michigan forgotten town

In 1870, a man whose parents were a slave woman and plantation owner created a cemetery here. It's all that's left of Joyfield, except for a town hall and one lone house on the downtown corner. CLICK IN for photos, info and location!

The community of Doyle didn't get much of a chance to grow back in the late 1800's. CLICK IN for info, photos and location!

It was only one single saloon in the beginning. It grew, but now there are only a few businesses left and some cool old houses to see. CLICK IN for the location of this cool old Michigan Thumb lumber town!

No businesses left in this former postal stop/railway station. CLICK IN to see where it is and what it looks like today!

Historic but humble, the Michigan Thumb town of Otisville would make a welcome addition to a Thumb roadtrip! CLICK IN for photos, history, and location!

Jerome's heyday was in the mid-1800's to the early 1900's. Today it sits quietly between two ripped-up railroads and some cool old original homes and structures. CLICK IN, learn more, then pay a visit!

It's a town that never got off the ground...but was it ever intended to? CLICK IN to see the location of this curious Michigan community!

This little town has some great old structures...AND it's where Ice Mountain Water is bottled! CLICK IN to learn more about this cool li'l ol' Michigan town!

The "hardly-a-town" of Ivanhoe in the Thumb just has a church. That's it. But Prez Nixon visited in 1974. CLICK IN for details, photos, and location!

This is one of the coolest 'lost Michigan' places you can visit, even if it's just to see this old store. CLICK IN for location and see photos!