Danger, Tall Trees & Big Money: Historic Saginaw River, Michigan

In the 1800s, Saginaw Valley was booming!
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Castle Museum, 500 Federal Ave., Saginaw, MI
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bridgereports.com/city/sagina...
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[@krzychu077]

Very nice and informative video.

[@user-sr7rb4kh9g]

Love this video, full of great history of Saginaw. I travel the river often and this video is one of the best I've came across! Keep doing your thing🤜🤛

[@HipsterChainsaw]

This is spectacular, I would love if this somehow became a series.

[@GreatLakesStateProductions6708]

Love the video. I am a local of the Saginaw River and enjoy watching and filming the freighters that travel it. Some of this history is new to me! I would love to see a Bay City version of this!

[@melodywalton3675]

Bad ass video ....keep it up....well done

[@rodneybrocke]

Thanks Melody!

[@happycamper8895]

Burt Township in Grand Marais Michigan is also named after him. If your ever in Pictured Rock National Lake shore and walk the path to the log slide, one of the placards makes mention of him..

[@rodneybrocke]

Thanks for the comment. I will look for this if I walk that path.