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Ah Chee, the first known Chinese person in Detroit, arrived in 1872 and established a laundry business. [4] The first Chinese businesses were established in Metro Detroit in 1879, making the Chinese the Asian immigrant group with the longest history in the city. [5] Many Chinese started coming to Detroit after Ah Chee established laundry ...
The Detroit Free Press (commonly referred to as the Freep) is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States.It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of USA Today), and is operated by the Detroit Media Partnership under a joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, its historical rival.
Drummond Island is the state's second-largest island (after Isle Royale) and is the most populous of Michigan's islands in Lake Huron, with a population of 1,058 at the 2010 census. While Mackinac Island had a population of 492, there are thousands more seasonal workers and tourists during the summer months.
Isle Royale (/ ˈ r ɔɪ əl /, ROY-əl) [1] is an island of the Great Lakes located in the northwest of Lake Superior and part of the U.S. state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park .
Belle Isle Park is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in the Detroit River, between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. It is connected to the mainland by the MacArthur Bridge . Belle Isle Park contains such attractions as the James Scott Memorial Fountain , the Belle Isle Conservatory , the Detroit Yacht Club on an adjacent island, a half ...
Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is an American holding company established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services. . Its privately held businesses include Little Caesars Pizza, the National Hockey League (NHL) Detroit Red Wings, the Major League Baseball (MLB) Detroit Tigers, Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Olympia Parking ...
In late 1874, the Minong Mining Company was organized in Detroit [9] to mine the copper deposits in the area. [7] The name "Minong" was taken from an Ojibwa [10] word for "island" in general and Isle Royale in particular. [7] This company purchased land from the North American Mineral Land Company and commenced a mining operation in 1875. [7]
Map showing the 1842 Treaty of La Pointe land cession area of what now is Minnesota's portion of Lake Superior, Wisconsin and Michigan. The first treaty of La Pointe was signed by Robert Stuart for the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe Bands of Lake Superior and the Mississippi River on October 4, 1842 and proclaimed on March 23, 1843, encoded into the laws of the United States ...