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11 Stories About Michigan Art in the Upper Thumb

7 Unique Things in Michigan’s Thumb – The Art

2017 Caseville Shanty Days – 25 Years

Posted on January 31, 2017December 12, 2021 by Michael Hardy

The middle of winter is celebrated and imbibed in the cold of February off the shores of the frozen Saginaw

Turnip Rock On Cover of Pure Michigan Travel Guide

Posted on April 30, 2016July 30, 2025 by Malcom Mott

I was at Detroit Metro airport and spied a tourist handout that I couldn’t resist picking up. It was the Upper

13 Michigan Breakfast Foods & Casual Dining in the Upper Thumb

These are the top rated places in Michigan’s Upper Thumb to go for your morning meal according to the travel sites Yelp and TripAdvisor.

Surf Sand Ice Snow In Michigan

Posted on September 25, 2015December 20, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Michigan is blessed with ever changing seasons surrounded by the Great Lakes. The ever moving water of the lake changes form. In the summer it embraces, in the winter it bites.

Huron County Commissioners to Vote To Halt Wind Projects In 2015

Posted on April 2, 2015December 23, 2021 by Michael Hardy

April 2015 – County planners decided to impose a Huron County wind moratorium to halt wind projects and energy development

The Grindstone City Quarry – How this little town sharpened the world – Video

Posted on October 24, 2025December 1, 2025 by Michael Hardy

The Grindstone City Quarry powered a small Michigan town that shipped grindstones across the world. This straight-ahead story explains how it grew, why demand collapsed, and what visitors can still see on Lake Huron. A sharp look at a boom and a bust.

Saginaw Trail – The Essential Journey On Michigan’s Oldest Indian Trail – Video

Posted on August 30, 2025December 1, 2025 by Michael Hardy

The Saginaw Trail is the oldest and most traveled route in the Indian trail system in Michigan. Starting from the Straits of Detroit to Saginaw. It was a trading route with many other trails leading off. Today the trail is denoted as a great American Roadway starting with Woodward Avenue in Detroit.