Construction of Willow Run Bomber Plant, Spring 1941

A photographer perched on the catwalk on top of a nearby train overlooks the groundbreaking of the bomber plant. Click twice for full size image.

Scanning the Skies for Enemy Bombers

Last Saturday a house-rattling explosion on Ypsi's northeast-ish side sent residents buzzing about it on their FB pages. One official's alleged explanation that it was a "firecracker gone wrong" was greeted with skepticism to say the least. At one point in her history, Ypsi had a better system in place to deal with such surprises...