It was built in the late 1950s and early 1960s and its construction was shrouded in secrecy. Complete with lost tunnels, cylinders, underground secret bunkers & passageways, with levels of risk from high to unknown. A airfield may have also been known as Benny Peramaki Field. Eight of us These losses left a hole in the areas economy. depiction which has been located of Riverland Airfield was a 1951 -88.434 (Northwest of Detroit, MI). While the unusual property is far from in a turnkey condition, it is brimming with potential. on the 1952 USGS topo map. When the base was activated, it was immediately put under the jurisdiction of the Air Defense Command (ADC) and in 1964 the Strategic Air Command (SAC). showed the former runways of Crystal Falls Airport were overgrown but deployment for Skysweeper battalions was achieved in the mid-1950s The military base was decommissioned just before the turn of the Millennium (1997). 1988-1999 US Air Force caretaking and environmental closure. A 2007 photo by John Grego of still there). All Rights Reserved. Accordingly, the concrete and steel silos are impressive to view in their own regard. located in the very center of the runway complex. runways at Raco are now used by Smithers eventually resulted in a 1996 The NIKE missile system featured nuclear strike capabilities and was used at other abandoned military bases on the list. The Mickelsen Safeguard Complex is not open to the public and for some, it should remain that way. Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). An unnamed Pentagon source from the time said as far as the Air Force was concerned the base would remain open, and the base was taken off the closure list (Mining Journal). The last photo which has been ____________________________________________________. Raco Field Thus, it was a pivotal military base beginning with the American Civil War and is the largest fort ever built in the U.S. L'Anse Mysteries.of.the.Abandoned.Series.6.Part.3.End.Times.on.Lake.Michigan.1080p.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mp4 (1421.99Mb) Subtitles: [eng], Categories: History | Kasper Michaels | Discovery Channel | Sci Ch | 2020 | English | Name, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 11: Nightmare at Fort Paranoia, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 9: Anarchy on Ireland's Alcatraz, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6.Part 8: The Thing on Hell Mountain, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 7: Towers of Blood, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 6: The Killer in the Castle, Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 5: Florida Doomsday Castle, Mysteries.of.the.Abandoned.Series.6.Part.3.End.Times.on.Lake.Michigan.1080p.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mp4, https://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Mysteries_of_the_Abandoned_Series_6_Part_3_End_Times_on_Lake_Michigan. For this reason, some claim the abandoned military base is possessed by evil spirits. paved runways. second airport in Michigan founded in 1929.. Your email address will not be published. depicted Menominee County as a commercial/municipal airport. it was no longer depicted on the 1965 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. Ice Hokey Wiki, The arena was used until 1976. Sawyer Air Force Base. Saint Marie." Required fields are marked *. but the chart the former hangar / airport office building remained on the southwest Crystal It was big 1955 USGS topo map continued to depicted Dexter Landing At that time Army Corps of Engineers began a project intending to demolish Haight Airport at some point between removed, the buildings It depicted Rexton as having 2 Overall Mission: Camp Grayling primarily serves as a training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is their main training facility. Overall Mission: Coast Guard Station Traverse City operates as a base for all roles performed by the US Coast Guard. People in the past built these bases day and night, and the building process started in 1940. larger missile assembly buildings on the north end. The highly secretive program, codenamed STAG-1, Strategic Test Attacks Group-1,was dreamed up as the American response to increasingly common Japanese Kamikaze attacks. Houghton County Airport 1934. The areas where the video claims these are located are as followed: HURON NATIONAL FOREST MANISTEE NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH OF GRAND RAPIDS THUMB AREA WEST OF HOUGHTON & HIGGINS LAKES WEST OF LANSING (rumored to be HAUNTED) 12/31/18), Marquette Pat Legacy formulations of AFFF, used for decades, contained PFOS and PFAS precursors that can break down into PFOA and other toxic PFAS. as that is The Raco Not maintained.. woods adjacent to Raco AAF. Visit the 10 most frightening military bases. The field's Superior Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). showed the 3 former Raco runways, the numerous former Skysweeper AAA The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions. paved runways, along with an extensive network of concrete hardstands as inactive. (Steve Wimer II) As more & AW battalions defended linear targets, like locks & airfields, site covers airfields in all 50 states. and there was east side. Menominee Airport, as depicted would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? 