The building was constructed in 1858 by the U.S. government to provide navigation aid to ships on Lake Michigan. Over the years Michigan City’s beacon became known as “Old Faithful” because of the conscientious services of its lighthouse keepers. The most famous of these lighthouse keepers was Harriet Colfax, who worked for 43 years until […]
The most famous haunted house in LaPorte is currently the site of the “I” Street Clinic on the corner of “I” and Tenth streets. There was originally a mansion at the site built by Dr. George L. Andrew between 1845 and 1850. There were many families who subsequently lived in this home. The Gwynne family […]
The United States War Department chose LaPorte County as one of the sites for a munitions plant during World War II. It was called the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant (KOP). There were several reasons LaPorte was chosen as a site for this munitions plant. It was far enough away from both coasts to escape invasion or […]
Good Morning, Michigan City Good Morning America host Diane Sawyer stepped out of the sleek black Lear jet at Michigan City Municipal Airport Thursday morning, spread her arms and said with a smile, This is beautiful! Sawyer, co-host Charlie Gibson and weatherman Tony Perkins were in Michigan City Thursday to film a segment of today’s […]
Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush came to South Bend on Friday with a message aimed at helping himself in Michigan and helping GOP congressional candidate Chris Chocola in Indiana. In a 13-minute airport speech, Bush sounded his campaign theme that he “trusts the people, not the federal government” on issues from Social Security investment […]