Singapore, Michigan was a 19th century lumber town along the Kalamazoo River in west Michigan. Here's how it became a "ghost ...

An archive photo from 1950 shows where Singapore, Michigan once existed. The emptied town was buried under sand dunes near Saugatuck, Michigan. (Michigan History Center/Archives of Michigan) ...

Exploring Michigan: Experience art and nature in harmony at Frederik Meijer Gardens The lumber industry is why the now lost town of Singapore was once a booming place.

From prosperity to poverty, the lakeshore community stood on the shores of Lake Michigan for only about 40 years. In the end, it was greed that did this community in.

SAUGATUCK, Mich. — Singapore, Michigan was — for all practical purposes — buried by sand in the 1870s after the area’s trees were sent to Chicago for a massive rebuild immediately after the "Great ...

Subscribe:Learn more about our latest subscription offers! "She leaves her family behind across Lake Michigan and of course struggles in the lumbering town of Singapore," Palova said. The novel ...