7 Secrets to Learn About the Tawas Point Lighthouse

August 17, 2022January 18, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Across Saginaw Bay from Michigan’s Thumb sits one of the prettiest lighthouses in Michigan.

The Michigan History Center has produced a video that offers viewers a virtual tour of climbing the lighthouse tower. As each step is made up of the tower, bits of history and fascinating design and functional aspects of the lighthouse are revealed. In the end, there is a little test you can take to on seven of the little aspects of the Tawas Point Lighthouse.

5 Tales About Michigan Indian Tribes You Were Never Taught in School

November 9, 2021March 4, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Five tales of historical tales from Michigan Indian Tribes that were never taught in school. From Andrew Blackbird’s 1887 book.

The Sad Truth About Florida’s Gamble Mansion & Plantation Before and During the Civil War

March 12, 2022May 3, 2021 by Michael Hardy

The Gamble Plantation is an obscure yet fascinating attraction showing the role Florida played in the Civil War and how slavery propped up the economy of the Confederacy.

The romanticized view of the old south belays the fact that the Gamble plantation was an economic failure.

After 17 Years, Billions of Cicadas Called BroodX Are About to Make A Buzz

November 10, 2021March 31, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Starting in late April, some 15 states will witness the emergence of billions of cicadas as they sing in their quest to look for mates.

This swam is called by the ominous named BroodX.

15 Things You Should Know About Visiting Michigan’s Sleeper State Park

November 15, 2021June 16, 2020 by Michael Hardy

Sleeper State Park was the first state park in the Thumb. With an excellent beach and camp sites it has been a place to camp and visit for over 95 years. Visitors can watch both sunrises and sunsets on Saginaw Bay, relax in the shade and seclusion of the campground or roam the trails of the ancient dune forests. It’s one of the most widely visited parks in Southeast Michigan. Yet still contains amazing secrets.

7 Secrets to Learn About the Tawas Point Lighthouse

5 Tales About Michigan Indian Tribes You Were Never Taught in School

The Sad Truth About Florida’s Gamble Mansion & Plantation Before and During the Civil War

After 17 Years, Billions of Cicadas Called BroodX Are About to Make A Buzz

15 Things You Should Know About Visiting Michigan’s Sleeper State Park

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