“Saginaw Bay Muck” Makes Appearance – Thumb Beaches Open
Rotting algae was spotted along the beach area of the Port Austin State Dock on the eastern edge of Saginaw Bay. Northeast winds pushed the algae mats to shore over the past several days.
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Top 6 Ways to Get Your Car Ready for Winter 2022 – 2023
Get your car ready for winter with these five simple tasks. This will ensure you have a trouble free winter driving experience near the Great Lakes.
Thumbwind Publications is in the Classroom (Nation Wide!)
Our history and social studies posts have attracted the attention of schools across the country. As new technology is being used for online classroom tools, we found this site is used in classwork across the US. Unbeknown to us, stories on …
The Horrid History of 3 Indian Boarding Schools in Michigan
Michigan’s Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School indoctrinated 300 children each year and ran until 1934. There were also schools in Baraga and Harbor Springs.
For decades, the US took thousands of Native American children and enrolled them in off-reservation boarding schools. In fact, this was government policy to assimilate an entire people by forcibly removing children from their families and indoctrinating them into the Anglo language, religion, and way of life.
Port Austin Street Scene Postcard from 1951
A colorful postcard view of Port Austin Michigan in 1951
Ubly Michigan’s Foundation Is As Strong in 2022 Has It Was In 1900
We take a look at how Ubly Michigan has changed, or not, over the past 120 years.
The Big Views of Fish Point Wildlife Area
Known for the ability for birders to get up close to wildlife and offer amazing views, the Fish Point Wildlife Area is a large sanctuary. With over 3,700 acres and including about seven miles along the Saginaw Bay shoreline.
Wind Farm Secessionists
This post was published in May 2012 at the height of new zoning in Lake Township. While the split did not occur, it denotes the deep wounds that wind development can incur on a community. Huron County, Michigan – Twenty-one large landowners, …