Finding Fun in Michigan & Beyond
by In the 1920s, there was a flurry of archaeological activity in Michigan to record and catalog Native American villages, garden beds, and burial mounds. As a result, the entire Saginaw Valley has 100s of identified sites. The identification, and looting, of Indian artifacts from burial mounds, was a common occurrence.
by Point of Pines Hotel and Summer Resort operated in Port Austin Michigan from 1898 until about 1935. Mary Buttars ran the resort until her death in 1911.
by Huron County blocks off an public lake access point and boat ramp at Oak Beach County Park. Used for over 50 years by fishermen and kayakers. A group has formed to protest and seek improvements to the boat launch.
by There are many areas in Michigan that are thought to be haunted. Michigan’s Thumb region is considered to have high paranormal activity and folks call spooky.
Some sites you can visit. Some you can view from afar. We found eight sites that are creepy enough to check out if you dare.
Just don’t trespass on private property.
by The Fall in Michigan always seems incredibly short. Sometimes boats are still in the water as November rolls in.
Will we the last one out of the water yet again? It is kind of lonely to be one of the last ones out of your slip in the Fall in Caseville harbor.
by Port Crescent State Park’s huge beach, a great campground, and is a Dark Sky Preserve. All on the site of an 1800s lumbering ghost town.
In its large campground, you can literally set up your tent or RV on the beach’s edge.
by Excerpt on the Pointe Aux Barques Resort taken from the Standard Guide to Mackinac Island and Northern Michigan Resorts 1899.
The Standard Guide; Mackinac Island and Northern Lake Resorts. It is a visitors handbook written in 1898 detailing early tourism to Mackinac Island. For 25 cents it gave the potential visitor a glimpse of what to expect at Michigan’s premier tourist destination. However, the ads and descriptions of the other northern Michigan resorts of the day are fascinating.
by Amazing things to do in Port Austin. The tip of Michigan’s Thumb.
