Region
The Thumb
Farm roads, Lake Huron harbors, sugar beets, wind turbines, and a shape every Michigander can point to on their hand. The Thumb is quieter than the west coast and proud of it — sunrise side, small-harbor speed.
The places
Port Austin
The tip of the Thumb: a famous farmers market and Turnip Rock offshore.
Open the place page →Caseville
Saginaw Bay's beach town, home of Cheeseburger in Caseville week.
Open the place page →Bad Axe
The county seat with the best name in Michigan.
Open the place page →Harbor Beach
One of the world's largest man-made freshwater harbors.
Open the place page →Sebewaing
Sugar-beet country on the bay, with a Sugar Festival to prove it.
Open the place page →Lexington
The first resort harbor north of Port Huron — the Thumb's front porch.
Open the place page →Browse by county
Every city, township, and village in this corner is reachable through its county page.
Notes from this corner
The small stories and useful rules tied to this part of the state.
Wind country — turbines, leases, and who decides
In Michigan's Thumb, wind turbines can affect rural land value, leases, views, local zoning, and state siting decisions.
Read the note →Buying near the water
Great Lakes shoreline property in Huron County can mean erosion history, public-trust beach access, and state permits for work near the water.
Read the note →Buying along the Lake Huron shore
Lake Huron shoreline property in Sanilac County can mean erosion history, public-trust beach access, and state permits for work near the water.
Read the note →Where to next
See the other corners at Explore Michigan, search every town in the place directory, or start with why Michigan is worth the paperwork.