News & Fun in Michigan
In the postwar era of Michigan’s Thumb, family vacations often meant packing into the car and heading to the shoreline. Long before Airbnbs and highway motels, small family-run operations like the Grindstone Grill and Cottages offered travelers a clean room, a …
The Wallace Roller Mill was built in 1887 on the shore of Lake Huron. The mill was the first in the area to diversify from grindstone quarry and milling operations.
The stone structure stands today providing four vacation condos.
Grindstone City made a humorous attempt to get tourists driving by to stop and take a look and maybe take a selfie with Mr. Grindstone.
The accidental find of the Marshal Sandstone formation in Michigan’s Upper Thumb in 1834 gave rise to one of the areas first industries. Grindstone City became famous for its production of huge grinding wheels until a disruptive technology change slid the industry into obsolescence.
Peer is of the earliest settlers of Huron County, and is second to none in its business history, having begun the development of one of the resources of the county in 1834.
#ThumbPic of the Day – White Church Gallery Grindstone City
Grindstone City has in the midst of a full range war between two marvelous ice cream shops.
Both are in historic buildings and are minutes from Port Austin.
Huron City Michigan is a historic district and museum with buildings from the 1800s. The town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The tiny town is open for tours on Friday and Saturday during July & August.
