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Rolling with the Detroit Model Railroad Club

April 5, 2017March 30, 2017Oakland County, MI Government 1 Comment

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While U.S. passenger train travel may have peaked in the early twentieth century, enthusiasm persists at the Detroit Model Railroad Club. The club, located in downtown Holly, is operated by some of Oakland County’s most devoted train buffs.

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Pedaling the Polly Ann Trail

November 11, 2016November 4, 2021Oakland County, MI Government 2 Comments

WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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American railroads help us reminisce of a bygone era, an era when great steam locomotives “tamed” the west, helped fuel the gold rush, and in Michigan accelerated the movement of people, lumber and gravel. The ghosts of those trains and travels live on in the form of trails. Continue reading →

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