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Michigan’s Upper Thumb is a Playground for Southwest Ontario
Season 2 Episode 21
Take a journey through Michigan’s Upper Thumb—a lakeside destination offering over 100 miles of pristine sandy beaches, lively port towns, and an arr…
5 years, 6 months ago
Special - Monthly Great Lakes Water Level Report for April 2021
Season 2
During 2020 the entire Great Lakes broke record water level records. This affected businesses, homes, cottages, and tourism. Each month Thumbwind pro…
5 years, 7 months ago
6 Fascinating Places to See at Harbor Beach Michigan
Season 2 Episode 20
Join us for a scenic tour of Harbor Beach, a charming town nestled along Michigan’s sunrise coast on Lake Huron.
Known as home to the world's largest …
5 years, 8 months ago
The Snowshoe Priest - Venerable Bishop Frederic Baraga
Season 1 Episode 19
Bishop Frederic Baraga was the first bishop of Marquette. For 37 years, he was a missionary priest among the Indians and settlers in the Upper Great …
6 years, 1 month ago
Jewish Colony of Palestine in Michigan's Thumb
Season 1 Episode 18
The Lost Jewish Farming Colony of Palestine, Michigan
In the late 1800s, a bold experiment unfolded in Michigan’s Thumb. Backed by the powerful Baron …
6 years, 2 months ago
Chilly Sebewaing Fishtown 1878 - Life on the Ice
Season 1 Episode 17
The Chilly Sebewaing Fish Town of 1878
In the brutal Michigan winter of 1878, when mercury barely rose above zero, hundreds of fishing families in Se…
6 years, 3 months ago
Michigan's Sacred White Rock and Thumb Salt Industry
Season 1 Episode 16
White Rock – Sacred Stone of Michigan’s Thumb
Before highways and harbors, there was the White Rock. Just offshore north of Forestville, this massive …
6 years, 4 months ago
Ancient Roads: Michigan’s St. Joseph and Saginaw Native Trails
Season 1 Episode 15
Before Michigan’s highways crisscrossed the landscape, there were the trails — narrow, well-worn paths tread by generations of Native Americans.
This …
6 years, 5 months ago
Ancient Tribes and the Giant Oak – Michigan’s Thumb Before Settlement
Season 1 Episode 14
"Ancient Tribes and the Giant Oak – Michigan’s Thumb Before Settlement"
In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we travel back to a time befor…
6 years, 6 months ago
Tracks to Tranquility – The Story of Point Aux Barques Michigan
Season 1 Episode 13
This episode of End of the Road in Michigan tells the story of Point Aux Barques, a summer resort community shaped by the expansion of the railroads.…
6 years, 6 months ago