Tri-City Dragway Car Show to Bring 700 Classic Vehicles to Freeland
About 700 classic cars, hot rods and vintage dragsters are expected at the Tri-City Dragway Car Show on Aug. 8 at MBS International Airport in Freeland.
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News and events of Michigan’s Upper Thumb that are worth knowing in the region.
Here are some of the top stories.
Saginaw Bay’s Northern Arc: Five Towns Along Michigan’s Working Shore
Follow five towns along northern Saginaw Bay where timber, rivers, railroads, gypsum, cheese and tourism shaped local life. This Michigan history hub gathers videos, photographs, supporting articles and travel stops from Pinconning through Omer, Au Gres and Alabaster to Tawas Bay.
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15-Year-Old Killed in Early-Morning E-Bike Crash Near Bad Axe
A 15-year-old boy died after his e-bike struck a cable across a business driveway in Verona Township. Police said the riders had no lights and were traveling faster than 25 mph.
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Michigan’s Southern Thumb Crossroads – Travel 6 Small Towns Built by Railroads, Farms and Fire
Six small Michigan towns once depended on two intersecting railroad routes. This Southern Thumb history hub brings together Michigan Moments videos, rare photographs and supporting articles about Marlette, Clifford, North Branch, Mayville, Kingston and Silverwood, tracing their shift from lumber settlements to farm communities today.
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History of Silverwood Michigan – 12 Shots Of A Railroad Town Once Called Easy and Rollo
Silverwood began as Easy, became Rollo, then took its lasting name in 1892. Rail service, local businesses, churches and farm families shaped this small Tuscola County community.
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New Mid-Michigan Guidebook Gives the Thumb a Larger Place in Michigan History
A new Mid-Michigan guidebook gives the Thumb a larger role in Michigan history, with regional tours and accounts of Shay Lake, agriculture, migration, labor and environmental change.
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Michigan Solar Farms Expected to Outpace New Wind Turbines Through 2030
Michigan projections show large solar farms providing more than 80% of expected solar and wind growth, with major developments proposed across the Thumb.
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All Huron County Beaches Reopen After E. Coli Retests
Caseville County Park, Port Crescent Day Use and Wagener Park were cleared Friday after follow-up water samples came back below
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