Caseville, MI – The Caseville Area Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with local merchants, is delighted to host the 22nd Annual Caseville Pumpkin Fest, a …
Huron County, MI — History enthusiasts and families looking for an educational and engaging weekend outing are in for a treat as the Huron County …
https://thumbwind.com/2024/09/04/huron-county-museum-weekend/
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.
Michigan's Upper Thumb has interesting sites and things to do beyond our great beaches. Driving along M-25 along the shore we found some downright interesting and unique roadside attractions tha...
https://thumbwind.com/2024/08/23/michigan-roadside-attractions/
The EPA and the State of Michigan designated the entire region as a potential environmental disaster. The deterioration and pollution were so bad that the label of “Area of Concern” was slap...
https://thumbwind.com/2024/06/25/saginaw-bay-pollution-30-years/
Who knew drinking coffee could be so much fun? I found this video stacked up in our YouTube account, collecting time alone and no hits. …
Owning a Cottage in northern Michigan is a wonderful family experience. Here are ten situations that you may have never considered when owning your private hide-a-way, but will miss when your aw...
The Upper Thumb has been deemed the “Closer Up North” for Southeast Michigan and Detroit. Sandy beaches, great fishing, parks, and some of the friendliest proprietors around. Huron Cou...
https://thumbwind.com/2024/04/12/things-to-do-in-michigans-thumb/
Drive In theaters remained popular until VHS movies took hold of the market in the 1980's. Yet one still remains in the Thumb. We look back.
https://thumbwind.com/2024/03/17/michigan-drive-in-theaters/
A serene morning of ice fishing in Saginaw Bay turned perilous due to an reckless act, putting local fishermen's lives at risk. This recent alarming event was reported by the Huron County Sherif...
https://thumbwind.com/2024/02/24/saginaw-bay-ice-fishing-turns-perilous-near-kilmanagh-road/
The end of the lumber era forced entry into new industry in northern Michigan
We did an informal poll of Huron County's breakfast scene and found it as diverse as it is delicious. Whether you're in the mood for a classic diner experience or something more unconventional, ...
https://thumbwind.com/2023/12/22/huron-countys-best-breakfast-spots/
A single image of a store in historic Caseville begins a search the background of this mystery.
https://thumbwind.com/2023/09/23/mystery-of-caseville-mercantile-co/
He inspired the famous Cheeseburger in Caseville festival that has been an August tradition in the Upper Thumb for over 25 years. Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
Caseville is close enough to Southeast Michigan to make a great day trip to it's Cheeseburger in Caseville Festival. Here are some hints to make your day fun and stress free.
https://thumbwind.com/2023/08/11/caseville-cheeseburger-festival/
The times of greatest shipbuilding in the Great Lakes region was during the lumbering era. From 1839 until the early 1890s, the virgin old-growth Michigan forests were cut down to produce lumber...
https://thumbwind.com/2023/06/04/great-lakes-shipbuilding-2/
In November 1924, the idyllic town of Caseville, Michigan, faced a harrowing challenge as a massive forest fire, sparked by careless hunters, threatened to engulf the entire community. Fueled by...
Watch a time lapse account of over 40 years of change of Huron County. Watch change across Huron County' s landscape beginning as early as 1984.
An account of the Great Lakes Steamer B.F. Ferris burned to a total loss while at the docks in Caseville in 1891.
The Huron County Sheriff reported that they retrieved three stranded kayaking duck hunters via Airboat on Saginaw Bay
Grave robbing was a gruesome yet common crime in the late 1800's as medical schools sought bodys for study.
It’s finally here. My favorite time to be in the Upper Thumb. Cheeseburger Festival has long since pasted. The long upcoming Labor Day weekend will soon slip by. Things are quieter.
The Caseville IGA was a landmark as a kid growing up in the Upper Thumb The IGA was the store I remember growing up. It was old, the floors creaked, it smelled funny and it was crowded in the su...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced today that an M-25 resurfacing project between Caseville and Port Austin will begin today …