MLive’s video team worked to highlight the unique spirit of Michiganders in 2025 with these four short documentaries.

MARINE CITY, Mich. — While weeks of news coverage warn of firecrackers blowing off fingers and limbs, one man says "Eh, what's the worst that could happen?" The self-proclaimed Human Firecracker John ...

While weeks of news coverage warn of firecrackers blowing off fingers and limbs, one man says "Eh, what's the worst that could happen?" The self-proclaimed Human Firecracker John Fletcher will suit up ...

Ever since he was a kid, John Murray has enjoyed thrills. He used to mess around on bikes with his friends, or play with fireworks. Eventually Murray strapped a series of firecrackers to himself and ...

John Fletcher transformed himself from a low-self-esteem social outcast into Ghengis John, creating an explosive alter ego that raised money for charity while filling his psychological need for ...

COOPERSVILLE, Mich. — John Fletcher gets a bang out of firecrackers — especially those he wraps around himself. The 51-year-old Michigan performer’s act includes setting off 10,500 firecrackers ...

The human firecracker says the big blast is just a month away — when he'll cover his body with explosives and light them all up in southeast Michigan. "I'm a 5 star triple threat," says the man who ...

John Murray got his start as the Human Firecracker, Ghengis John, when he was a kid. Seeking excitement, he blew up firecrackers on himself. He scaled up the explosions and the Human Firecracker ...