MichiganRadio.org has a wonderful article on the origin of the “Michigan s” in business names (Meijer’s, Ford’s, etc.). The article itself is great, but there’s gold to be found in the comments. Check it out and enjoy: http://michiganradio.org/
Add comment August 17th, 2015 by duane
Perhaps you know that Better Made chips and Vernors originated in Detroit, but did you know that Velvet peanut butter did too? (And that they invented peanut butter you don’t need to stir!) did you know that all of the Coney Island restaurants (famous in Detroit) can trace themselves back either by business or blood, to the first 2 Coneys on Michigan Ave., Lafayette and American? Growing up in Detroit, I have a lot of nostalgia for these brands and watching the documentary (hosted by Erik Smith, local tv l