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.
Since 2001, the Huron County Nature Center’s annual ‘Lady’s Slipper Festival’ has been held on Memorial Day weekend. This one-day event is the center’s official spring opener, the start of our slate of summer programs, and, most importantly, timed to coincide with the bloom of the Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid in the park
On Thursday, April 12th, two Huron County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at a residence on Port Austin Road in Lake Township. They were responding to a report of an illegal entry. The Deputies learned a male subject walked into …
Our history and social studies posts have attracted the attention of schools across the country. As new technology is being used for online classroom tools, we found this site is used in classwork across the US. Unbeknown to us, stories on …
Sheriff Patrol Deputies, Bad Axe City Police Officers, and Huron County Drug Task Force members have had an extremely busy 2022 illegal drug enforcement.
Huron County Nature Center volunteers recently completed the final boardwalk section on the new bike and hike trails. The boardwalk allows trail users to access the final two loops of the route. Trail signs are the next step of the project before …
Senate Bill 251 amends Michigan commercial fishing laws to limit the DNR’s ability to create commercial fishing rules in favor of codified language set by the Michigan legislature.
By 1910 Marlette Railway depot was a twice a day stop for passengers and freight between Port Huron and Saginaw. During World War I, the depot saw service by sending freight and troops to fight in the Great War. However, will it survive the pandemic?
The Huron County Sheriff’s Office received communications from an individual concerned that he may have been part of yesterday’s accident and wanted to offer more information. The man was then interviewed at his residence in Fostoria (Michigan) early this afternoon
A crash injured a 52-year-old Cass City woman who is still in serious condition.
