PORT HURON, MI — Surrounded by gorgeous blue water and soft whispers of winds from distant shores, Port Huron’s so-called “Chicken in the Rough” offers comfort and nostalgia in Michigan’s Thumb area.

Chicken in the Rough, a brand invented by the late Oklahoma City restaurateur Beverly Osborne and his wife, Rubye, in 1936, once had a reach that rivaled KFC. In 1950, the Osbornes were featured in ...

Once upon a time, there was a folksy gentleman who created a famous chicken dinner. He became quite the entrepreneur, and his tasty chicken meals were franchised and served in restaurants around the ...

Jim Barnett talks about some of the old photos that hang on the walls of Beverly’s Pancake House in Oklahoma City recently. Barnett worked for the restaurant’s original owner, Beverly Osborne, in the ...