Tour Michigan’s Thumb to Getaway From It All
by With 150 miles of shoreline the contrast between the rocky, rugged Lake Huron side is toured to the sugar sand and calm waters of Saginaw Bay. The thumb region is a great area to explore.
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Posts and stories about a Pure Michigan experience. These tend to be our top tales and stories from the Michigan Thumb region.
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Great Lakes Pollution – Saginaw Bay Muck is Poop (#2)
by 2017 marks 30 years since Michigan’s Saginaw Bay was deemed an Area of Concern. Outdated and failing septic tanks, overflow from Bay City and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations CAFOs. Experts confirmed local suspicions of what exactly is in the muck that has been appearing on beaches.
Nestle Takes Millions of Gallons of Michigan’s Water for $200
by Nestle’s operations in Michigan allow the Swiss company to pump and sell millions of gallons of fresh water from aquafers for only $200 a year.
2017 Caseville Shanty Days – 25 Years
by The middle of winter is celebrated and imbibed in the cold of February off the shores of the frozen Saginaw Bay. The 2017 Caseville Shanty …
Wind Energy Lawsuit – Exelon v Bridgehamption – High Winds in Sanilac
by From 2016 – There are high winds blowing in Michigan’s Sanilac County. It’s neighbor against neighbor. A Fortune 150 company wanting to do millions in …
Turnip Rock On Cover of Pure Michigan Travel Guide
by I was at Detroit Metro airport and spied a tourist handout that I couldn’t resist picking up. It was the Upper Thumb’s own Turnip Rock on …
Farming Challenges of Great Lakes Cleanup
by Efforts to improve the Great Lakes cleanup will involve upstream cooperation of farms and rural industry. This graphic from the University of Wisconsin shows what’s involved
Surf Sand Ice Snow In Michigan
by Michigan is blessed with ever changing seasons surrounded by the Great Lakes. The ever moving water of the lake changes form. In the summer it embraces, in the winter it bites.
