Thumb Airspace Could See Low Altitude Combat Training
Concern is growing about the current military proposal to use Huron County (and parts of Sanilac and Tuscola Counties) as a low level combat jet training area.
Finding Fun in Michigan’s Thumb
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Thumb Power Outage
Another Power Outage in the Upper Thumb Yep…we didn’t have any power. Another Thumb power outage. We rolled into our cottage knowing that the power was already out. Not an uncommon occurrence in the Upper Thumb. However, the neighbors had a generator going and we played catch up on the...
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Ice Fishing Tragedy in the Upper Thumb
The accidental deaths to two ice fishermen in Michigan’s Upper Thumb reminds us to watch for unsafe conditions. Here are some guidelines.
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Canada Nuclear Waste Near Lake Huron
The Canadian government has punted a decision on whether to allow a proposed underground storage bunker to house nuclear waste near Lake Huron well into 2017.
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Pressure Grows to Stop Nuclear Dump in Canada
An Ontario Lobby Group is hopeful the incoming Liberal Government will live up to a promise to protect the environment and put a stop to plans to bury nuclear dump in Canada. Only a kilometer from Lake Huron at Bruce Power. Beverly Fernandez of the Group “Stop the Great Lakes...
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Did a Derecho Hit the Upper Thumb?
Derecho – A Straight Line of Destruction On the early morning of Thursday November 6th 2015 neighbors heard a commotion what could only be described as “sounding like a freight train” ripping sound their street. Within moments trees were failing and branches over 9 inches in diameter were being hurled...
Sebewaing Cider and Jelly Factory was a Treat
In the late 1800s families were setting up many businesses in Michigan’s Upper Thumb. We take a loot at one interesting enterprise in Sebewaing.
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Michigan Tin Can Tourists at Port Crescent
The vintage camping group Michigan Tin Can Tourist will be rolling into the Thumb’s Port Crescent State Park. We will pay a visit.
High Temps Could Mean a Power Blackout – A Checklist
Climate Change sets the potential of record setting heat which stresses the grid to Power blackout.
The Charity Island Dinner Cruise – What I Learned
We took a unique and interesting cruise to the island in the middle of Saginaw Bay. Here is what we found.
