A Michigan Day Trip Around the Thumb – 10 Interesting Sites To Visit
If you have been housebound we would like to offer you some potential ideas to explore. Especially during the summer. There is no better place to do that then in Michigan’s Thumb.
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If you have been housebound we would like to offer you some potential ideas to explore. Especially during the summer. There is no better place to do that then in Michigan’s Thumb.
With the lake water levels up in all the Great Lakes, it’s been a time of change and discovery.
The high lake levels have revealed a new abundance of small Petoskey stones in Saginaw Bay
There are plenty of great things to do in Bad Axe Mi. We found the top 13 attractions and stuff to do in the middle of Michigan’s Thumb.
In the mid to late 1800s steamships traveling on the Great Lakes were the only way to get to most cities.
Cruising via paddlewheel steamer gave rise to our northern Michigan tourism industry and the start of the term “Going Up North” Prior to the railroads and automobiles.
Caseville transformed from an industrial hub in the late 1800s, characterized by fishing and lumbering, to a modern tourist destination. Its economy shifted towards tourism, attracting visitors with beaches and events, while its industrial past remains evident in historical sites and buildings.
Amazing things to do in Port Austin. The tip of Michigan’s Thumb.
Found just south of Oak Beach, the Emergency Ack is a large sculpture that emerges from a farm field. Built of salvaged timber from an 1890s barn.
A task for all early pioneers in Michigan was to make a log cabin. The Bad Axe Historical Society is the curator of the largest collection of authentically restored pioneer log buildings in the state.