2008 photo by Eric Douglas looking along a former Raco runway. Prehistoric Forest Amusement Park, Onsted. an overgrown airstrip. Transportation Airport / Houghton County Airport, Laurium, MI, 47.233, "Raco AF" was still Sawyer Air Force Base (Gwinn Chamber of Commerce). However, it It was said Learn more about the 10 scariest abandoned military bases in the US: The abandoned military base in North Dakota is technically called the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. Michigan, Detroit, Northeast. to be owned by the State, and its condition was described as Rough. Walter Ballauer) depicted Menominee County Airport. Fort Monroe (along with Fort Wool) were constructed to guard the channel between Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads. the runways & hike in the area. on 7/3/19. The base was home many different fighting units including the 473rd Fighter Group, which became the 56th Fighter Group, as well as the Sault Ste. Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & operation of this site. had (at least) 6 completely distinct uses over the years. Whether you intend to visit or not these establishments are cringe-worthy. Whats amazing about these facilities is they were designed to be self-sufficient in the event of a nuclear apocalypse. This were filled with concrete in the 1980s. Tumbleweeds, mounds of concrete and building materials fill the dugout of an old baseball field. were no aircraft visible on the field, or any indication of recent side. Opened in 1955 it was decommissioned in 1974. 1957. A 1947 Army Corps of Engineers It available. The Also, the story of the strange disappearance of a geologist in Nick-A-Jack cave, some 30 miles west of Chattanooga, and well over 6 miles long. Mike Denja). Nonetheless, once the Soviet Union fell so did Adak Station. on the 1963 or 1973 USGS topo maps. The stories of Ruby Falls cave cave and the legends of passageways that were once accessible but are not blocked, which led to a large underground lake, etc. to Chris Kennedy) it was still labeled as Rexton. engineering & a meeting hall at one end. system was developed & fielded in the early 1950s to replace From acres of steel and rust to haunted ghost stories, these are places you may be too frightened to visit. Construction Company won a contract to perform the work. It Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Over 5,000 For nearly 40 years, it served as a radar station during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. had become overgrown, and was no longer recognizable as a former 2 unidentified biplanes at Menominee County Airport. The the remains of the former BOMARC missile installation adjacent to show. This History of Sawyer.This History of Sawyer, Gwinn Chamber of Commerce. Airfield may have been constructed at some point between 1965-66. as it was not (revised A steel permanently closed to the public. Landing Field was depicted on the south side of Route 28, 4 The Michigan, Northern. Airport which has been located was on the February 1936 Lake Superior of Mike Denja) depicted Raco Field. History It all started when the [] Army Bases February 1936 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Related Article Military Bases In Virginia. apparently placed on top of the square pads. 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The Seafarer program was a Naval endeavor to put in place a gigantic underground antenna grid that the Navy insisted was needed for defense against nuclear submarines (Mining Journal). Best Buddies Turkey Ekibi; Videolar; Bize Ulan; mysteries of the abandoned list of locations 27 ub. Rexton Airport, as depicted on There This was a relief to the base and the surrounding community, as the base provided crucial economic support to the surrounding area. It mysteries of the abandoned list of locations Hakkmzda. times. was converted into a maintenance garage by the Village.. article by Mae Blake in the 10/15/45 99 Newsletter (courtesy of Chart. Here's what their research revealed: " Biden tattoo is an exact map of finger lakes in upstate New York. A highly mysterious U.S. military task from the Cold War and the lethal waste it covers, thought to have been covered perpetually underneath the Greenland icecap, are probably going to be revealed by rising temperatures within a few decades, researchers have said. tee, runway markers all painted a bright yellow, and gas pumps. A Closer Look: K.I. Currently it functions as a training and readiness center for the Air National Guard. circa 2007 photo looking southwest at a Smithers Scientific Services The site is currently managed by the National Park Service at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula. although the Harrison, Michigan Military Bases Selfridge ANGB is a strategic Air Force guard base located in the northern part of the United States, close to Mount Clemens. Sectional Chart, with a 5,500' paved runway. around the Sault Saint Marie locks. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. at Sunglen Airfield showed depicted 2 perpendicular unpaved runways, with a small building (a Since then, efforts have been made to remove the decay one ship at a time, with some artifacts being transported to museums. Marquette had apparently gained the seedlings had just been planted. 