Jefferson Beach Thrills of the Past – 1927

Jefferson Beach Thrills of the Past – 1927

(from the Summer 2015 issue of Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc School is out. The kids settle into summer. In the city the air shimmers above the hot pavement. The soft breezes of Lake St. Clair are calling with cool promise. Families pack the swimsuits, the...
Bath City, U.S.A. – 1920

Bath City, U.S.A. – 1920

(from the Fall 2015 issue of Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc “Step right in, ma’am! Is the water a touch too hot for you? Sure it’s dark and heavy, but nobody never drowned in this water. You’re gonna float like a cork. And sure, the smell takes some getting’ used...
A President to Remember – 1960

A President to Remember – 1960

From the Fall, 2013 edition of Macomb Now Magazine Fifty years after his death, Macomb County sill remembers. By Denis LeDuc “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” President John F. Kennedy....
Rowing: A Gentleman’s Sunday Pastime

Rowing: A Gentleman’s Sunday Pastime

By Denis LeDuc Draining 760 square miles of southeastern Michigan and 1,000 miles of feeder streams, the 80-mile long main branch of the Clinton River flows directly through the vital heart of our county. As demonstrated by this high-resolution digital print, made...
“Lucky Lindy” Returns To Selfridge Field

“Lucky Lindy” Returns To Selfridge Field

(from Summer, 2014 Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc It was a heady age, the 1920s! The Doughboys were home, factories were humming, the stock market and hemlines were rising, and the ebullient strains of jazz filled the streets. Young, vigorous Americans thought...