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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
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A Unique Port Austin Art Gallery – Created By Local Artists – The Cove
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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.
Experience a Drone Flyby of Turnip Rock
by We are seeing some amazing sights by those who are working with drones. Overflights of small towns and points of interest are becoming common and …
Michigan Prohibition – 16 Years Of Bootlegging At Huron’s Whiskey Harbor
by 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.
