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Highest terrain in Michigan offers downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing.

The accessibility of burgeoning photography technology merged with American ingenuity and “tall-tale” postcards were created. Also called “exaggeration” and “freak,” they came on the scene about 1910.

In the 1910s, Michigan saw an increase in automobile ownership, more development of good roads in the state and an enthusiasm for motorists to take to the open road.

Riding the biggest toboggan in the world was a thrill.

The summer cottage offers perhaps the most popular pleasure and recreation today, just as it did in the early part of the 20th century.

From early amusement parks such as the Chutes Park in Chicago (1884) and Coney Island in New York (1885), came the craze that sprouted almost 2,000 small amusement parks around the country by 1920.

Long before 2006 when the “Pure Michigan” campaign launched, different slogans were used to promote Michigan as a travel and tourist destination.

From early Tom Thumb courses to later Putt-Putt Golf, miniature golf was a source of entertainment for decades.

Although several states throughout the United States claim Paul Bunyan as their own, he is rightly attributed to Michigan.

United States Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes led the way, recommending that civilian travel continue as an aid in the promotion of national health and morale.