Finding Fun in Michigan's Thumb
We look for the best tasting food and fun in Michigan. Places to eat, traditional local recipes, Michigan food brands, and many other Foodie topics.
From the UP pasties to the grilled walleye and famous pickles we cover it all.
Here are our favorite foodie posts.
An institution in the Upper Thumb and owned by the same family for 50 years the restaurant celebrates it golden anniversary in 2016. Favored by locals and sought out by tourists, Walt’s is considered one of the top breakfast places in the Thumb.
The Ohio DNR reduces limit for Yellow Perch on Lake Erie due to low stocks of the popular fish.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will reduce the limits for perch fishing in the central zone beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021.
Every state has their own tastes. Michigan is no exception. Bordered by the Great Lakes, Michigan has the best farm and fish options that any true foodie would crave.
We look at 10 simple and uniquely Michigan comfort foods to try. Some with the secret recipes.
We learned that it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to produce one gallon of high-grade maple syrup.
Mark Battel and his family have organized and maintain over 400 taps with gravity and a vacuum-fed tube system that fills the collection kettles with pure Maple sap. Stop by their roadside stand and pick up some sweetness this season.
We have been following the plight of commercial fishing on the Great Lakes for several years. As a result, we have been contacted by folks around the country to let us know that the assault on commercial fishing for wild caught fish is not only happening in Michigan but every fishing area in North America.
In our effort to be eclectic we offer these six outstanding, yet typically overlooked, Michigan food companies each with their specialties that are not to be missed.