Tag: Michigan

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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’s Oak Beach County Park on Saginaw Bay – The Gathering Place

Posted on May 23, 2019November 18, 2021 by Michael Hardy

The first thing folks notice at Oak Beach County Park is just how large it is. Sitting on over 40

Detroit Metro Airport – 10 Tips & Things To Do at DTW Airport

Posted on May 13, 2019April 15, 2024 by Michael Hardy

Detroit Metropolitan Airport is the 18th busiest airport in the United States. It’s also one of the largest with the main concourse almost a mile long. These tips will help you get to the airport like a pro and make the most out of your time at DTW.

A Unique Port Austin Art Gallery – Created By Local Artists – The Cove

Posted on May 2, 2019February 3, 2024 by Michael Hardy

The Cove Gallery and Gift Shop in Port Austin, Michigan, has become a magnet to find arts and crafts from all over Michigan, but especially the greater Thumb area.

Huron County Wind Farm 2015 Moratorium Didn’t Stop Wind Growth in Michigan

Posted on April 20, 2019November 20, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Huron County Michigan’s 2015 moratorium on new development of wind power in Michigan’s Thumb gave rise to the possibility that other wind and solar projects would pause in the Great Lakes region. That didn’t happen

Charity Island – Travel to a Saginaw Bay Oasis

Posted on April 14, 2019November 20, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Capt Tom Carriveau started as a scuba diver seeking adventure in the Great Lakes and Florida. Soon he was a professional captain plying the waters of Lake Huron and the Everglades. Here is his story.

Ora Labora 1863 – A Lost Colony in Michigan’s North – Part 2

Posted on April 12, 2019November 18, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Part II of the Ora Labora story outlines the summer of 1863. Building is rapid and progress exciting in Michigan’s north. But the looming effect of the Civil War is about to impact this fledgling German religious colony’s effort to bring their culture and traditions to the Great Lakes wilderness.

Caseville 5K – Run Around in the Upper Thumb

Posted on April 11, 2019November 20, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Michigan’s Upper Thumb has several 5K run/walks during the summer and at the Cheeseburger festival in August. They are fun, well attended, family fun events.

Michigan Prohibition – 16 Years Of Bootlegging At Huron’s Whiskey Harbor

Posted on March 2, 2019May 31, 2026 by Paul Austin

On the eastern edge of Michigan’s Thumb lies a lonely and very rocky cove on the shore of Lake Huron. The remote area sits on a layer of limestone that makes it hard to build on so it remains undeveloped to this day. It’s hard to imagine that this beautiful remote setting was the site for criminal activity during the time of Michigan Prohibition for over 12 years.