Watch anytime online at cspan. Org or listen from wherever you are on the go using the free cspan radio app. Next, a book tv exclusive. Our cities tour visits Traverse City michigan to learn more about the unique history and literary life. For eight years we have traveled to cities ringing the book seemed to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org. The years leading up to my divorce and postdivorce, a lot in aruggles have been compressed period of time. Over one year i got divorced. I was suddenly a single parent. I was unemployed with this grand plan to make my life as a writer. Of raising myal children in a rural setting. There was quite a bit of drama. A lot of suffering. There was a lot of togetherness. It was the four of us against the world. I wanted to document that. I had a nickname for my house. It was named after the big Valley Television show. I remember driving past this house and seeing the forsale sign. , iore i even looked at it said i dont know what
Little bit more. It also has to start turning red. Traverse city is known as the cherry capital of the world in the u. S. Because of the volume of cherries produced, but number two, the area has done a good job of getting the word out, politically and in other methods to let the world know we grow cherries here. The cherriesty of in michigan are grown here within a 50 mile radius of Traverse City. Ofmichigan, they grow 80 the nation as cuba tarp cherries of the nations tarp cherries. The early cherries were brought in by some of the early settlers. They were probably brought in by some of the missionaries that settled into the area. Different, a few people had a few cherries. Around world war i we started getting farms and different orchards. Some of the processing plants came in where they picked the cherries and canned them. During world war ii, that grew even more. Upwas from the 1800s right until then that we saw the growth of the cherry industry. Have been here since 1955 on this
You are watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. We are providing this Great Service to the world sharing great lakes maritime history. Schoolkids everybody gets a , chance to see the ships, go sailing, hoist lines and learn about the old times. They get to feel it. They get to feel the rolling of the ship, and it is all real. The Maritime Heritage alliance was started by a number of boat enthusiasts historical , wooden boat enthusiasts, really, back in 1982. It started because there were no tall ships anywhere. There were no big sails or masts made of wood anywhere around here. There was no particular interest or focus for young people towards great lakes maritime history. We sat around there were five or six of us, and it became evident that we could do something with this. We got together and set up the Maritime Heritage alliance here in Traverse City, and we decided , well, the first vote we should do, if we are going to do both, is a replica of a mackinac
Exploring American History. Next, a look at recent visit to Traverse City, michigan. You are watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Until 1863, 90 5 of the settlement, was about the fur , missionaries to the indians, logging industry, et cetera. After 1863, the United States government decided to give away all of their land. After that, any citizen or future citizen of the u. S. Could have 160 acres of land as long as they would live on it and improve it for five years. That created a monumental change to this area and all of michigan and the country. A fair percentage of them, 30 or 40 did come over land. Others, my ancestors from pennsylvania, came west of buffalo from the pittsburgh area. From buffalo, they went to northport, and then they unloaded all of the above, the wagons, the livestock, the horses, everything, and traveled overland 70 miles south to northport. The land at the mouth of the river was settled by an individual named boardman in 1847. In
Moon landing. And the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges on the backlog of immigration cases in the courts. Immigration cases in the court. [video clip] 391n this boat, the yea are this vote is passed. Host the house on thursday passing legislation to increase the federal and mom waged 15 an wage tofederal minimum 15 an hour. They did so on a partyline vote. We want to get your thoughts on the efforts to raise the minimum wage. If you make 15 or less, call in at 2027488000. If you are a Business Owner, 2027488001. And all others call us at 2027488002. You can also join us on twitter at cspanwj or join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your calls in a minute. This is what the raise the age act would do, raise the federal minimum wage to 15 an hour, tie wagee increases to median growth. Ld apply to teen workers of theto a little bit debate on the floor yesterday between democrats and republicans. We will start with [video clip] my parents wo