Festivals, History, Food, Sailing, Music in Michigan's Upper Thumb
The U.S. Supreme Court may hear an Indiana case on exactly who should have access to Great Lakes beaches. The case, BOBBIE GUNDERSON, V. STATE...
Michigan’s Upper Thumb has some of the most diverse radio stations around. Located in Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola County’s. Listen live and see coverage maps.
Steamship Traveling on Saginaw Bay The Birth of “Going Up North” Prior to the railroads and highways being built in Michigan’s Thumb region the only...
The Great Sauk Trail is a major Native American route that ran between Detroit, Chicago and terminated at Rock Island on the Mississippi river. Originally created by migrating bison, the trail was only about a foot wide but also a foot deep as eons of travelers walked along it single file. It was used over a thousand years.
The Legend of Loosemore Castle There is a tale in some of the history papers of Michigan’s Upper Thumb that speaks of a hermit who...
The first successful attempt to manufacture salt in Michigan was made by the East Saginaw Salt Manufacturing Company in 1859. The success of this company...
1000’s of individuals from all over the United States are converging into Flint Michigan to donate their time and skills to alleviate the disaster of lead contamination with the Flint water system. Here are a couple of things to know that may help you hit the ground running.
Proposed rules changes to the Great Lakes Compact will make it easier for petitioners to ask for a water diversion and alter some of the provisions in the current rules that outline the need for public comment.
Sometime ago we posted a picture of Caseville Mercantile. The shot was from the late 1800’s and we had a hard time placing it until...
The Saginaw Trail is the oldest and most traveled route in the Indian trail system in Michigan. Starting from the Straits of Detroit to Saginaw.
A Warmer Winter Ahead? El Nino is expected to develop in the next two months and continue through winter. The stronger the El Nino is,...
The Shore Indian trail was one of the five major routes of land travel leading out of Detroit and one best known to the early settlers. The trail begins from the rapids of the Maumee River to Toledo.
