To See Metz, Go Look at an Ash Heap

To See Metz, Go Look at an Ash Heap

Newspaper coverage of the Metz Fire, which raged across northern lower Michigan in October 1908.

Extensive coverage of the Metz Fire that blazed through Metz and the surrounding region, burning over 2.5 million acres. This article has good material on survivors' accounts, relief efforts, and the profound effects the fire had on the environment and local economy.

The Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.), October 21, 1908

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The Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.)

October 21, 1908

Newspaper article