Rainbow Connections
On November 5, right before the big windstorm arrived, this breathtaking rainbow appeared over Central Lake. It lasted but a few minutes,...
Bachmann's Mysteries, Part 2: Finding Floyd Ames
Part of the mystery of Floyd Ames, the Bachmann's brick signer, has been solved. In 1908 he autographed and dated one of our exterior...
Bachmann's Mysteries, Part One
It's amazing how you can look at something a thousand times without noticing the details. All it takes is someone to point it out, and...
How many EMU students does it take to fill Bachmann's vault?
The answer? TEN! Bachmann's Store was honored recently by a visit from Eastern Michigan University's Historic Preservation students and...
A 1952 Easter Treat from Bachmann's
We found this Easter advertisement in a Central Lake Torch from 1952 and thought you might enjoy it. I love the list of Easter...
The problem with old pictures
Oh, how I love looking at old pictures of Bachmann's Store! I found this little beauty in a cigar box tucked in the back of our old...
The Heart of Central Lake
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and today our Michigan temperature is eight degrees below zero. To thaw my mind, I started thinking about...
How to keep monkeys from taking your coffee cups
Bachmann's Store prides itself in being the place where you can find exactly what you need, especially after you've looked around the...
"Hey, was the Bachmann's building once a bank?"
Oh, if I had a dime for every time I hear that question...I would keep them all in my bank vault! Yes, half of Bachmann's Store was a...
