The Saginaw Trail

Download or read book The Saginaw Trail written by Leslie K. Pielack and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leslie Pielack tells the story of those whose lives intertwined with the Saginaw Trail, the ancient path that transformed early Michigan. The Saginaw Trail led from the frontier town of Detroit into the wilderness, weaving through towering trees and swamps to distant Native American villages. Presenting a forbidding landscape that was also a settlers' paradise, the road promised great riches in natural resources like lumber and agriculture, and a future of wheeled vehicles that would make Michigan the center of a global industry.