Michigan’s Upcoming Free Fishing Weekend February, 19-20
Get out on the ice with Michigan’s annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend, which will take place this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19 and 20.
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Michigan is known as the Great Lakes State. Surrounded by five of the six Great Lakes. ThumbWind has a number of stories devoted to Michigan places, food, and places to visit. Here are a few to explore
Michigan Wolves Howl in the Face of Biodiversity Loss
Michigan Wolves continue to be a controversial subject matter, but their biodiversity success story is not up for debate, with their numbers reaching above 600.
Site of the Former Riverside Roadhouse In Caseville Up For Sale
The Riverside Roadhouse will not be rebuilt. The property is up for sale. In August 2016 an early morning fire at Riverside in Caseville left the historic building a smoldering wreck and a complete loss for the business. The building was over one hundred years old.
A Day In Hell – The 1911 Oscoda and AuSable Fire
The devastation of the 1911 Oscoda and AuSable fire that wiped out these eastern Michigan towns would be compared to the Great Peshtigo Fire in 1871
These two bustling shoreline towns were wiped off the map in one day.
Pointe Aux Barques Resort Noted in the Standard Guide to Mackinac Island & Northern Lake Resorts 1899
Excerpt on the Pointe Aux Barques Resort taken from the Standard Guide to Mackinac Island and Northern Michigan Resorts 1899.
The Standard Guide; Mackinac Island and Northern Lake Resorts. It is a visitors handbook written in 1898 detailing early tourism to Mackinac Island. For 25 cents it gave the potential visitor a glimpse of what to expect at Michigan’s premier tourist destination. However, the ads and descriptions of the other northern Michigan resorts of the day are fascinating.
Yes! There Are Hiking Trails Near Detroit, And These 6 Treks Will Whip Your Butt Into Shape
We found six of the top hiking trails near Detroit in Southeast Michigan. All are a short drive from downtown. Hike or mountain bike these long routes around the city.
Badass Hiking in Michigan – 18 Outrageous Trails to Explore
Hiking in Michigan can become a passion. We found 15 unique and highly rated areas to strike out and explore the beauty of Michigan’s hiking trails.
Hiking is one of those memorable and safe, activities that offer people a chance to relax and mentally recover from their daily lives of work and home.
Caro Water Works – The 6 Challenges That Had To Be Solved
In May of 1887, the Caro community voted on its first public water system. It would be built by a private company and be called the Caro Water Works.
The creation of the Caro Water Works Co. sought to solve problems of a small growing city in rural Michigan in the late 1800s.