Michigan, the Eighteenth Amendment turned ordinary citizens into scofflaws and sparked unprecedented unrest. Betta Holloway reached her breaking point when her husband, a Portland cop, was shot pursuing a rumrunner. She relieved his pain with a neighbor's homebrew. As farmers across the region fermented their fruit to make a living, gangsters like Al Capone amassed extraordinary wealth. Baby Face Nelson came to Grand Haven and proved that he had no aptitude for robbing banks. Even before the Volstead Act passed, Battle Creek bad guy Adam "Pump" Arnold routinely broke all local prohibition laws--and every other law as well. Meanwhile, Carrie Nation hectored Michigan with her "hatchetations." Authors Norma Lewis and Christine Nyholm reveal how the Noble Experiment fueled a rowdy, roaring, decade-long party.

Author : Philip Parker Mason
Publisher : Great Lakes Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
ISBN : 081432584X

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Rumrunning and the Roaring Twenties by Philip Parker Mason Pdf

Using police and court records, newspaper accounts and interviews, this work is a history of the prohibition era, when from 1920 to 1933 all alcoholic beveridges were banned. The book focuses on the Michigan-Ontario waterway, separating Canada and the US, which was used to illegally import liquor.

Author : Russell M. Magnaghi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781626195684

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Upper Peninsula Beer by Russell M. Magnaghi Pdf

Brewing came to the Upper Peninsula in the 1600s, when French fur traders substituted pine needles for hops in batches of spruce beer. Promoted as a health drink, the evergreen suds remained in favor with the British army when it occupied the region. German immigrants drawn in by the mining boom introduced more variety to the area's fermented beverage selection, and the first of many commercial breweries opened in Sault Ste. Marie in 1850. Today, Keweenaw, Blackrocks and Ore Dock Brewing Companies are a few of the local craft brewers canning, bottling and shipping the malty flavor of the Peninsula throughout Michigan, Wisconsin and beyond. Book jacket.

Author : Russsell M. Magnaghi
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781387016815

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Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History by Russsell M. Magnaghi Pdf

"Get ready to discover the rich history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From its earliest days, it has evoked words of love, beauty, mystery, and legend. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, census data, archives, and libraries, Russell M. Magnaghi has written the seminal history of a very 'special place' as seen through the eyes of the men and women who have lived here- the famous and not so famous. For the first time in over a century, a complete history of the U. P.- from prehistoric origins to the present- is available. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History is an extraordinary book celebrating this unique sense of place."--Back cover.

Author : Russell M. Magnaghi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674864

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Classic Food and Restaurants of the Upper Peninsula by Russell M. Magnaghi Pdf

Author and award-winning historian Russell M. Magnaghi delves into the delectable food history of the Upper Peninsula. Michigan's Upper Peninsula is a veritable cornucopia of delicious dishes. Over the centuries, the shared food knowledge and passion Native Americans and immigrant of all kinds produced the region's iconic foods and beloved restaurants. Mackinac Island remains the epicenter for fine food. Here one can dine on freshly caught trout and whitefish at the Grand Hotel before tracking down the island's celebrated fudge for dessert. Afield of the island, visitors and residents alike can attend a Friday night fish fry virtually anywhere in the area, savor a juicy "Big C" burger at one of the many Clyde's Drive-In locations, or just have a refreshing glass of beer at Tahquamenon Brew Pub in aptly-named Paradise.

Author : JoEllen McNergney Vinyard
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472051595

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Right in Michigan's Grassroots by JoEllen McNergney Vinyard Pdf

An unsettling look at the history of right-wing political movements in Michigan

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Archives
ISBN : UCAL:$C166621

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Inventory of Federal Archives in the States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Archival resources
ISBN : UOM:39015071440716

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Inventory of Federal Archives in the States: The Department of Justice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sonny Longtine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625848475

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Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Sonny Longtine Pdf

Residents of the idyllic villages scattered throughout the Upper Peninsula's richly forested paradise live in quiet comfort for the most part, believing that murder rarely happens in their secluded sanctuary3/4but it does, and more often than they realize. This collection of twenty-four legendary murders spans 160 years of Upper Michigan's history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly. From the bank robber who killed the warden and deputy warden of the Marquette Branch Prison to the unknown assailant who gunned down James Schoolcraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Sonny Longtine explores the tragic events that turned peaceful communities into fear-ridden crime scenes..

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Constitutional amendments
ISBN : LOC:00015024434

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Committee on Woman Suffrage by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules Pdf

Author : Jennifer Billock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439665114

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Ghosts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Jennifer Billock Pdf

A Michigan writer recounts the chilling tales of the UP’s spectral history. Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula plays host to some of the state's most spine-tingling ghost stories. At Old Victoria, a ghostly apparition continues to rock in her favorite chair. Visitors can still hear the screams of miners trapped and killed in the wreckage of the Mansfield Mine disaster. Trampled to death over false claims of fire, the victims of the Italian Hall Disaster linger on in Calumet. And Mackinac is home to more than one hundred ghosts, making the island one of the state's most haunted places.

Author : Patti F. Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674345

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Michigan Beer by Patti F. Smith Pdf

Michigan's beer history is as diverse as the breweries themselves, and the stories behind them are as fascinating as their tasty concoctions. A few enterprising women found themselves at the forefront of early brewing in the state, and several early Detroit brewers also served as mayor. Pfeiffer's mascot was designed by Walt Disney Studios. Jackson's Eberle Brewing Company took its fight against local prohibition all the way to the Supreme Court, and the Silver Foam trademark embroiled disputants in a different legal fight. Renowned modern craft brewers grew from humble beginnings, often staving off financial disaster, to establish themselves as local, or even national, juggernauts. Grab your favorite brew and join author Patti F. Smith for a look at Michigan's distant brewing past and its recent triumphs.

Author : Lisa A. Shiel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614236016

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Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Lisa A. Shiel Pdf

That’s the best I’ve ever seen you look,” the barber said to the corpse. What kind of filthy decedent could inspire such derision? Learn the answer and read myriad other little-known tales from Michigan’s northernmost region in Forgotten Tales of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Find out what happened after an aggrieved husband aimed a gun at his wife’s lover and then asked the crowd, “Shall I shoot him?” Meet the sleeping man who rode the rails without a train. Discover the truth behind the rumors that one mining town was cursed with the ten plagues of Egypt, and learn why hugs terrified an entire city. And what were those hairy, bipedal beasts haunting the woods? Join Yooper Lisa A. Shiel as she brings to the fore these wonderfully offbeat and all-but-forgotten tales from the UP’s history.