10 Small Towns With Big City Michigan Crime Rates

Posted on September 14, 2021October 29, 2021 by Michael Hardy

We found that even small Michigan towns have the same or exceed large urban areas for per capita rates of crime.

We list the top 10 small towns with the highest crime rates

10 Best Spots for Live Music in Michigan

Posted on September 8, 2021September 16, 2022 by Charles Vallena

With so much talent finding live music in Michigan is easy. We sought out 10 of the best live venues across the state.

Here is our list.

1881 Michigan Fire Forever Changed the Thumb

Posted on September 4, 2021May 31, 2026 by Michael Hardy

The fires of September 4th though the 6th 1881, commonly known as the Thumb Fire, took hundreds of lives and burned well over one million acres.

This Labor Day Weekend Explore Art in the Park in Port Austin

Posted on September 3, 2021October 30, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Its an end of Summer Tradition. The Thumb Arts Guild’s Annual Juried Art Fair occurs each Labor Day weekend at Gallup Park in Port Austin

Marlette Train Depot – Beautifully Restored History From 1881

Posted on September 2, 2021August 3, 2026 by Michael Hardy

The Marlette Train Depot is a beautiful and well-restored example of a late 1800s rural Michigan railway train station. Today its a historical marker and museum.

Michigan Monday – Ernest Hemingway

Posted on August 23, 2021November 2, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Ernest Hemingway was born in Illinois, but his family bought land on Walloon Lake near Petoskey Michigan. Is is a noted author of the 1900s.

This is the last post of a series inspired by fellow blogger Catherine Beeman.

WCAG Compliance and SEO – Do Both Now to Benefit Later

Posted on August 23, 2021November 2, 2021 by Michael Hardy

The interesting twist is that WCAG and SEO conventions and standards are intertwined in many key areas. Thus blogs and small website owners can be compliant and benefit from both.

A Great Summer in Michigan’s Thumb – 6 Bucket List Ideas

Posted on August 21, 2021July 30, 2025 by Michael Hardy

The calendar on your desk indicates that summer officially ends in about a week, but deep down you not quite ready to ditch the shorts and flip-flops for sweatshirts and football. It only really ends when you’ve done these 6 things in Michigan’s Upper Thumb.