Kingsford charcoal company began in Michigan with Henry Ford

A bit metropolis in Michigan’s Higher Peninsula is celebrating its one centesimal birthday and a historical past worthy of a “Jeopardy!” championship.

Kingsford is positioned 98 miles north of Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, and 80 miles south of Lake Superior.

Years in the past, industrialist Henry Ford headed north on the lookout for forest land that would offer wooden for Mannequin T physique components.