Bio:
BMN contributor, Erica Marie LaPres Emelander, currently resides in Grand Rapids West Michigan. She is a teacher, as well as an author of historic fiction under the pen name Marie LaPres. Visit her website to learn more about her books and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
Posts
The life and times of Detroit’s beloved Belle Isle
Belle Isle is known to many in Michigan, especially those on the east side of...
Cuban treatment prompts Michigan men to fight in Spanish-American War
The Spanish American War is likely the least-known war in American history, and it’s no...
Pioneering aviator Michigan’s Harriet Quimby breaks barriers
All lives are molded, more or less, by our first teachings. True courtesy, sympathy, and...
The founding of Holland, Michigan
Beaches. Lighthouses. Tulip Time. Dutch Village and Windmill Island. Hope College. The birth of WWJD...
Southern Michigan and the War of 1812
As alluded to in last month’s article regarding Mackinac Island, the War of 1812 has...
Mackinac in the War of 1812
Since the Treaty of Ghent was signed in December of 1814, I decided to write...
Michigan women brave the Civil War
The American Civil War was a conflict that affected most American citizens. More than 620,000...
Fire ravages Michigan, not just Chicago, in 1871
For most historians, October 8, 1871, will stick out as the day of the Great...
Meet Detroit’s second founder: Father Gabriel Richard
Religion. Morality. Knowledge. These are precepts to which Fr. Gabriel Richard lived throughout his entire...
Michigan’s first mysterious ship disappearance
Shipwrecks have been a danger to sailors, merchants and explorers since biblical times. Ships sailing...