Thumbwind

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

ThumbWind is an ongoing project to show the highlights of a gem of a destination right in the backyard of Metro-Detroit. Designated as the Wind Energy Capital of the Great Lakes the Upper Thumb is a dichotomy of farming, renewable energy production and the pristine playgrounds of our sugar sand beaches along Saginaw Bay.

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Grand Marais, Minnesota

Naniboujou Lodge

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Sarasota, Florida

Molly the Mollusk

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

Sarasota, Florida

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Bradenton, Florida

Braden Castle Ruins

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

Au Gres, Michigan

Charity Island Lighthouse

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

Croswell, Michigan

Croswell Swinging Bridge

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

Port Austin, Michigan

The Emergency Ark

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

Cass City, Michigan

Sanilac Petroglyphs State Historical Park

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

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