News History & Fun in Michigan
Site announcements of changes that affect the Thumbwind website are highlighted.
News and events of Michigan’s Upper Thumb that are worth knowing in the region.
Here are some of the top stories.
Michigan farmers are expected to harvest less corn but more soybeans this year, according to a new federal crop forecast that points to mixed results across the state’s major field crops. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts Michigan corn production at …
A century-old photograph can sometimes catch technology at the exact moment it still seemed impossible. This image, dated 1915, shows a smiling young aviator standing beside an early biplane in Bad Axe, Michigan. Handwritten lettering identifies him as “The Bird Man …
The Goodells Fall Market returns Oct. 11 with vintage goods, food trucks, family activities and a new Heritage Sportsman Expo at Goodells County Park.
The Gagetown agricultural museum will mark three decades of Fall Family Days with historic farm demonstrations, a giant flea market, homemade food and a new corn maze Sept. 12-13. GAGETOWN, Mich. — One of the Michigan Thumb’s largest celebrations of rural …
Today the Port Hope Depot has been exquisitely restored. You can see exhibits in the passenger waiting room, the station masters office, luggage and freight room. Each room has been painted to match the original color.
Weather radar revealed a major southbound movement early Wednesday, while Michigan Fall bird migration over Huron County’s skies remained comparatively quiet. Bad Axe, Mi. – September 9, 2026 – More than 2 million migrating birds were estimated to be flying over …
From early hunting laws and 50-cent licenses to deer patches and opening-day reunions, the history of deer hunting in Michigan follows generations into the woods. Michigan’s deer-hunting history lives in more than just harvest reports. It survives in camp photographs, old …
Michigan’s Sanilac Petroglyphs contain more than 100 carvings along the Cass River. New research and tribal interpretation are changing how this ancient site is understood and protected.
Algonac grew where the St. Clair River divides into delta channels. Between 1890 and 1940, steamers, trolleys, racers and Chris-Craft transformed the town. Its story also includes resort hotels, fishing, motor tourism, close ties with nearby Bkejwanong Territory and the national rise of recreational boating.
The Huron County community will mix glam-metal nostalgia with a longtime Thumb tradition as Elkton Autumn Fest returns Sept. 4-6. ELKTON, Mich. — Elkton will close out summer with a Labor Day weekend combination that could only make sense in Michigan’s …