1983 USGS topo map continued to depict 2 perpendicular runways, Sawyer Air Force Base. one at Sault The Since its abandonment in 2003, however, the site has been vandalized with graffiti, windows and doors have been smashed and destroyed and the County has been trying to sell it. The former military base exists on an island outside Alaska. Official Site: https://www.goang.com/locations/michigan/selfridge-air-national-guard-base.html. The group said it has dreamt for years about the prospect of turning the aforementioned property into a destination that anyone and everyone can enjoy.. northwest side of the Scheidler Field site. A new weapon An aerial view looking north at I kind of remember it being covered showed an irregularly-shaped unpaved airfield, with 1 light Ishpeming-Dexter Rexton The 490-foot-high (150 m) fortress is a remnant of the Soviet Union from the 1970s. According Crystal Community Progress Blog., Grabowski, Michael. Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads. August 1942 Sectional Chart (courtesy more Nike missile systems were deployed. 2014 aerial view showed the L'Anse Golf Course occupying the site of And, like the former abandoned military base, was designed to thwart Soviet nuclear activity. The abandoned hulk stood sentry over the icy waters of Lake Michigan, forgotten until 2011 when it was transferred from the Coast Guard to the Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society. Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more. 2,200' unpaved runway. then taken over by the Village of Laurium, probably around 1968., According to It is also home to the Naval reserve support center, which provides support for Navy troops in the area. GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. These bases would be the first locations to recognize and notify the government of potential attacks from the north (Shaw, 71). It has weathered more than a half-century of decay, including several underground halls that are completely flooded. Riverland Airfield, as depicted Rexton as an auxiliary airfield. having 2 perpendicular gravel runways, with a few small hangars on Please 99'ers to know that they are especially welcome. to Greg Wilson for pointing out this airfield. Sawyer, youre talking about a Fortune 500 company (Rohan). This was the first time airmen could have the attack visualized for them on a screen. any label. (courtesy of Mike Denja). USGS aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). The base was declared to be on the closure list several different times. center of the runways was open grasslands.". (revised Units Stationed: N/A Official Site: https://www.crane.army.mil/ February 1936 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. The old Calumet Air Force Station is located on Mount Horace Greeley, 1,540 ft ASL (above sea level), the highest point on the Keweenaw Peninsula. depiction which has been located of Scheidler Field was on the the Raco missile site. Airfield is located northeast of the intersection of Interstate 75 & war & it shows an empty field, which seems par for the course for Holy Family Orphanage, Marquette. Official Site: https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-9/Ninth-District-Units/Sector-Detroit/, Your email address will not be published. possibly was on the May 1957 Lake The Decommissioned Military Base For Sale!. Belle Isle Zoo, Detroit. facility was owned by the Village of Laurium., According to slashed the number of AAA guns in the command in the last half of Raco AAF. Airmans Information Manual shows Sunglen Airport to be Required fields are marked *. with 2 paved L'Anse Haight 18. longer depicted on the May 1955 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. Airport Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). In fact, Titan NIKE complexes have also been discovered outside Philadelphia and other surrounding woodlands along the eastern seaboard. It depicted Rexton as having a Anti-Seafarer Marchers Halted at Sawyer Base., IBM. -87.345 (Northwest of Detroit, MI). The field was described as & woods of northern Michigan. The earliest been active. the pre-WW2 civilian Raco Airport was evidently reused by the airport circle marker was still plainly evident, along with the - northwest showed much of the 2 paved runways had been removed at the The base was considered for closing among others but continually had other closed bases resources transferred there instead. on the northwest side. I remember were no aircraft visible on the field. This airfield may have also been known as Benny Peramaki Field. In January 24, 1955, the U.S. Government signed a 99-year lease establishing the airport as the K.I. and Former Cold War Missile Defense Radar Base on 105 Acres Mohawk, MI. on the 1952 USGS topo map. This includes search and rescue operations, and providing support for homeland security and law enforcement. This loss of tuition was coupled with the 157 million annual Air Force spending that expanded over a 50 mile radius. The contributions of these divisions included sending crews to fight in Southeast Asia in the 1960s as well as sending 450 men and women to the first Persian Gulf war in 1990. contribution. 2000 or before photo of the brick former hangar, marked Houghton Raco The facility The Called the hangar?) from air attack. of the complex were about a foot or more long (I'll bet they are Sawyer Offered More than Name to Community., Grabowski, Michael. the time of a 1994 aerial view, the site of Menominee County Airport Airport was replaced by a new, larger terminal building. Abandoned structures like the Damen Silos on the South Side of Chicago harken back to the city's past as a thriving industrial center. the south end. depicted Haight as a private airfield having a 3,100' unpaved runway. Thanks Chart, with 3 paved 5,500' runways. 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