Tales of Northern Michigan's Past

Here is an update about the future of Tales of Northern Michigan's Past, from Austin Stokel, Chris Struble's Producer.

Chris is back and joined by Mark and Sue Bevins in the final part of their conversation about the Thunder Bay Inn, and the classic film Anatomy of a Murder, which took place in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

This is Part 2 of Chris's conversation with mark and Sue Bevins, and The Thunder bay Inn.

In Chris's latest adventures, he is joined by the owners of the Thunder Bay Inn near Marquette, and its history and tied to the Auto Industry and Henry Ford, and the famous 1959 classic film Anatomy of a Murder. This is part 1 of their conversation.

Here is the 3rd and final part of Chris's conversation with Jim Gillespie and Blissfest. Chris is also joined by Producer Austin for a rare appearance!

Chris returns with part 2 of their conversation with Jim Gillespie and Blissfest, the famous July weekend music festival in Northern Michigan.

Chris was able to catch up with his good friend and founder of the famous Northern Michigan Music Festival Blissfest! Here is part 1 of their conversation.

This is part 2 of Chris Struble's conversation with Tyler DuBord, manager of the House of Ludington in Escanaba.

Season 5 is officially here! Chris kicks off the season with a visit to the House of Ludington in Escanaba, and with it he has a wonderful conversation with Tyler DuBord, the manager at The House of Ludington. This is part 1 of their conversation.

Chris returns with Part 2 of his conversation with Kenny Olson, guitarist for Kid Rock of Ten Years and lifelong friend to Chris.

Happy New Year! Chris is joined by his long time friend Kenny Olson, guitarist for a famous band called Kid Rock. This is part 1 of their conversation together!

This is Part 2 of Chris Struble's conversation with John Cohassey on Idlewild, the Affluent African American Summer Enclave.

Welcome back to Tales of Northern Michigan's Past! In this Episode Chris sits down with his long time friend and historian John Cohassey, who delves into the community of Idlewild, an African American Summer Resort for Affluent African Americans, that hosted musicians from the early jazz era all the way through to Motown. This will be Part 1 of their conversation.

Chris continues his conversation with Valerie Hemingway in the final part of their lakeside chat. They discuss her time with Ernest Hemingway as his secretary, confidant, and eventual daughter in law.

Chris continues his lakeside chat with Valerie Hemingway, former secretary, confidant, and daughter-in-law to the famed Ernest Hemingway, as they dive into more about his time in Cuba and his book, A Moveable Feast.

Chris had the opportunity to speak with Valerie Hemingway, daughter-in-law, confidant, and former secretary to the famed Ernest Hemingway. They dive into her time with Ernest as they travelled the world, and highlight her new book, Running with the Bulls, My Time with the Hemingway Family.

Our final episode of season 3 is the conclusion to Chris' conversation with Taylor Dueweke, an independent filmmaker who is working on a project to tell the stories of the property that holds both the Club Manitou and the Club Ponytail. They continue their conversation about both eras of the property along with Taylor's project which is set to tell the tales of people who experienced the Club Ponytail in person. If you were someone who had the opportunity to experience the Club Ponytail at its peak, please reach out to Taylor himself on his website: www.taylordueweke.com/pony-tales -no matter how small of a story you have, he would love to speak with you! This conversation is timely as the property on which these two infamous clubs were located is currently up for sale and Taylor, along with his partner in the project Nate Graham (The realtor of the property) are looking for a buyer who will help protect and save the property from behind torn down and a new house being built. If you are someone interested in an investment in the history of Harbor Springs and Northern Michigan in general and have the funds, check out the property for sale yourself! We here at Tales of Northern Michigan's Past would love to see it preserved! https://www.grahamre.com/listing/472478-8470-pleasantview-lane-harbor-springs-mi-49740/

As our season 3 comes to a close, Chris was able to sit down with Taylor Dueweke, an independent film maker who is working on a project to tell the stories of property that holds both the Club Manitou and the Club Ponytail. They talk about both eras of the property along with Taylor's project which is set to tell the tales of people who experienced the Club Ponytail in person. -Stick around for next week for a bonus episode that continues this conversation between Chris and Taylor Dueweke just in time for the holidays!- If you were someone who had the opportunity to experience the Club Ponytail at its peak, please reach out to Taylor himself on his website: https://www.taylordueweke.com/lead-collection -no matter how small of a story you have, he would love to speak with you! This conversation is timely as the property on which these two infamous clubs were located is currently up for sale and Taylor, along with his partner in the project Nate Graham (The owner of the real estate business which is currently selling the property) are looking for a buyer who will help protect and save the property from behind torn down and a new house being built. If you are someone interested in an investment in the history of Harbor Springs and Northern Michigan in general and have the funds, check out the property for sale yourself! We here at Tales of Northern Michigan's Past would love to see it preserved! https://www.grahamre.com/listing/472478-8470-pleasantview-lane-harbor-springs-mi-49740/

Chris continues his conversation with Emmy award-winning composer Roger Tallman from Petoskey, Michigan about his history in the music industry.

Chris continues his conversation with Emmy award-winning composer Roger Tallman from Petoskey, Michigan about his history in the music industry.