2 Michigan Drive In Theaters Remembered – Michigan Has 11 Big Screens Still Going!
Drive In theaters remained popular until VHS movies took hold of the market in the 1980’s. Yet one still remains in the Thumb. We look back.
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Caseville
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.
Caseville Family Fun For Generations
Caseville Festivals
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.
Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing Turns Perilous Near Kilmanagh Road
A serene morning of ice fishing in Saginaw Bay turned perilous due to an reckless act, putting local fishermen’s lives at risk. This recent alarming event was reported by the Huron County Sheriff.
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Discover Huron County’s Best Breakfast Spots – A Community’s 7 Top Picks
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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The Mystery of Caseville Mercantile Co. – An 1800s Social Platform
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 Cheeseburger in Caseville – Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
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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Great Lakes Shipbuilding in Saginaw Bay During the Lumber Era
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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Michigan Time Lapse – Changes In Michigan’s Thumb Over 39 Years
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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Steamer B.F. Ferris Burned in Caseville in 1891
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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