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4 Amazing Stories About the Michigan Indian Trails of The Upper Thumb

November 4, 2021July 13, 2021 by Michael Hardy
Indian Trails of the Upper Thumb

The first major highways were based on trails Native Americans has used for centuries throughout Michigan.

Here are four tidbits about those trails in Michigan’s Upper Thumb.

Categories History Tags History, Michigan, michigan indians, michigan tribes, Saginaw 3 Comments

A Personal Journey For A Startup Microblading Business in Saginaw

November 10, 2021April 8, 2021 by Michael Hardy
Microblading

This is a heartening story of a young businesswoman’s 2 year personal journey of starting a microblading business in Saginaw, Michigan, during the Covid pandemic.

Categories Business Tags Michigan, Michigan Business, Saginaw Leave a comment

A Fortnight in the Wilderness by Alexis De Tocqueville

November 15, 2021March 2, 2020 by Thumbwind Staff
Fortnight In The Wilderness Alexis De Tocqueville

In 1831, two 26-year-old, French aristocrats, Alexis De Tocqueville, and Gustave de Beaumont, decided to strike out, in what today’s terms, would be the ultimate road trip. Namely, traveling overland from Detroit, to the last “white” settlement in the Northwest Territories, to Saginaw Michigan.

Categories History Tags Detroit, Michigan, Michigan History, Pontiac, Saginaw 2 Comments

Michigan Indian Place Names of Saginaw Valley and Thumb

May 12, 2022February 20, 2020 by Michael Hardy
Indian encampment on Lake Huron

Michigan Indian Place Names are important historical records of the Saginaw Valley and Upper Thumb, we have found this brief sketch about the original names from the Anishinaabeg to several places and rivers and discovered their meaning.

Categories History Tags Classroom, Great Lakes, Indian, Michigan, Michigan History, michigan indians, Saginaw, Sebewaing 4 Comments

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