Discovering the Astounding 25-Mile Prehistoric Wall Spanning Michigan’s Thumb – Fact or Fiction?

An obscure story in the Detroit Free Press in 1900 offers a fantastic tale of a prehistoric race, long assumed to be from Central America, who took refuge in Michigan’s Thumb when the region was still an island.

22 Greatest Michigan Hoaxes And Urban Legends of the Past 100 Years

by Michael Hardy

Looking back at some of the tall tales and news of the past, Michigan is rich in its ability to make up some of the greatest urban legends, hoaxes, and scams in the United States.

5 Popular Legends of Great Lakes Monsters & One Specter

by Michael Hardy

We cover three of the top legends for Great Lakes Sea Monsters. One is in Lake Erie, one in Lake Huron, Detroit and we actually have a monster in nearby Saginaw Bay.