News & Fun in Michigan
East Tawas, Michigan is on the north shore of Saginaw Bay.
In the heart of Michigan’s lumber era, Tawas City thrived along the Lake Huron shore. Towering pine forests fed the mills, and narrow-gauge railroads wound their way through the woods, dragging timber to the rivers and sawmills that defined the town’s …
East Tawas has received the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, enabling it to attract private investment and enhance economic development. This distinction signifies the city’s commitment to transparent and efficient zoning practices, ensuring investor confidence and potential growth over the next five years with ongoing support from MEDC.
Across Saginaw Bay from Michigan’s Thumb sits one of the prettiest lighthouses in Michigan.
The Michigan History Center has produced a video that offers viewers a virtual tour of climbing the lighthouse tower. As each step is made up of the tower, bits of history and fascinating design and functional aspects of the lighthouse are revealed. In the end, there is a little test you can take to on seven of the little aspects of the Tawas Point Lighthouse.
On summer evenings we can see the blinking lights of the Tawas area from our beach. It’s a day’s sail from Caseville but a several hour drive from the Upper Thumb. The bay is clear due to the currents coming in from Lake Huron and the little town nestled near the harbor is a charming mix of tourist and art colony.
