John Robinson

3 days ago | 99wfmk.com | John Robinson

You don’t have to wait for Halloween to get scared out of your pants. The Michigan Museum of Horror will do that for you all year ‘round. Located in the Michigan town of Monroe, the museum opened in 2022 and features tons of creepy stuff from all corners of the earth.

3 days ago | 99wfmk.com | John Robinson

When it comes to Michigan’s natural treasures – unless you find gold somewhere – arguably one of the best are Yooperlites...those stones that glow orange and yellow under a blacklight. Yooperlites are actually gray rocks made from old lava rock that contains fluorescent sodalite; the nickname ‘Yooperlite’ was coined by Erick Rintamaki who discovered the rocks in 2017. Best place to hunt for Yooperlites are anywhere along the shoreline of Lake Superior.

6 days ago | 99wfmk.com | John Robinson

“Pottersville” (with an “S”) was almost the name of the town in “It's a Wonderful Life” if George Bailey had never been born. In fact, some sites mistakenly call Potterville, Michigan as “PotterSville”. Michigan's Potterville was named after Linus Potter, who settled here from New York in 1844. After arriving in Detroit, they carried their two small children as they walked the entire length to where Potterville was to spring up. Potterville has been no stranger to tragedy.

6 days ago | 99wfmk.com | John Robinson

Jackson movie theater history could fill an entire book...but this time we're zeroing in on the Bijou / Regent, a movie house that was demolished in 1950. The Bijou sat on the southwest corner of Francis Street and Cortland. Built in 1882, it was formerly the Hibbard Opera House until the Bijou took over in 1908. In 1920, the Bijou was renamed the Regent Theater. While it was named the Regent, it became the first movie theater in Jackson to show a talking motion picture.

1 week ago | 99wfmk.com | John Robinson

Sometimes when it comes to an abandoned building, you just have to appreciate it...even when the location is not made available. Many of the abandoned places I've featured don't list a location, as many are found by accident by the videographer, and they have the good sense not to reveal the location. This keeps away the vandals, squatters, and looters.....even though the photographers themselves end up being trespassers.