The Collected Writings of…
Audrey Casari
Preserving the history of Cheboygan County and its people for future generations is Audrey’s lifelong passion. She has devoted her life to chronicling the stories of local people and places as a gift to future historians and families. Many years ago, as a member of the Cheboygan County Historical Society with a talent for writing, she was asked to submit stories to the county’s paper of record, the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.
Audrey’s Latest Articles
Audrey’s columns focus on events, stories and people from hundreds of years ago to the present. She writes on topics both familiar and obscure.
Local World War II Cheboygan County Heroes Given their Due
Feb 18, 2025
Audrey Casari Guest Writer Ray Olson Lt. Col. Jack D. Carpenter, WWII, Korea, Silver Star and Purple Heart Jack Carpenter was born on June 19, 1924 in Jamestown, New York. He grew up in Indian River, Michigan. His parents, Floyde and Una May [Constable] resided in...
Local WWII Heroes Given Their Due
Jan 25, 2025
At the time that World War II began, Cheboygan County had a population of 13,644 people. To fight and defeat Adolph Hitler, Cheboygan County sent 1,324 of its sons and daughters. Until now the total story that these brave men and women played in winning the Second...
Beautiful Beacons in the Straits
Oct 22, 2024
For eons, the Straits of Mackinac have proven to be a life-supporting waterway connecting the great lakes Huron and Michigan, and, in more recent times, supporting trade from the Eastern Seaboard to the Midwest. Calm waters welcomed Native Americans, early European...
The Plaunt Family: For Love of an Island
Oct 10, 2024
Michiganders are blessed to have two Bois Blanc (pronounced “boblo”) Islands. Both islands were named by French explorers because of their thick stands of white birch trees. The island commonly spelled “Boblo” is located on the Canadian side of the Detroit River...
‘Lily of the Mohawk’
Oct 5, 2024
Today I want to share more about the life of Native American Catholic Saint Kateri (Catherine) Tekakwitha, who is memorialized by a statue at the Cross in the Woods Shrine in Indian River. Kateri, a patroness of the environment who suffered terribly in life, inspired...