The Journal

FIBER OPTICS  You wouldn’t even be reading this right now if it weren’t for Lansing-born physicist Donald B. Keck. In 1970, Keck — who earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University — helped develop the “first optical fiber … for wide use in telecommunications.”   AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINE According to a book entitled Michigan Yesterday & Today authored by Robert W. Domm, the modern assembly line and...

  1. Explore Les Cheneaux Islands The 36 islands within this Lake Huron chain east of the Mackinac Bridge provide sheltered channels and bays and an historic harbor area for boaters and explorers. The base towns for an island trip, Cedarville and Hessel, are historic port towns that boast amenities like the Les Cheneaux Culinary School Restaurant, a boat building...