250 and Counting

250 and Counting


250 and Counting: January 5, 1775

January 05, 2025

Daniel Dobbins was born this day in 1775. We’re pretty sure that’s the date; listen in and find out why. Dobbins spent most of his time on the waters of Lake Erie. He—and most of the people in the Lower Peninsula of modern-day Michigan—didn’t even know that the War of 1812 was going on until […]