Michigan’s Thumb, in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is a region and a peninsula so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten. ThumbWind focus’s many of its stories on Michigan’s Thumb region.
The first thing folks notice at Oak Beach County Park is just how large it is. Sitting on over 40 acres it sports a beautiful beach, a playground, pavilion for family gatherings and well-maintained horseshoe pits. Across M25 is a modern campground with a total of 55 sites featuring full...
The production of salt from the deep brine wells around the Upper Thumb propelled the fishing industry to national prominence because they could preserve fish.
Sebewaing had a thriving shipbuilding and lumber shipping capability in its narrow harbor in the 1800s
