It’s that time of year again when the blueberries are ready for picking, and when it’s blueberry time, Hemlock is the place to go. I went picking at Brenske’s Blueberry farm my friend’s farm located at 17505 Roosevelt Rd between Brennan and Iva roads south west of Hemlock. (You can find their facebook page HERE) It’s best to
Tom Trombly at the Castle Museum told me that many years ago after the Jeffers Memorial fountain was built a cup was tied to the fountain with a small chain so the citizens of Saginaw could drink from the fountain. I guess back in those days they did no understand about how diseases were spread.
My dad says to me “ you should do a post about the old Timber Town Festival in Downtown Saginaw” I told him I never heard of it, “ you should check into it, back in the 60’s it was a huge event in the summer”. Since I was not alive in the 60’s I
The year is halfway over and this summer is going by so fast I can’t keep up with my posts for Pure Saginaw. I have a list of stuff to research and write about but I have been busy this summer with the kids home from school and vacation. I was looking at some of
I was doing some research at Hoyt Library for an upcoming article and I came across this advertisement for McDonald’s. It’s a little before my time but At one time McDonald’s had on their website that Saginaw was one of 3 locations that were built at the same time after the !st and Second locations were
When I drive by the old Dawn Donuts on State Street, it reminds me of going to the one on Bay Road with my mom. I would sit at the counter on the chrome stools while she ordered a dozen of those sugary breakfast treats. I took this photo a while ago before the boards went
I came across Hometown Eats on youtube and I had to share it with you. Marlow Dunn visits local restaurants around Saginaw and posts some awesome videos of the places he’s been to and the food they serve. I think he will be the Guy Fieri of Saginaw. You can check out their Youtube channel HERE
Standing along Gratiot Road, a few block east of Wheeler Street, are the houses of Theodore Roethke’s father and uncle. Between the two houses stands a historical marker that reads: Theodore Roethke (1908 – 1963) wrote of his poetry: The greenhouse “is my symbol for the whole of life, a womb, a heavon-on-earth.” Roethke drew inspiration from his
The Freemont township hall stands a few miles south of Hemlock on the corner of Hemlock and Nelson roads. settlers came to the area way back in 1867 and the first supervisor Thomas P. Hynes named the village after his wife, her maiden name was Nancy Nelson. The town’s post office opened in 1883. The town
With the trees in bloom, springtime is one of the most beautiful times to take a walk thru the gardens at the Japanese Cultural Center on the corner of Washington and Azra Rust. you can find more info about the Japanese Cultural Center HERE Pure Saginaw T-shirts are on SALE this weekend, and I also
