July 25, 2024

Tag: Michigans Thumb

Michigan Thumb Indian Trails
Michigan Thumb Indian Trails

It’s our focus and a favorite spot in the world. Michigans Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten.

We primarily cover the fascinating and unique aspects of the Upper Thumb. From Sebewaing, Bay Port, Caseville, Port Austin, Grindstone City, Harbor Beach, and Port Sanilac, this region has it all.

Environment News

Saginaw Bay Pollution – Alarmingly Contaminated For Over 37 Years

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

The EPA and the State of Michigan designated the entire region as a potential environmental disaster. The deterioration and pollution were so bad that the label of “Area of Concern” was slapped on the Saginaw Bay in 1987 and has not been lifted for 30 years. We examine what has happened in that time.

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History

Frank Murphy – The Judge Who Fought Against Japanese American WWII Internment – Supreme Court Justice from Michigan

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

Harbor Beach native Frank Murphy was a political heavyweight in the 1930s-1940’s. Frank Murphy was born in Harbor Beach Michigan in 1890. He was the 39th governor of Michigan and was on the United States Supreme Court. He was the voice of anti racist dissent against Japanese American Internment during WWII.

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