Six years after a catastrophic dam failure completely drained Sanford Lake in mid-Michigan, the lake has officially returned to full water levels. The milestone allowed a beloved local beach festival to celebrate a long-awaited homecoming on its original shoreline. The popular community tradition, first launched in 2005, returned to the restored park for its delayed…

Built in 1847 in Perrysburg, the historic brick building once housed inmates but was later converted into apartments and eventually became a single-family residence (Image Credit: Danberry Realtors via Realtor.com) A former county jail in Ohio has taken on a very different life after spending more than a century in one family. Built in 1847…

Recent evaluation excavations confirmed that ancient worked timber and other organic evidence are already deteriorating. The danger is particularly urgent because around 40% of the site’s buried archaeology could be lost within just a few months if the deterioration continues. For thousands of years, the mud beneath the fields near Peterborough quietly held onto a…

A report has now claimed that Donald Trump Jr’s Baamas wedding was funded by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. Donald Trump Jr’s lavish three-day wedding in the Bahamas was partly financed by a Russian businessman with close ties to President Vladimir Putin, according to a new investigation by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that…

What began as an audacious advertising idea for a Pennsylvania shoe businessman in the 1940s is now a roadside landmark where visitors can actually spend the night. The Haines Shoe House, a 25-foot-tall building shaped like a work boot, was built by shoe entrepreneur Mahlon Haines and today operates as a short-term rental. According to…