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The History of Palms Michigan comes alive through rare postcards showing its railroad yards, New Hotel Palms, church and business district before a devastating 1916 fire changed the Sanilac County community.
Michigan’s Sanilac Petroglyphs contain more than 100 carvings along the Cass River. New research and tribal interpretation are changing how this ancient site is understood and protected.
The Port Sanilac Garden Gala will pair a seasonal dinner, live music and local history Sept. 13 while raising money for the Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum.
Most travelers view the Michigan Thumb as a simple collection of beach towns; however, the shoreline from Caseville to Port Austin actually serves as…
Six small Michigan towns once depended on two intersecting railroad routes. This Southern Thumb history hub brings together Michigan Moments videos, rare photographs and supporting articles about Marlette, Clifford, North Branch, Mayville, Kingston and Silverwood, tracing their shift from lumber settlements to farm communities today.
Michigan projections show large solar farms providing more than 80% of expected solar and wind growth, with major developments proposed across the Thumb.
Historic photographs trace Sandusky, Michigan, from its lumber-era roots into a busy county seat shaped by railroads, agriculture and local commerce. The account follows two depots, grain elevators, downtown hotels, the 1915 courthouse fire and the unusual Practical Institute of Pharmacy class photographed in 1929.
he History of Forestville Michigan comes alive through rare photographs and vintage postcards that capture the village’s days as a thriving Lake Huron lumber port. Follow the rise of its docks, mills, businesses, and waterfront before changing times reshaped this small Michigan community.
Did you know that in the 1920s, the Red Cross provided essential health care services to Michigan’s rural Thumb region? Even in those days, the Red Cross was dedicated to reaching communities in need with creativity and determination.
Brown City began as a railroad station in 1879 and quickly grew into a farm and shipping hub for Michigan’s Thumb region. Railroads, grain elevators, and later motorhome manufacturing shaped the town’s unusual history.
