Ghost towns don't exactly have a "season," but if they did, it might be this time of year -- the season when once-vibrant branches go bare, nights grow longer and colder, and life begins to leave ...

Michigan is reportedly one of the most haunted states in America, with the fourth-most ghost sightings reported here than in any other state (excluding Texas, California and Ohio).

Michigan is reportedly one of the most haunted states in America, with the fourth-most ghost sightings reported here than in any other state (excluding Texas, California and Ohio).

Some of the abandoned towns are no more than outlines of foundations or a few headstones. A few, like Fayette, are preserved as historical sites. Michigan's lush environment made it difficult for ...

In the 1870s, the Upper Peninsula town of Fayette had 500 residents, an iron smelting operation and dozens of buildings. Today, 19 remain, preserved within the 711-acre confines of Fayette ...

It's home to an Old-Order Mennonite settlement whose members arrived from Indiana in 1992. Michigan ghost towns Here's a sampling of abandoned towns from around the state: ...

In the not-so-distant past, the town of Vickeryville, northwest of Lansing in Montcalm County, had a U.S. Post Office, a train depot, a resident doctor and its own school.

Ghost towns have long attracted visitors, fascinated by a chance to touch a piece of the past, says Philip Varney, co-author of Ghost Towns of the West (Quarto, $24.99), his 10th book on the topic.

All speak to boom-and-bust cycles in Michigan's history. "These are towns where the industry moved on, or the railroad closed, or the post office closed," said Roger Rosentreter, former editor of ...