The Johnson’s Workbench building and branding that stands today in Charlotte, MI, began in 1975. This year, 2025, marks the company’s golden anniversary. Johnson’s Workbench [The Workbench] is the ...

A fire at L.L. Johnson Lumber Mfg Co. & Johnson's Workbench in Charlotte caused an estimated $50,000 in damages. The fire started in the rear of the building in the workshop area, but the cause is ...

A newly restored Michigan historical flag carried by Union soldiers in the Civil War is back on display in Ionia County after spending 159 years inside the county courthouse and a recent preservation ...

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The Johnson family has spent the past 100 years building a business that has weathered the Great Depression, two world wars, recessions and an onslaught from big-box rivals.