Foreman Leo Kimble and labourer Lukas Nielsen of plaster contractor Homrich found the pre-Prohibition-era bottle in Michigan Central Station s tea room on May 4 this year.
Century Old Letter In A Bottle Found at MI Central Station
When excavating a really old building, you never know what you re going to find.
Over the last 2+ years, the Ford Motor Company has been working on renovating Michigan Central Station in Detroit. As crews work hard to fix up the building and turn it into an office workspace, they made a pretty cool discovery.
Where did the workers find that message in the bottle and what did it say?
The two workers responsible for finding the bottle were laborer Lukas Nielsen and foreman Leo Kimble. While working on a scissor lift to remove a plaster cornice from the wall, Nielsen notices the bottle and stopped Kimble from striking the wall.
Morning Briefing May 28, 2021: Warren police find 2 bodies inside burning home; bizarre call to Troy hotel unearths possible kidnapping, drug, identity theft cases
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A bizarre call to a Troy hotel unearthed a slew of possible crimes linked to the people inside one room, including kidnapping, drug use, mail theft, identity theft, lying several times to officers and kicking out the window of a police car.
Every summer, Michiganders debate the same topic online: Where does Up North start?
Back in 2019, we ran a poll on this question, and after thousands of votes and comments, there was one clear winner: The Zilwaukee Bridge. Other top answers included West Branch, the Grand Rapids-Flint line, past the Thumb and even the Mackinac Bridge.
Crews have found an estimated 200 artifacts so far at the train station, as walls come down workers find what was left behind by crews more than a century ago.