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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Bad Axe is the largest city in Huron County, Michigan. Located near the center of the Thumb, it’s the county seat.
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.
11 Spectacular Michigan Disc Golf Courses Found In The Thumb – 2024
Michigan disc golf is now solidly established in the Upper Thumb region. These eleven courses vary from practice to tournament caliber.
1909 Bad Axe Postcard Looking Down Sand Road
We take a postcard street view of Bad Axe from the early 1900s and compare it to today.
Its an interesting peek on how much changes over 100 years. But some elements remain.
Black Lives Matter Protest Comes to Bad Axe Michigan
The state spotlight turned to Bad Axe Michigan for a short period of time. Over 200 protesters turned up in front of the Huron County Michigan county building to express an awareness of the Black Lives Matter protests that are happening concurrently throughout the United States and throughout the globe.
Michigan Jewish Colony of Palestine
The Northern Michigan Jewish Colony of Palestine located outside of Bad Axe began in the late 1883 and lasted for over 20 years.
Wind Farm Income Saved the Family Farm
Over 99% of the 2.1 million farms are family-owned and operated. A large portion now host wind turbines. ?
Did a Derecho Hit the Upper Thumb?
On the early morning of Thursday, November 6th, 2015 neighbors heard a commotion that could only be described as “sounding like a freight train” ripping sound their street. Within moments trees were falling and branches over 9 inches in diameter were …