Caseville is a little city in Michigan’s Thumb that calls it itself the “perch capital of the world”. Located at the mouth of the Pigeon River that help make this area a boating destination. Well known for its large sandy beach, abundant fishing and its unique shops and festivities.
The area is known for its abundance of vacation homes and cottages. Blessed with sugar sand along the beach, it’s been drawing families to spend the summers here for over two generations.
Home of the Shanty Days Festival in the winter and the famous Cheeseburger Festival in the closing days of the summer. Caseville is the fun city in the thumb.
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.
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We did an informal poll of Huron County’s breakfast scene and found it as diverse as it is delicious. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic diner experience or something more unconventional, these 7 local favorites have you covered.
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A faded black and white image of the Caseville Mercantile, found in a historical museum, highlights its absence in public records. The store, representing 19th-century community hubs, may now exist as the Helping Hands Resale and Thrift Store, fostering local connections.
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He inspired the famous Cheeseburger in Caseville festival that has been an August tradition in the Upper Thumb for over 25 years. Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
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The times of greatest shipbuilding in the Great Lakes region was during the lumbering era. From 1839 until the early 1890s, the virgin old-growth Michigan forests were cut down to produce lumber for growing towns and cities in the lower Great Lakes. Michigan was the nation’s leading lumber producer from 1869 until about 1900. The only way to transport finished milled lumber from the shore side mills in the Great Lakes was by ship.
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Watch a time lapse account of over 40 years of change of Huron County. Watch change across Huron County’ s landscape beginning as early as 1984.
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An account of the Great Lakes Steamer B.F. Ferris burned to a total loss while at the docks in Caseville in 1891.
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It’s finally here. My favorite time to be in the Upper Thumb. Cheeseburger Festival has long since pasted. The long upcoming Labor Day weekend will soon slip by. Things are quieter.
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