Turns out Van Buren County, MI is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Van Buren County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Van Buren County
From South Haven to Tiger Stadium Glory
How Milt Wilcox became a steady arm on Detroit’s championship club.
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When Michigan Named a County for a Man Not Yet President
A frontier county takes shape in the shadow of rising national politics.
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Before the Presidency, a County Name
How Van Buren County got its name before Martin Van Buren reached the White House.
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When Politics Drew Van Buren County
How a county arrived on paper before it fully arrived on the ground.
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Sunday Charlie From Lawton
From Van Buren County to All-Star power in Detroit.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum
From South Haven Farm Boy to Horticultural Giant
How Liberty Hyde Bailey’s birthplace frames a life that changed American agriculture.
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When Chicago Redrew Southwest Michigan
A treaty changed the map, but not the people who remained.
South Haven South Pierhead Light
Red at the River Mouth
How a working harbor light became South Haven’s defining image.
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