Michigan Ghost Towns

Michigan’s ghost towns span two very different worlds. In the Upper Peninsula, copper and iron mining towns that boomed in the mid-1800s were left behind when the ore ran thin, leaving behind some of the most dramatic industrial ruins in the country. In the Lower Peninsula, lumber towns that stripped the great forests of the north were abandoned when the trees were gone. Michigan’s ghost towns are among the most substantial and well-documented in the Midwest.

Ghost Towns of Michigan on Amazon

Looking to explore Michigan’s ghost towns in more depth? The Ghost Towns of Michigan series by Jason Smith spans 2 volumes covering the state’s most compelling abandoned communities.

Browse the Michigan Series on Amazon

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