Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.
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Ernest Everett Bogue (1864–1907)
On September 1, 1902 — 124 years ago this week — Ernest Everett Bogue became Michigan Agricultural College’s first full-time Professor of Forestry. In a few short years, he built the program into a national force in forestry education. Today, his legacy lives on, as does a street bearing his name, though Bogue himself was felled far too young. Read More. →
