Kinde Michigan – Our Polka Loving Beantown
Kinde, Michigan is a slice of a true American farming community in the Thumb. The village was founded in the 1880’s and is still vibrant today
Author: Malcom Mott
Malcom Mott is our junior editor and contibrutes outside publications to various sites at Thumbwind Publications. He is also editor at Mitten Expedition.
11 Point Checklist Of Sailboat Maintenance On The Great Lakes
There is nothing more exciting for Great Lakes sailors than looking forward to endless summer days spent on the magnificent waters of Lake Huron or any of the other marvelous lakes.
This little checklist for sailboat maintenance will help to ensure a trouble free season.
Brenke Fish Ladder in Lansing Michigan
The Brenke Fish Ladder was built in 1981. Its to help fish swimming up the Grand River pass the dam without injury. The fish ladder is a peaceful place to visit along the river.
Michigan Monday – Christopher Paul Curtis
One of Michigan’s best-known and most highly commended authors, Christopher Paul Curtis, was born and raised in Flint. He was the second oldest in a family of five. He was a graduate of Flint Southwestern High School and went to the University of Michigan at the Flint campus.
St. Joseph Indian Trail – Michigan’s 200 Mile Ancient Highway
The St. Joseph Trail was an ancient major native American route that traversed the southern portion of Michigan—originating near the mouth of the St. Joseph river, it continued eastward terminating near Ann Arbor and connecting with the other major trail systems along the Straits of Detroit.
11 Tips To Attract Orioles to Your Yard This Summer & Humming Birds too!
With a little persistence, you can attract Orioles to your yard early in the season. By summer, using these simple tips and rules of thumb, you can have this colorful resident for the entire summer season.
A Lost Lumber and Company Town – New River Michigan
On the shores of Lake Huron near the tip of Michigan’s Thumb is a well appointed cottage community that used to be a thriving company lumber town. New River Michigan as been almost erased by time and nature.
A Short History of The Saginaw Bay Fishery
Historically, Saginaw Bay supported Lake Huron’s largest commercial walleye fishery and was second in the Great Lakes to only Lake Erie.
The earliest commercial fisheries dated to the 1830s, and walleye were specifically noted in catch records as early as 1858.