News & Fun in Michigan
Huron County is located at the tip of the “thumb” area of Michigan. It is surrounded on three sides by water – Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. The county has a land area of 824 square miles bordered by an irregular shore, 93 miles long.
Huron County ranks as one of the top agricultural counties in Michigan. Major crops grown in the county are corn, navy beans, sugar beets, wheat, alfalfa, oats, and barley. Major agricultural enterprises include dairy, livestock, and poultry production.
Because of the natural beauty and ideal topography and sandy beaches, it’s an ideal setting for the tourism industry.
?The shoreline offers numerous opportunities for vacationers. With two state parks – Sleeper State Park and Port Crescent State Park. Two roadside parks – Jenks Park and Brown Park. Also, the County maintains nine county parks along the shoreline.
The Thumb’s own Kilmanagh General Store is iconic. However time has taken its toll on the 1870 structure that sports one of the last 1800’s storefront facades. The Building and Zoning Department has deemed the porch unsafe and ordered it repaired or removed. You can help save it. Find out how.
The Northern Michigan Jewish Colony of Palestine located outside of Bad Axe began in the late 1883 and lasted for over 20 years.
Shanty Days – This is the event’s 26th year of mid-winter fun on the ice. It’s the largest winter carnival in Michigan’s Upper Thumb.
One of thue better bar burgers can be found in Elkton Michigan in the Upper Thumb.
The bar resides in an historic 1800s building that once was a church then a hotel. The stained glass is still intact.
May 2017 – Voters in Michigan’s Upper Thumb rejected proposals that would have allowed two wind farm projects to proceed in Huron county. In a referendum held May 2, 2017 voters defeated a proposal for a renewable energy project by DTE …
102 years ago illustrations started to appear in the newspapers of Michigan’s Upper Thumb. The following was on the front page of the Harbor Beach Times on January 5th, 1917. Was food scarce? Coal was also in short supply causing layoffs …
An opinion letter from Robert and Arlene Schipinski of Filion. The topic of high taxation for non-homestead owners of farmland.
