Finding Fun in Michigan
Welcome to Thumbwind’s Michigan Upper Thumb. Here you will find our best articles about living, events, and history of Michigan’s Upper Thumb in Huron County. We cover the Upper Thumb and look for fun at the Tip of the Thumb.
Designated as the Wind Energy Capital of the Great Lakes, Michigan’s Thumb is a fascinating farming region, renewable energy production, and tourism.
The Thumb offers a playground of festivals, art galleries, fairs, agricultural exhibits, and the ability to play on the water and the sugar sand beaches along beautiful Saginaw Bay.
Since 2009 our goal is to explore and find fun all around Michigan, focusing on the Upper Thumb.
From Caseville’s famous Cheeseburger Festival, sailing on Saginaw Bay, discovering the art studios in Port Austin, kayaking to Turnip Rock, antiquing in Sebewaing, and discovering fresh farm table foods, and marveling at expansive wind farms.
We also look back to the fascinating history and key events that shaped the area. We look for the “Best of the Thumb” and pass it on.
The domain upperthumb.com is redirected to this page. Here are all the great articles about the Tip of the Thumb.
There are many areas in Michigan that are thought to be haunted. Michigan’s Thumb region is considered to have high paranormal activity and folks call spooky.
Some sites you can visit. Some you can view from afar. We found eight sites that are creepy enough to check out if you dare.
Just don’t trespass on private property.
The Fall in Michigan always seems incredibly short. Sometimes boats are still in the water as November rolls in.
Will we the last one out of the water yet again? It is kind of lonely to be one of the last ones out of your slip in the Fall in Caseville harbor.
Harbor Beach Lighthouse Preservation Society has announced it has completed the refinishing of the exterior of the lighthouse tower. The year long project was completed by local businesses and residents. Tours will restart in June 2021.
Point of Pines Hotel and Summer Resort operated in Port Austin Michigan from 1898 until about 1935. Mary Buttars ran the resort until her death in 1911.
Port Hope is nestled on the shore of Lake Huron in Michigan’s Thumb. Rich in history, this tiny village is perfect to walk and explore its late 19th century architecture.
