Michigan Plank Roads Craze Covered the State in The 1800s
In the late 1840s, Michigan experienced a craze of building plank roads. Over 200 companies built over 5000 miles of plank roads.
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The Great Fires of 1871 – The Burning Great Lakes
In Michigan’s Thumb, the situation could not be worse. The prevailing winds brought embers and dense smoke from the other Michigan fires burning in the west. Within hours over 2,000 lives were lost and millions of acres burned.
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Top 10 Lake Michigan Cruising Destinations That Get You Excited To Set Sail
We explore ten of the top Lake Michigan cruising destinations. You don’t have to be a sailor to explore these charming port towns.
All of these charming port towns are also great places to stop on a road trip.
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1881 Michigan Fire Forever Changed the Thumb
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.
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WCAG Compliance and SEO – Do Both Now to Benefit Later
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.
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A Great Summer in Michigan’s Thumb – 6 Bucket List Ideas
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.
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4 Steps For A Delicious Whitefish Chowder Recipe
We discovered an easy whitefish chowder recipe that I think you will love. Lake whitefish have been an important food
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Sailboat Drones Begin Fish Count in Lakes Huron-Michigan
A pair of drone sailboats begins a project to estimate fish stocks in Lakes Huron-Michigan.
The project will last two month.
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