Author: Michael Hardy

Michael is the owner of Thumbwind Publications LLC. It started in 2009 covering Michigan and the Upper Thumb. Today, his Michigan Moments series has established a loyal base of 110,000 followers.

Superman Ice Cream: 6 Crazy Questions About The History Of Michigan’s Favorite Frozen Treat

Posted on February 19, 2022August 19, 2023 by Michael Hardy

.Visit just about any ice cream parlor in Michigan, and you will find a strange mixture of blue, red, and yellow among the Moose Tracks, Rocky Road, Chocolate, and Vanilla. It’s the famous Superman Ice Cream that you heard about. It’s named after a well-known superhero that wears the three colors on his outfit. Local legend said that a brewery put the flavors together in Detroit during prohibition in the 1930s.

UPDATE: Huron County Sheriff Interviews Fostoria Man On Potential Hit-And-Run: Cass City Woman Remains in Serious Condition

Posted on February 8, 2022February 11, 2022 by Michael Hardy

The Huron County Sheriff’s Office received communications from an individual concerned that he may have been part of yesterday’s accident and wanted to offer more information. The man was then interviewed at his residence in Fostoria (Michigan) early this afternoon

A crash injured a 52-year-old Cass City woman who is still in serious condition.

A Day In Hell – The 1911 Oscoda and AuSable Fire

Posted on February 5, 2022June 25, 2025 by Michael Hardy

The devastation of the 1911 Oscoda and AuSable fire that wiped out these eastern Michigan towns would be compared to the Great Peshtigo Fire in 1871

These two bustling shoreline towns were wiped off the map in one day.

Pointe Aux Barques Resort Noted in the Standard Guide to Mackinac Island & Northern Lake Resorts 1899

Posted on January 26, 2022January 12, 2023 by Michael Hardy

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.

EV Charging Stations For Hybrid & Electric Vehicles Coming to Michigan’s Thumb

Posted on January 23, 2022April 30, 2022 by Michael Hardy

Just as the first gas stations sprung up in the early 1900s to support the young automobile industry, we hear of plans and timetables for EV charging stations being placed at strategic spots in Michigan. Including here in the Upper Thumb.