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M-25 Resurfacing Project To Start Today Between Caseville & Port Austin

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by Michael Hardy

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced today that an M-25 resurfacing project between Caseville and Port Austin will begin today …

Michigan M-25 is States First Scenic Highway in 1940

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by Michael Hardy

An M-25 Road Trip is taken around Michigan’s Thumb months prior to World War II. The tourism industry is still recovering from the Great Depression and paving M25 was just completed making it Michigan’s 1st Scenic Highway.

This folksy article was from the Huron Times in 1940.

The Crazy Cottage Art Along the Road of Michigan’s Upper Thumb

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by Michael Hardy

Crazy and unique cottage road signs found in Michigan’s Upper Thumb.

These cottage art ideas say “welcome here” are colorful cottage decorations to the passing eye hurtling down the ribbon of pavement.