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Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 showing grindstones piled on a railroad car in Grindstone City, Michigan. The city was founded around the grindstone quarries, with its primary industry focused on this finest of abrasive stones. After World War I, carborundum replaced grindstone, destroying the industry of the town and the town itself. The city is alternatively spelled Grind Stone City.

Black and white image of the Michigan Central Railroad mechanics shops in Jackson, Michigan. From the souvenir book "Views of Jackson and Vicinity."

Black and white photograph from 1898 of Cedar Street, from about the River Street Bridge, in Lansing, Michigan. The Grand River is in the foreground.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1863 of the Marquette, Michigan shoreline and harbor, with the Cleveland Iron Mining Company ore docks on the right. The ore docks were used to load ships with iron ore directly from railroad cars, making the process much more efficient. The first ore dock in Marquette was built in 1857. In 1862, elevated ore docks, as seen in this image, were built to make loading easier.

Black and white photograph of ships being loaded with iron ore at the ore docks of Marquette, Michigan. The ore docks were used to load ships with iron ore directly from railroad cars, making the process much more efficient. The first ore dock in Marquette

Black and white photograph from circa 1895-1905 showing an aerial view of lumber loaded onto railcars in Antrim, Michigan. This lumber was headed for the Antrim Iron Company sawmill.

Black and white postcard from circa 1907-1910 of Kalamazoo Street in Bloomingdale, Michigan. The tracks and and some railcars of the Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad can be seen on the left.

Black and white photograph from souvenir folder of Big Rapids, published in approximately 1907, depicting the sawmill and lumber yards of Jones Green manufacturing. Jones Green manufactured building materials, from sashes, doors and blinds, to maple flooring, and was established in 1895. Judge W. T. Jones had previously operated a factory on the location producing building materials on a smaller scale until that factory burned down, prompting him to go into business with George W. Green. The factory - expanded in 1902 - operated its own sawmill for cutting lumber to be used in the plant, and received lumber directly from railcars.

Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from about 1885 of the town of Caledonia, Michigan and the Caledonia Station and train tracks. Men and children can be seen standing on the railcars in the foreground.

Black and white photograph depicting Calumet Hecla Mining Company railroad tracks, caboose and rock cars just east of Mine Street at Rockhouse Road. The building on the left is the C firehouse, now the Calumet Township firehouse, and the building on the right is the railroad office.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1912 of a bird's-eye view of lumber yards along the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from 1929 of the Montreal River waterfalls in Agawa Canyon, near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. This postcard is part of the "Souvenir of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada" souvenir postcard booklet.

Black and white photograph of the Marquette, Michigan shoreline, with the Cleveland Iron Mining Company ore docks on the right. The ore docks were used to load ships with iron ore directly from railroad cars, making the process much more efficient. The first ore dock in Marquette was built in 1857. In 1862, elevated ore docks were built to make loading easier.

State Archivist Mark Harvey with the Michigan History Center talks with Stateside host Cynthia Canty on Michigan Radio about the Grand Rapids-Indiana Railroad, or "The Fishing Line" and the increased interest in northern Michigan fishing during the late-1800s. A transcript is available along with the interview audio.