Places Added by Rick Brown

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.