Port Austin Street Scene Postcard from 1951
A colorful postcard view of Port Austin Michigan in 1951
Tag: Port Austin
Port Austin, is at the the tip of Michigan’s Thumb. The end of the road. From such a stance one can stand in the harbor and see a beautiful sunrise and sunset over Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay without moving an inch. Blessed with clear water, sandy beaches and dunes, unique rock formations, and the finest fishing anywhere.
Cute shops, a top rated farmer’s market, a variety of parks, camping, accommodations and visitor ‘fun stuff’ are all plentiful.
Travel West on M-25 and find the shoreline dotted with parks, beaches and recreational facilities. Head East and visit historic areas such as Grindstone City. Go back in time with in the the restored lumber town museum of Huron City. Take in the vista at Lighthouse County Park featuring historic Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse.
Port Austin Farm Market Opens with Few Vendors, Sparse Crowds
The opening of the summer season at the tip of the Thumb is usually Memorial Day weekend. However visitors to this near-north Michigan town look to be down. It could change the landscape of Michigan’s tourism industry this summer.
Walts Meats Thanks All for Support of Kinde Food Pantry
The relationship started in 2014 when Bob Nichol asked Lynne and Rick Jones at Walt’s Meats to place a simple pickle jar next to the cash register to collect a few donations for the Kinde Foood Pantry. The no-nonsense sign on …
Walt’s Meat – #1 For Great Cheeseburgers
If you want a Cheeseburger that is better then anything you can get in Caseville, start with the key ingredient at Walt’s Meat
Charity Island Dinner Cruise – What I Learned, a Review
We took a unique and interesting cruise to the island in the middle of Saginaw Bay. Here is what we found.
Michigan’s Oak Beach County Park on Saginaw Bay – The Gathering Place
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, a pavilion for family gatherings. It even has several sets of well-maintained horseshoe …
A Unique Port Austin Art Gallery – Created By Local Artists – The Cove
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.
Port Austin Butterfly House and Gardens
The Butterfly Garden Project was due to an effort by the local community to utilize a seldom visited park in Port Austin and transform it into a visitor destination.