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1881 Michigan Fire Forever Changed the Thumb

September 16, 2020September 11, 2015 by Mike Hardy

Forest Fire Smoking

The fires of September 4th though the 6th 1881, commonly known as the Thumb Fire, took hundreds of lives and burned well over one million acres.

Categories Michigan History Tags Bad Axe, Caseville, Michigan, Podcast, Port Austin, Saffron Curtain 13 Comments

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