Finding Fun in Michigan & Beyond
by 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.
by The picture post on our sister site about the huge dock in Forrestville gives rise to the question. Why did they name the boathouse the Iron Chief? A little exploring showed that there indeed was a ship with this unusual name but she was not made out of iron. Today, she lays in over a hundred feet of water off the shore of the Grindstone City in the Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve
by Michigan disc golf is now solidly established in the Upper Thumb region. These eleven courses vary from practice to tournament caliber.
by The Historic Mansion for former governor Albert Sleeper is nearly in ruins. Sealed from view, the home hasn’t been in use for over a decade.
We found video of the last visit to the Sleeper Mansion.
by 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.
by There are an estimated 6,000 sunken ships across all the Great Lakes with about 1,500 Michigan Shipwrecks located in Michigan waters. With Interactive Map
by The next time you brush your teeth or wash your face you may be contributing to adding plastic into the Great Lakes.
by Seven essential reading Michigan blogs. Many are small, independently authored by those with a passion for the Great Lakes state.
All have great content. We revel the most unique feature of each.
