High end camping has come to Michigan’s Sleeper and Port Crescent State Parks in the Thumb.
Four beach and six forest platform tents have been set up at Sleeper to offer a private, upscale outdoor experience.
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Debut novelist Carol Nickles announces Thumb Fire Desire’s international release, a fictional historical romance set in Parisville, the first Polish-American settlement in Michigan. The story begins in the Spring of 1881, and draws the reader through the hot, dry summer, climaxing during the Great Thumb Fire of 1881. The event is the state’s most significant natural disaster but ends with a note of optimism in the final month of the year.
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Postcards are a window into the past. In the early 1900s, sending a postcard was like sharing a Facebook post. It seemed like everyone was doing it. We found some great examples of vintage postcards of Michigan small towns worth a quick peek.
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Sheriff Patrol Deputies, Bad Axe City Police Officers, and Huron County Drug Task Force members have had an extremely busy 2022 illegal drug enforcement.
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Over 26 million households in the United States use an on-site septic tank system for handling wastewater.
Here are simple tips and hints for keeping this essential cottage component running trouble free.
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This is a story by Ephraim Williams of the Anishinaabeg history (aka Ojibwa) of hunting and gathering in the land of the Sauks. The Ojibwa believed that misfortune was due to the bad spirits that the Sauks had left behind.
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It seems we have rediscovered what electric service can do. Many of our Great-Great Grandparents envisioned and used an advanced transportation system using electric trains. These small city-to-city or city-to-beach routes will mirror the services that autonomous vehicles are anticipated to do.
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Huron County Nature Center volunteers recently completed the final boardwalk section on the new bike and hike trails. The boardwalk allows
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